Summary

• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's demo had graphical issues, but an update will improve visuals for the full game release.
• The demo's Performance Mode lacked clarity compared to Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but the change will address this problem.
• The update will enhance the visual experience of exploring Gaia and give players a taste of the game's true graphical potential.

FF7 Rebirth's release date. The second installment in the three-part saga should cover some seriously impactful events from the original Final Fantasy 7, although the modified approach to the story in the remakes could lead to some twists along the way.

According to the official Final Fantasy 7 X (formerly Twitter) , a demo update that's scheduled to release on February 21st will improve the visuals of the game's Performance Mode, a change that will carry over to the full release of the game.

This is a much-welcome change, as running the demo on Performance Mode failed to live up to the graphical quality of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, a last-gen game, showcased in its PS5 upgrade. The image could appear fuzzier than expected, along with some texture and lighting issues that could make specific areas look rough.

FF7 Rebirth Performance Mode Will Look Better At Launch

Offering both Performance and Quality options is a feature that first became popular with the mid-generation upgrades of the PlayStation 4 Pro and the Xbox One X, which had enough horsepower to run many games at higher resolutions or frame rates. Although the specs can vary from game to game, Performance modes tend to target 60 FPS at 1080p or 1440p, while Quality bumps things to 4K or adds more intensive effects while sticking to 30 FPS. The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo runs at 1440p in Performance Mode, so the resolution isn't the reason for the lack of clarity.

Although switching to Quality Mode would be the obvious fix for the problems with the demo, 30 FPS is a compromise that many would prefer not to make on current-generation hardware. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is an action-oriented game, and swinging Cloud's oversized sword at 60 FPS simply feels a lot better than doing it with half the frames. At the moment, FF7 Rebirth is only confirmed for a PlayStation 5 release, so playing it on a high-end PC in an attempt to get the best of both worlds isn't an option.

Although the state that the Performance Mode for the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo released in obviously leaves a lot to be desired, it's encouraging to see that Square Enix has seemingly found a solution and will be implementing it ahead of the full game's launch. Exploring the world of Gaia should be a visually stunning journey, so experiencing it through problematically blurred post-processing would have been a disappointment. If all goes well, the Performance Mode revision coming to the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo should give players a taste of what the game should really look like.

Source: Final Fantasy 7/X