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GDC 2025 Will Feature Panel on FFVII Rebirth Battle Design

The Game Developers Conference 2025 is set to host a panel on the battle design of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Hosting the panel will be FFVII Rebirth’s Battle Director Teruki Endo during GDC 2025, which will run from March 17-21, 2025.

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The panel will center on the development of FFVII Rebirth’s battle system and the process of turning a formerly turn-based system into one more focused on real-time action and strategy. Teruki Endo, leading the panel, will discuss the challenges in undertaking required to implement it.

The panel is open to anyone attending GDC 2025 with an interest in creating games with combat features and will not require any prerequisite experience or knowledge to attend. As of this moment, it is unknown as to how long the panel will be, or on what day or time during GDC 2025 it will be occurring. It is also currently unknown who else besides Endo will be part of the presentation.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will release on the PC on January 23, 2025 after being an exclusive title for the PS5. Square Enix are also giving away Chocobo-themed Steam Decks in honor of the release. FFVII Rebirth is also Steam Deck verified.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will release on Steam on January 23, 2025. It is currently available to play on PlayStation 5. GDC 2025 will be hosted in San Francisco, California on March 17-21, 2025.


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