For starters, Square Enix isn't done with part one it's on the verge of releasing the free Intergrade update for PS5 owners and that version's exclusive INTERmission DLC, starring Yuffie Kisaragi. There are a few factors preventing FF7 Remake Part 2 from shipping in 2021 and that might even push it to 2023. Why FF7 Remake Part 2's Release Date Won't Be Soon It's possible the game could launch sometime in 2022. Since much of the art assets and engine technology are already in place, the biggest challenges should be story and gameplay content, as well as developing it as a PS5-native title with even more detailed graphics. Nomura noted the game was in full production and said the company was trying to " get it out as soon as possible" - presumably in a shorter timeframe than five years. Key to predicting the release date for FF7 Remake Part 2 is a July 2020 Famitsu interview with Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura, spotted by VGC. Related: FF7 Remake: Cid & Vincent Are Officially Still Where They Were In FF7 This is despite using Epic's off-the-shelf Unreal Engine 4 to avoid the added work of a custom engine. The project only entered real production in 2015 and shipped about five years later, in April 2020. The first part of FF7 Remake took quite a while to arrive. FF7 Remake Part 2 is currently in development, and it may ship earlier than expected - but likely not as soon as fans would like. The result was split into multiple parts, each the size of a full RPG. When it came time to produce the long-demanded Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Square Enix decided to avoid doing a beat-for-beat copy of the original 1997 game.