Square Enix’s Naoki Hamaguchi has addressed the big physical media question when it comes to Final Fantasy VII Revelation.
He said this in a recent interview:
We’re still having internal discussions on what the exact SKU product lineup is going to be for Revelation so I can’t say anything particularly definitive at this point in time. But I am working to make the arrangements to allow us to have some kind of physical edition.
Hamaguchi also shared his personal sentiments about physical games:
I do feel, as a developer and as a fan, that the general trend is for things to shift away from physical towards downloadable games.
But that’s obviously talking about the trend. Personally, here at something like Fan Fest or at community events for games that I’ve worked on, I really think that people bringing up things, asking for autographs – I think that’s lovely. I think it’s a wonderful culture and it would be a shame to lose that. I want that to remain.
Other Japanese developers have chimed in on Sony’s decision to stop making physical games, using more colorful language to boot.
