Closing Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PC would require “some critical {hardware} to accommodate Cloud and his silly-large sword,” we stated when the system necessities have been introduced in December 2024, together with a whopping 155GB of space for storing. However the excellent news is the sport is not so demanding that it will not run on a Steam Deck—in actual fact, it is now formally Steam Deck verified.
Steam Deck verification, as defined on the Closing Fantasy 7 Rebirth retailer web page, means it is “totally useful on Steam Deck, and works nice with the built-in controls and show.” All performance is accessible through the default controller configuration, Steam Deck controller icons are displayed in-game, interface textual content is totally legible, and the “default graphics configuration performs nicely.”
“Which means upon launch on January 23, you’ll have the ability to play the critically acclaimed RPG on a prepare, on a airplane, swaddled up in mattress, within the toilet… wherever you need,” Sq. Enix wrote. “It’s nice—we received’t decide.”
The Steam Deck will not ship the complete glory of enjoying Closing Fantasy 7 Rebirth on a monster desktop PC, the advantages of which Sq. Enix touted final week in a PC options trailer: Improved lighting, enhanced visuals, DLSS, help for 4K decision at 120 fps, and naturally the tactile perfection of mouse and keyboard controls. Then again, you most likely do not wish to haul your entire gaming PC onto the bus, and even when you did, the place are you going to plug it in?
To rejoice Steam Deck verification, Sq. Enix additionally teased a “very particular chocobo-themed Steam Deck,” and it is positively a advertising factor however is probably not only for present: “It’s most likely not the most effective thought to cowl an digital system in warming chocobo feathers, so we made them detachable. However even au naturel, you’ll get pleasure from some pretty options, together with a particular begin up video! As for the way you would possibly get it… nicely, it’s only a sneak peek for now. However you retain your eye on social media, and chances are you’ll be taught extra quickly!”
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Closing Fantasy 7 Rebirth involves PC on January 23.
