Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Huge PS5 Demo Out Now, Junon Update Coming Before Full Release

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by Robert Ramsey 5h ago

Leaked several days ago and now confirmed as part of Sony's latest State of Play broadcast, the playable demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is available to download from the PS Store. It weighs in at a whopping 48.6GB, which is huge for a pre-release peek.

The demo itself will take you through Rebirth's prologue, as Cloud joins Sephiroth on an expedition through Nifelheim and its surrounding mountains, before checking in on the local mako reactor. And yes, you do get to play as Sephiroth. Beating the prologue in the demo allows you to skip the same section in the full game.

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What's more, the demo will be updated between now and the full launch of Rebirth on the 29th February. Said update will add an explorable area around Junon, allowing you to delve a little deeper into the game's open world and combat mechanics.

Oh, and if you need something to keep you entertained while you wait for the demo to download, you may want to give our new Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth preview a read:

Will you be giving the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo a shot, or are you waiting for the full release? Try not to stay up too late in the comments section below.

Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.

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AFCC
4h ago

So does the progress carry over or no?

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Matroska
4h ago

Mixed feelings. If it's a bit of the start then it feels pointless as well have to do it again on a few weeks. I was hoping for something more complete - as in, chapter 1 complete with an import - but this sounds like little sample followed by a little sample. But then it's a bit much to expect the whole first chapter.

Either way, I'm downloading now 😆. To be honest I'd be happy to just walk around Kalm. It looked amazing in the trailers. Or let me play the card game. We all know The Witcher 3 wouldn't have been half the game it was without Gwent.

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ShogunRok
4h ago

@AFCC No, but you can skip the Nibelheim prologue in the full game if you beat it in the demo.

You also get a couple of items for beating the demo.

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Cloud39472
4h ago

Not sure if I should play or wait for the full release... Leaning on the latter.

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Enuo
4h ago

I'm definitely going to be playing the demo tonight. Probably not the updated version, but that's still a pretty cool thing to do.

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Nepp67
4h ago

@Enuo Same, especially with it being 48 gbs

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rjejr
4h ago

Almost 50 gig you say? Well I started the download but I may have to pause it later to watch some streaming with the fam. I’m sure I’ll boot it up eventually though.

I am very excited for the game, but I replaying Remake as we speak. I am waiting for the full release of Rebirth. Final Fantasy and PlayStation. What a pair.

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Deadlyblack
4h ago

Beefy demo but I guess it makes sense since it's the beginning prologue of the game.

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Zenos
4h ago

Going to be up until 5 in the morning playing this

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Enuo
3h ago

Rebirth is going to let us do what speedrunners have been trying to do for years: skip the Kalm flashback.

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KillerBoy
3h ago

This is amazing news

Downloading it right now! I was going to hold off on this one as I work through my backlog but if the demo sways me, well, ya know.

@Cloud39472 just play it now , you get items in the full game playing the demo

Just got to Tifa's house and was disheartened to find a qte event with the piano. As a qte hater i immediately quit, and will be asking about qte's when you do your review.
I hate them that much that it'll put me off the entire game if best weapons etc are locked behind qte minigames.

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