Final Fantasy VII Rebirth becomes Steam Deck Verified ahead of launch

FFVII Rebirth will be playable on Valve’s Steam Deck on day 1

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming to PC on January 23rd, and Square Enix has confirmed that the game has become Steam Deck Verified. That means that owners of Valve’s Linux-powered PC handheld can enjoy the game on day 1.

This news should be music to the ears of PC gamers, as it is a clear sign that FF VII Rebirth will have a solid PC version. After all, if it can run well on a Steam Deck, it should run well on any modern gaming PC. Remember, Valve’s Steam Deck is a low-power gaming handheld with integrated Radeon RDNA 2 GPU. That GPU is far from being top-of-the-line. Any modern discrete GPU would smash it in benchmarks.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will look best on PC

On PC, it will feature improved visuals, higher framerate/resolution support, and higher resolution textures. Below is a list of some of Rebirth’s PC-only improvements.

  • LIGHTING – Lighting has been adjusted, and the game’s overall rendering of light is significantly improved. The updated areas and cutscenes present with even greater beauty and clarity than before.
  • FRAMERATE AND RESOLUTION – NVIDIA DLSS support means that frame rates can be enhanced and image quality upscaled. There is now also support for variable refresh rate (VRR).
  • TEXTURES – The Level of Detail (LoD) for background models and MIP maps for background textures are freely configurable in the options settings. At Ultra settings, background polygon density and texture density are set higher than PS5/PS5 Pro, enabling gameplay with higher-quality graphics.

The graphics preset video showcases FFVII Rebirth at its minimum, recommended, and ultra presets.

Ahead of launch, PC gamers will be able to purchase Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Steam with a 30% discount. The game’s PC system requirements are available to read here.

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