Updated Version of Final Fantasy VII is Coming to Steam, Free For Existing Owners

Square Enix has announced a new version of the original Final Fantasy VII will be coming to Steam, and will replace the original 2013 version. 

Additional details have not been shared, but owners of the 2013 release will receive the update for free; however, original Save Data will not be compatible with the new version. Owners of the original release can still download and play the older version, but newcomers will only have access to the new release.

Message from Square Enix:

An Update Regarding the Re-Release of FINAL FANTASY VII - 2013 Edition on Steam
A new version is coming! Current version owners will keep access and can obtain the new version at no extra cost.

To our FINAL FANTASY VII community, 

We will be releasing a new version of FINAL FANTASY VII on Steam.

Following the launch of this new version, the current version will be renamed FINAL FANTASY VII – 2013 Edition.

Please review the below information to understand how this update will affect existing owners:

Availability of Versions

• When the new version launches, FINAL FANTASY VII – 2013 Edition will no longer be available for purchase on the Steam Store.
  
  
• Existing owners will continue to have access to FINAL FANTASY VII – 2013 Edition in their library.
  
  
• The new version will be listed on the Steam Store as FINAL FANTASY VII.

Access for Existing Owners

• All players who already own the 2013 Edition are eligible to access the new version at no additional cost.
  
  
• Both versions will remain accessible in the owner’s Steam Library once the new version is released.

Save Data Information

• Save data will not be compatible between the two versions.
  
  
• 2013 Edition saves will only work with the 2013 Edition.
  
  
• New version saves will only work with the new version.

Thank you for your continued support of FINAL FANTASY VII.