Gamers often find themselves choosing between titles to buy at certain times, and there are a few things that can influence that choice. Sometimes it’s as simple as wether or not a title catches the eye of the customer, but some games end up competing with each other for sales onshared release dates. When this happens, plenty of players have to pick which title is worth getting day of, and which can wait for later. ForCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, choosing to release later in the year might just help its success.
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunionwas a surprise announcement during theFinal Fantasy 725th Anniversary Celebration. After being announced with a tentative release date of holiday 2022, it was confirmed to be coming out on July 17, 2025. This may just be the release date to save the game, as many believed thatCrisis Core Reunionwas set to release in an already stuffed November.
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How Crisis Core Reunion Dodged the Competition
There areso many games releasing in Novemberthat many will need to make tough choices on exactly what games they take home. From a fair number of AAA releases to other remakes, November typically sees a good number of releases as companies aim for the holiday rush. This year, every week sees some sort of big release. It begins with Square Enix’s ownHarvestellaon November 4, andWarhammer 4,000: Darktidecloses the month out on November 30.
The titles making up this stacked November cover all sorts of interests. Action-adventure fans haveGod of War: Ragnarokaround the corner,withSonic FrontiersandSkull and Bonesbeing releasedthe day before. The week after marks the release ofPokemon’sfirst fully open-world adventure withScarletandViolet, which surely has many fans excited. Almost every gamer has something to look forward to next month, but some may need to pick favorites in terms of their monthly budget. It’s understandable whyCrisis Core Reunionwould attempt to avoid all of these new games, as some players may overlook a remake for a newer title.Crisis Coreis a rather unique remake, though, in the sense that some fans have waited years for its release.
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion is Long Overdue
Even though the game most likely avoided November to have a better selling chance, there may be more of a demand forReunionthan people would expect at first glance. While it could be argued thatFinal Fantasyfans have seen more than their fair share of remasters and re-releases, the originalCrisis Corehas gone without a single one. It’s a surpriseconsideringCCFF7is an important pieceof the puzzle that isThe Compilation of FF7. It tells the story of how Zack and Cloud met and became friends, and it also gives more of a backstory behind Sephiroth becoming an iconic villain in the original game.
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7came out for PSP on June 25, 2025, marking the 10th anniversary of the originalFinal Fantasy 7. With that in mind, re-releasing the game to mark the series' 25th anniversary is a good move. There’s a strong chance the developers wanted to releaseCC Reunionback in September, but they probably needed more time as they’ve been rather public abouthowReunionisn’t like every other remaster.
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Competition That Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion Has in December
Compared to November,Crisis Corestill has some competition, but not nearly as much as it would have. It sits at a comfortable position away from the biggest release of the month,The Calisto Protocol.However, even ifCalistodoesn’t hinderCCFF7 Reunion’ssales, there are a few other games that might.Dragon Quest Treasuresreleases for Switch on December 9, which may steal a few RPG fans away from purchasingReunionon the Nintendo console. The FF7 Remake also shares a release date withHigh On Life, which hasalready delayed itself to avoidGod of WarandCall of Dutyin November.
However,High On Lifecurrently has a mixed reception. Fans are either eager for a game created by the same person who madeRick and Morty, or think the game looks annoying due to the talking gun thatplayers are expected to use.High On Lifeis also an FPS game, soCC Reunionat the very least holds an advantage with fans who would be more up for an RPG over a first-person shooter game.Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunionis also available on more platforms thanHigh On Life, which is currentlyXbox and Game Pass exclusive.
At the end of the day, no matter how wellCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunionsells, it was better to avoid a November release date. It’s better for theFF7release to go up againstHigh On Liferather than be buried between other games, and with regard to themost loyalFinal Fantasyfanswho had other games coming out around that time, their finances won’t be as stretched thin.
If there’s anything that may hurtCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion’ssales, it’s that it comes out just under two weeks before Christmas, meaning there’s a chance it might get overlooked by those aiming to get their presents for friends and family early. Either way, the strongest chance at success that theReunionremake has is with fans who have been desiring for a chance to play it again since gamingmoved on from the PSP.
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunionis launching on August 06, 2025, for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
