Naoki Hamaguchi is the director of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy, whose third installment was announced as Revelation at Summer Game Fest 2026. He said in February 2026 that the team plans to share more information this year.
Naoki Hamaguchi is the director of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy. In February 2026, he said the team plans to share more information about the third installment later that year. That update came at Summer Game Fest 2026, where Square Enix announced the third title as Revelation.
The naming logic behind the trilogy titles drew attention after a 2015 social media post by X user Caleb accurately predicted Revelation before the first remake was released. The post also came close on the second title, Rebirth, and loosely matched the first game's full name. Hamaguchi recently explained the naming logic in an interview, though the stories do not detail his explanation.
Hamaguchi's role as director places him at the center of the trilogy's development. The third installment is the most anticipated unannounced title in Square Enix's pipeline, according to Game Spark, and the announcement at Summer Game Fest marked the first concrete update since Rebirth's 2024 release.
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A post from 2015 by X user Caleb correctly predicted the third title in the Final Fantasy VII remake series, Revelation, before the first remake was released. The post also came close on the second title, Rebirth, and loosely matched the first game's full name. The prediction resurfaced after Square Enix announced Revelation at Summer Game Fest 2026.
Game Spark reports that the third installment of Final Fantasy VII Remake, along with Persona 4 Revival and Ace Combat 8, may receive updates at June 2026 game events including Summer Game Fest, State of Play, and the Xbox Games Showcase. Director Naoki Hamaguchi said in February that the team plans to share more information this year.