Square Enix announces that Final Fantasy VII is coming to an end in January. Today’s announcement comes shortly after its release on Android and iOS 11 months ago. In fact, the game will be celebrating its first anniversary next month, on November 17, 2021.

Why is FFVII Shutting Down?

Given that Final Fantasy VII will turn one year old in November, it is shocking to receive information that it will shut down.

On that note, Square Enix shares its regrets about having to take such drastic action. The developers felt short of quality service delivery on the game from the announcement. Although they have been regularly and continuously fixing and updating the game, the game still needs a lot more.

[End of Service Notice]

We are regretful to announce that we will be ending service for FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER at 07:00 UTC on January 11, 2023.

We would like to thank you all for all your support over the past year.https://t.co/XvNOVv2EVs#FF7FS pic.twitter.com/aNVI4iHle4

— FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER_EN｜FF7FS (@FFVII_FS_EN) October 12, 2022

Square Enix continues to share that they feel the game doesn’t deliver the experience they had planned for. As they have reported, Square Enix has agreed that the game isn’t delivering justice to the audience. For that reason, they had to make the difficult decision to shut down FFVII.

Final Fantasy VII End Procedures

Even though the game is almost coming to an end, Square Enix will continue maintaining it till January. In the meantime, there may be a halt in some services and a progressive deactivation of more game. The termination will progress in three steps as follows;

  • Termination of Shinra Credits

Currently, Square Enix has deactivated Shinra credits from the game’s shop. Therefore, no player starting today can purchase any more Shinra credits. However, players with Shinra credit balance will continue using them until they either run low or the game ends.

  • Termination of Non-English Languages Support

Starting from Tuesday, November 11, 2022 (02:00 UTC), the developer will stop providing translation services for languages other than English. All information that they will pass will only be in English.

  • FFVII shuts down

Finally, the battle Royale game FFVII: The First Soldier will be exiting all platforms on January 11, 2023, at 7:00 UTC. In the meantime, the developers will continue servicing and offering updates to the game. Until January, make the best of Final Fantasy VII.