Square Enix has just announced that its upcoming game Final Fantasy 7 Remake is going to ship earlier than usual in Europe and Australia. This means that you can get a copy of the game quite earlier than the official release date of the game.
A statement released by Square Enix over at the Twitter account talked about the game’s release and its early shipping in some regions.
An important message from the #FinalFantasy VII Remake development team. #FF7R pic.twitter.com/UwBMNaIaXX
— FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (@finalfantasyvii) March 30, 2020
This comes amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with Europe becoming the new epicenter of the outbreak after China. Square Enix details that under challenging circumstances, the studio has decided to ship the game early in Europe as well as Australia to allow fans to get the game and ensure that they get to play it.
We had some hard decisions to make during the final weeks before launch due to disruption to distribution channels caused by the spread of the Covid-19 virus. These unique circumstances have made it very difficult to align timing of our global shipping. Our highest priority is that all of you, including those who live in countries currently facing the biggest disruption, can play the game at launch, so we made the decision to ship the game far earlier than usual to Europe and Australia.
Square Enix also talked about the western regions, adding that copies will be shipped this week and that most people will get to play the game on launch day.
For other western regions, including the Americas, copies will be shipped this week and we feel optimistic that most of you will receive the game for launch day. However, due to the challenging situation we cannot provide delivery dates for each country and each retailer.
The statement ends with the company requesting fans to not spoil the game for others if they get the game early.
To everyone we would like to ask on big favour.
If you get the game early, please think of others and don’t spoil it for them. We know there are potential spoilers that have been out there for over two decades as the original FINAL FANTASY VII was released in 1997. But FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE is a new game that still has many surprises for everyone. All our fans and players deserve to experience the game for themselves, and we ask for the support of our dedicated community around the world to ensure that.
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