Von Audrey (X/Twitter)
The FF7 Rebirth BBC interview with Kitase and Hamaguchi has a lot of interesting points:
-The ending at the Forgotten Capital is "going to be a big surprising development"
-Main story takes 40-50 hours to complete
-Side content bumps that up to about 100 hours
-Features a large but somewhat limited open world area
-New areas on the world map and abilities unlock [via towers] and link together in one seamless space
-Game was developed to be on the PS5 but its exclusivity is until May 29th, 2024 at least
-Character relationships is a deep focus, and it reflects in the battle system
-Synergy gets better as characters learn about each other and grow together From what the interview touches upon, it seems like FF7 Rebirth will have a very comprehensive story with tons to explore and lots of possibilities with Synergy character combos too!