Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – Update 1.020 is Live, Improves Frame Rate and Graphics Quality

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has garnered plenty of acclaim but also faced criticism for its visual quality, particularly in Performance Mode. While it received a patch before launch, a new update is live, offering even more improvements.

Alongside improving the frame rate, graphics quality and overall game stability, it also provides Sharp and Soft options in the display settings for Performance Mode. Other fixes are included for typos and omissions in some of the text. Bugs like enemies suddenly stopping their movement in battles or Red XIII’s Lunatic High and Watcher’s Spirit abilities getting cancelled have also been fixed.

There are also quality-of-life changes like the camera’s reverse setting now applying when gliding with a Chocobo and playing the sharpshooting mini-game. Fort Condor and Gears and Gambits have also received difficulty settings, so if you’re facing trouble clearing either, this should help.

Check out the update notes below (translation courtesy of DeepL). Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is available for PS5. You can read our review, where we gave it a 10 out of 10.

Version 1.020

• Correction of typos and omissions in some texts.
• Fixed a bug that occurred under certain conditions on the map when controlling a character.
• Fixed an issue where Red XIII’s abilities “Lunatic High” and “Warrior’s Inspiration” could be easily canceled during battle.
• Fixed a bug that caused enemies to stop under certain conditions during battles.
• Fixed a progress bug that occurred under certain conditions during quests.
• Improved frame rate and overall game stability.
• Added “Sharp” and “Soft” options to the Performance Mode screen output settings.
  Improved graphics quality.
• The camera’s reverse setting is now reflected in “glide” when operating a chocobo in the sky.
• The camera reverse setting is now applied to the shooting mini-game camera.
• Enhanced guidance support while climbing the ivy at the Mithril Mine location.
• Added difficulty settings to the customization screens for the “Condor Fort” and “Gambit Gears” mini-games.