Darlings, Square Enix just slipped us a taste of that brooding spiky-haired hunk Cloud Strife on platforms beyond PlayStation – the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo is live now on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Microsoft Store PC. Hours of open-world frolicking through Chapters 1 and 2, complete with the steamy Nibelheim flashback teasing Sephiroth's silver menace, Queen's Blood card game seduction, and chocobo romps in the Grasslands. Who needs Midgar when you can gallop into fate-shattering action for free?

Save your progress like a smart little minx, and it'll carry straight over to the full game dropping June 3 on these platforms – snag a kupo charm and survival kit bonus just for showing up. No achievements in the demo itself, but they'll pop when you transfer, keeping that ego stroked. Square Enix purrs it's the perfect tease beyond Midgar, with options to backtrack and explore before hitting the Mythril Mine. PS5 and Steam/Epic owners, you already had your fun; now the rest of us get to play catch-up.

X is lighting up with thirst – @J19_Gaming89 gushing over the Cloud-Tifa-Sephiroth flashback opener, while handheld Switch 2 players like @trsrpc are 'astounded' at the stable 30fps despite some blur. Digital Foundry vibes echo impressive porting wizardry, silencing the doubters. Preorders are heating up, darlings – don't sleep on this multiplat mercy before Aerith and Tifa's full waifu wars hit.

Square finally sharing their FF7 candy with everyone? Consider me intrigued... and a little jealous of those early birds.