In fairness, Square Enix did say that Final Fantasy VII Remake would ship well before the original April 10 release date due to COVID-19. But Australia seems to think that breaking the street date a full ten days before launch is just fine. Big games making it out of the gates early is certainly not a new thing, but it does make things a bit more complicated for anyone looking to avoid spoilers or not be inundated with unavoidable FF7R content on their YouTube or Twitch home pages. Screenshots shared by Kotaku show that our friends from a land down under are already scrapping for that sweet, sweet early streaming clout and flooding Twitch with Final Fantasy VII Remake streams.

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