When will FF16 be released on a platform other than PS5? Several months after the game’s official release, producer Naoki Yoshida takes stock.
FF16 took a very action-oriented turn in contrast to the J-RPG experience of FF7 Rebirth, but that doesn’t seem to have hurt the game. In just a few days, more than 3 million copies of the game were sold on PS5, and reviews were generally very positive. In the coming months, the Square Enix title overseen by Naoki Yoshida (Final Fantasy 14) will face the difficult task of conquering a new audience. By the end of 2024? In 2025? Even later?
Where is the PC version of FF16?
FF16 released exclusively on PS5 on June 22, 2023, meaning that at the time of publishing this article, the temporary exclusivity had already ended. Sony Interactive Entertainment and Square Enix had actually put their cards on the table by announcing the length of the commercial deal, which at the time was six months. From now on, Final Fantasy 16 can appear for free on another platform, but not on just any platform. It was known from the start that FF16 would eventually be available on PC. And now that the exclusivity has ended, the question becomes, “When will Final Fantasy XVI be released on PC?”.
Naoki Yoshida, the iconic producer of FF14 and FF16, announced some news that is pretty good since development is almost complete. “On the current status of development [de la version PC], we are in the final phase of optimization. The release date depends on what configurations players need, so we’ll see. The details should of course be higher.” (above Eurogamer). Will there be an announcement soon? Yoshida-san would rather be careful and asks the players for a little more time.
In any case, the reveal of the PC configurations to run FF16 will be announced in advance and the teams are even preparing a demo. ” In order to do this [juger des configs nécessaires]We plan to release a demo for the PC version. Again, I can’t give any more details, but it won’t be long. It won’t be in one year or two. It will probably be before then.”. Final Fantasy 16 on the PC in 2024 is clearly possible, at least the demo is playable. As for the Rising Tide DLC, news is expected for Pax East 2024.
