Final Fantasy XVIthe latest mainline entry in Square Enix’s iconic RPG franchise, released for PS5 in June last year, but PC gamers are still waiting to find out when they can get their hands on the game. Well, that time could come sooner rather than later, according to the producer Naoki Yoshida. In a current one Game Informer interview‘Yoshida said that the PC port of the game is in “the final stages of optimization.”
Originally announced The PC version of was released in September 2023 FF16 did not make any official appearances in the following months. Instead this FF16 The team has focused on the two post-release DLCs. The first of these, Echoes of the Fallenreleased in December and the second of these, The coming floodshould be published in spring. FF16 There was a six-month exclusivity period for the PS5 that was extended at the end of January, so fans have been eagerly awaiting news of a release date for the PC port.
Yoshida did not give a specific release date Game Informer, which says that the release depends on how long the optimization takes. Part of that optimization includes figuring out exactly what the system requirements will be for players, with Yoshida saying that these “are likely to be somewhat high.” Wesley LeBlanc, the journalist who wrote the article and interviewed Yoshida, speculated on social media that the PC version will be ready FF16celebrates its one-year anniversary in June.
That seems like a good choice, considering it will give the developers time to release the second and final part of the game’s DLC this spring and offer a full edition for both PS5 and PC around the anniversary . Whenever the game finally gets a release date for PC, Yoshida assures us that a demo for the game will be available so they can make sure their system can actually run the game.
