The second DLC of FF16, The Rising Tide, is coming to PS5 soon with tons of new features. A large patch is planned with it, but it will not completely resolve one of the defects reported.
While some marvel at FF7 Rebirth, the valiant FF16 has not yet retired. After the release of the first additional content “Echoes of the Fallen”, the second is ambush. As confirmed at PAX East 2024 by producer Naoki Yoshida, The Rising Tide DLC (“Lament of the Surf”) will be playable from April 18, 2024 on PS5. And the price has increased from €9.99 to €19.99, but for this price, you will have ten additional hours of play. If you’re looking to optimize, purchasing the season pass for €24.99 on the PlayStation Store is ultimately a better plan since it includes The Rising Tide and Echoes of the Fallen.
FF16 patch 1.30, available with the DLC, is revealed
During an interview with MMORPG, Takeo Kujiraoka, director of The Rising Tide DLC, and FF16 producer Naoki Yoshida spoke about what to expect from this new content. If you were wondering, the new quests will be linked to the main story, the secondary stories, but also to “Afterglow of the Sky”. During this long interview, Yoshida-san promised a “ton of updates” for patch 1.30 which will be deployed at the launch of The Lament of the Undertow. For example, expect adjustments to skill power or ease of use, or changes to Photo mode. The teams took the time to listen to feedback from FF16 players to do their best.
And among the recurring requests, there is always this wish to have a better Performance mode for FF16. The developers have still worked on it, it’s getting better, but it won’t be 60fps in all circumstances. “About Performance mode, we have been working on it, but the current problem is that the framerate drops when you are in a large area with a lot of objects on the screen. We’ve improved things a bit, but we still can’t promise stable 60fps in these situations.” Naoki Yoshida said.
60fps on PS5 Performance mode thanks to the PC?
It will disappoint, but the producer does not admit defeat and the framerate could become more stable when the PC version of FF16 is released. “As you know, we are currently developing the PC version of Final Fantasy 16. And we are updating the game code to make things better. If we can find better ways to improve the framerate, while we design the PC version, it’s entirely possible to have a PS5 version with this updated code.”. 60fps in all circumstances for FF16 in Performance mode, on PS5, it’s not for April 18, but there is hope. Update 1.30 arrives on this date in any case with the DLC The Rising Tide, and lots of new features.