When will FF16 be released on a platform other than the PS5? Several months after the official release of the game, producer Naoki Yoshida takes stock of the situation.
FF16 took a very action-oriented turn, unlike the J-RPG experience offered by FF7 Rebirth, but that does not seem to have harmed it. In just a few days, the game had sold more than 3 million copies on PS5, and reviews were generally very positive. In the coming months, the Square Enix title supervised by Naoki Yoshida (Final Fantasy 14) will have 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 was released exclusively on PS5 on June 22, 2023, which means that at the time of publishing this article, the temporary exclusive has already ended. Sony Interactive Entertainment and Square Enix had in fact laid their cards on the table by revealing the duration of the commercial deal which was then 6 months. From now on, Final Fantasy 16 is therefore free to arrive on another platform, but not just any platform. From the start, it has been known that FF16 will be available on PC at one point or another. And now that the exclusive has ended, a question arises: “when will Final Fantasy XVI launch on PC?” “.
Naoki Yoshida, the emblematic producer of FF14 and FF16, gave some news and it is quite good since development is almost complete. “Regarding the current state of development [de la version PC], we are in the final stages of optimization. The release date depends on that – what configurations players will need, so we’re seeing that. The specifics should naturally be higher” (via Eurogamer). An announcement coming soon? Yoshida-san prefers to 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 shared in advance, and the teams are even preparing a demo. ” 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 for long. It won’t be in 1 year, nor in 2. It will probably be before that”. Final Fantasy 16 on PC in 2024 is therefore clearly possible, or at least the demo is playable. As for the Rising Tide DLC, news is expected for Pax East 2024.