Final Fantasy XVI is working on a PC port and two DLC expansions

The weekend bore some excellent news for PC avid gamers desirous to get in on the Ps 5 unique Ultimate Fantasy XVI JRPG. In the course of the “Voices From Valisthea” panel at PAX West on Sunday, Ultimate Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida announced that a PC port is at the moment in growth for the most recent addition to the Ultimate Fantasy online game franchise, alongside two paid DLC expansions. 

No particulars have been supplied relating to a possible launch date for the port or DLC, although at the least one of many deliberate expansions will seemingly be set in Valisthea — the regional setting for Ultimate Fantasy XVI. “I hope to have the ability to provide you with extra data on each the upcoming DLC and the PC model earlier than the tip of the yr, so please keep tuned,” mentioned Yoshida in a video message through the panel.

Yoshida additionally introduced {that a} free replace is now out there to obtain that provides a number of new beauty objects to sport like character costumes and weapon skins, alongside some minor bug fixes. You possibly can learn the full release patch notes for the update here in order for you additional particulars. 

With a PC port now confirmed to be within the works, there’s an opportunity that we may ultimately see Ultimate Fantasy XVI launched for the Xbox Sequence X|S platform. Positive, it’s at the moment being pitched as a PS5 unique, however according to an ad for the console (seen by way of IGN), that deal could solely be restricted to 6 months. Older titles like Ultimate Fantasy XV have already been launched on Xbox consoles, with the critically acclaimed MMORPG Ultimate Fantasy XIV lastly anticipated to affix them someday in Spring 2024. Sq. Enix and Microsoft’s Phil Spencer have beforehand claimed they need to deliver extra Sq. Enix video games to the Xbox platform, so there’s definitely a case for it — even when nothing official has been confirmed but.