Remaining Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida has correctly, formally confirmed that work has begun on bringing Remaining Fantasy XVI to PC. In a post made to X, previously referred to as Twitter, from the official Remaining Fantasy account Yoshi-P confirmed what he had needed to say for a while.
This is a particular video message from Remaining Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida. #FF16 pic.twitter.com/MjyKzQXHRNSeptember 3, 2023
“Whereas Remaining Fantasy 16 launched as a Ps 5 unique, we’re conscious that lots of you could have been asking for a PC model. So, permit me to take this chance to formally announce that growth on a PC model is at present underway,” he stated within the video. That continues to rule out the concept that we’ll get it inside the 12 months.
“I hope to have the ability to offer you extra info on each the upcoming DLCC and the PC model earlier than the tip of the 12 months, so please keep tuned,” stated Yoshida. The announcement was made alongside information of FF16’s first big patch and DLC, and the phrasing makes it appear to be Yoshida’s earlier statements nonetheless stand—we cannot get it earlier than the tip of 2023.
The DLC is information as nicely, since beforehand there was no plan for DLC in FF16 till fan suggestions and gross sales seemingly satisfied Sq. Enix in any other case. No figuring out what the DLC can be, however the free replace for the sport that dropped this weekend consists of alternate costumes for characters, a brand new weapon for the principle character, and the flexibility to alter the looks of the principle character’s weapons whereas holding the stats of the one you are correctly holding.
Yoshida had beforehand stated that optimizing a PC model was a matter of time and sources: “Even when we begin optimizing the PC model after the PS5 model comes out, we received’t be capable of optimize it in half a 12 months, so it received’t come out in a brief span of half a 12 months. I wish to launch it will definitely, and I believe I’ll, however I’m not on the stage the place I can say when.”
Then he stated that it was subsequent on his to-do checklist. Now he is correctly, actually, formally saying it will come. That is after all not a shock, as a result of Sq. Enix beforehand by chance introduced it.
Remaining Fantasy 16 bought fairly constructive opinions, particularly on the fight. PC Gamer’s received Mollie Taylor is fairly mad about ready for it, as a result of in her reckoning it would nicely be among the best RPGs of the final decade.
