At the moment Sq. Enix introduced {that a} pre-launch celebration present might be hosted a couple of days earlier than Ultimate Fantasy XVI releases.
The announcement, made on social media, mentions that the present will occur in Los Angeles at 3:00 pm PDT on June 11, 2023. That interprets into 6:00 pm EDT, 11:00 pm BST, and midnight CEST.
No additional data on the present has been supplied, but it surely’s fairly attainable that the developer might launch the beforehand talked about demo of the sport on the similar time, albeit that is simply my private hypothesis, so take it with the customary grain of salt. We heard that the plan is to launch shortly earlier than the sport’s launch, and June 11 actually matches that definition.
After all, the present might be livestreamed, so if you cannot be in Los Angeles, you will nonetheless be capable of test it out.
Should you’re unfamiliar with Ultimate Fantasy XVI, it is the subsequent mainline recreation of the ultra-popular fantasy collection by Sq. Enix. The sport’s improvement is spearheaded by many builders from the Ultimate Fantasy XIV crew, which actually is not surprising contemplating the success of the newest MMORPG of the collection, which has handed 27 million registered accounts worldwide as of final 12 months.
Among the many crew, followers might acknowledge producer Naoki Yoshida, director Hiroshi Takai, author and inventive director Kazutoyo Maehiro, artist Hiroshi Minagawa, composer Masayoshi Soken, and plenty of extra.
The sport is claimed to function a darker tackle the Ultimate Fantasy idea, whereas its battle system is totally action-based. But, you possibly can anticipate loads of conventional ideas from the collection together with summons, Chocobos, and Moogles.
The scheduled launch date is June 22, 2023, for now just for PS5, and the sport has already gone gold. A PC model can be probably coming sooner or later, albeit there is no such thing as a official launch date for it in the mean time.
Whereas we wait, you may as well check out loads of gameplay proven at PAX East and extra showcased throughout a State of Play presentation a couple of days in the past. We additionally obtained the reveal of the sport’s theme music by Kenshi Yonezu, titled “Moongazing.”
