Summary
According to an interview,Final Fantasy 16game director Hiroshi Takai stated that Square Enix and Creative Studio 3 are aware of players' requests to port the game to Xbox Series X/S. While Takai did not confirm any potential plans for aFinal Fantasy 16Xbox launch, he stated that he would enjoy seeing that happen eventually.
The news arrived during a busy week forFinal Fantasy 16. On August 19, Creative Studio 3 revealed that the long-awaitedPC port ofFinal Fantasy 16would launch on September 17 on both Steam and the Epic Games Store, with a Complete Edition that includes theEchoes of the FallenandThe Rising Tideexpansions. The PC version announcement arrived one day before the 2024 Gamescom Opening Night Live broadcast, as Square Enix dropped the announcement trailer on social media. The PC version ofFinal Fantasy 16will be compatible with AMD FSR, Nvidia DLSS, and Intel XeSS upscaling technologies, will have an uncapped frame rate, and will require an SSD with at least 170 GB of free space.
Even though the PC launch will be overa year sinceFinal Fantasy 16’s initial PS5 launch, it may still have some plans for future releases.According to Windows Central, Takai said that he would love to seeFinal Fantasy 16launched on the Xbox Series X/S in the future, but reiterated that Creative Studio 3 is taking one thing at a time with getting the PC port ready for its September 17 release. Ergo,Final Fantasy 16will remain a PS5 console exclusive for the time being. Takai noted the positive feedback fromFinal Fantasyfans about the characters and the story ofFinal Fantasy 16and said that it was encouraging to hear.
Final Fantasy 16’s Takai Expressed Interest in Xbox Port
Althoughrumors ofFinal Fantasy 16’s Xbox porthave persisted since the PC port was announced, Square Enix has an existing partnership with Microsoft that resulted inFinal Fantasy 14’s Xbox port. Whether that will be leveraged in bringing moreFinal Fantasygames to Xbox consoles in the future remains to be seen.
While Xbox fans may have to wait a little longer to playFinal Fantasy 16, the upcoming PC port will allow more players to experience one ofthe best dark fantasy action RPGs available. Only time will tell when Microsoft and Square Enix will team up again.
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An epic dark fantasy world where the fate of the land is decided by the mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them.This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a warrior granted the title “First Shield of Rosaria” and sworn to protect his younger brother Joshua, the dominant of the Phoenix. Before long, Clive will be caught up in a great tragedy and swear revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that brings calamity in its wake.
