Last Fantasy XVI’s long-rumored and all however confirmed PC model has now been made official by the sport’s producer, Naoki Yoshida. He instructed followers on September 2 that they’ll anticipate extra info on the timing of the port earlier than the top of the yr, and revealed that two DLC expansions are additionally undoubtedly occurring. A brand new, free replace for the PlayStation 5 role-playing recreation capped off the excellent news.
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“Permit me to take this chance to formally announce that improvement on a PC model is at the moment underway,” Yoshida instructed PAX West attendees by means of a transient video tackle over the vacation weekend. “I hope to have the ability to offer you extra info on each the upcoming DLC and the PC model earlier than the top of the yr, so please keep tuned.”
He added that followers have wished to see “extra of Valisthea’s story and spend extra time along with her inhabitants,” hinting that the DLC packs will deal with fleshing out Last Fantasy XVI’s world. It’s unclear if their content material will happen earlier than or after the principle marketing campaign, however followers have been hopeful any enlargement may delve deeper into the thriller of Leviathan, the one Eikon (summon) that’s hinted at within the recreation however by no means makes an precise appearence.
Model 1.10 dropped totally free on September 3. It provides customizable costumes for every of the principle protagonists in addition to a brand new Onion Sword for Clive to wield. There’s additionally an intensive listing of patch notes, most of which must do with how arcade mode is scored and fixing a handful of bugs. One good characteristic is which you can lastly now see the cooldown for every skill from the ability menu.
Last Fantasy XVI’s PC model was initially referenced within the recreation’s very first trailer earlier than later being eliminated. Sq. Enix has repeatedly been requested concerning the timing for a PC port, with Yoshida even telling followers at one level simply to purchase a PS5 as an alternative of ready. He then casually talked about in an interview earlier this yr that improvement on the PC model would start after the sport launched in June.
A sizzle reel uploaded by Sony final yr signalled that the sport’s console exclusivity would solely final six months. This has left Xbox house owners hopeful the RPG may come to Xbox Collection X/S ultimately as effectively, although Microsoft Gaming CEO mentioned just lately at Gamescom that he wasn’t speeding Sq. Enix. 5 years later, Last Fantasy VII Remake nonetheless hasn’t been ported to the platform.
