Following the most recent collection of data dumps and interviews, Sony might have simply let slip the largest information of all: Remaining Fantasy XVI will solely be a PlayStation 5 unique for six months. PC homeowners rejoice.
That’s in line with a brand new PS5 “Play Like By no means Earlier than” sizzle reel posted on YouTube forward of the vacation 2022 season. As noticed by Wario64, one part features a subtitle that reads, “Remaining Fantasy XVI anticipated Summer time 2023. PS5 unique for six months.” That would appear to suggest that the sport may very well be coming to PC by way of the Epic Video games Retailer or Steam by the tip of 2023 on the earliest, or extra doubtless, the beginning of 2024. It’s unclear if this implies an Xbox Collection X/S model may also be a risk down the road.
Remaining Fantasy VII Remake adopted an analogous route. Whereas the PS4 model of the sport remained a Sony unique, the PS5 model made it to Epic Video games Retailer six months later, almost to the day. Previous to that, Remaining Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III each took a yr or longer to hit PC. Having purpose to consider that Remaining Fantasy XVI will swiftly make it to PC also needs to carry solace to followers who nonetheless haven’t managed to get their arms on Sony’s hard-to-find new-gen console.
After all, trailers have been improper about PS5 exclusivity earlier than. A Demon’s Souls remake trailer in 2020 claimed the sport, initially a PS3 unique, would come to different platforms along with PS5. Sony later corrected the document, attributing the error to human error. Two years later, the sport hasn’t been ported anyplace else.
Sony and Sq. Enix didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Remaining Fantasy XVI’s developers beforehand confirmed that the sport is already 95 p.c executed, with a closing launch date anticipated to be revealed alongside a brand new trailer earlier than the tip of the yr.