Final Fantasy 16 will soon no longer be PS5-exclusive. We asked the developers about FPS, Ultra Wide and mods
Since the last Final Fantasy games have already made the leap to PC at some point, the news that Final Fantasy 16 is now officially being released for PC should come as no surprise. But the fact that it will be released on September 17th and that you can already play a demo comes as good news for some.
Since the last Final Fantasy installments have already made the leap to PC at some point, the news that Final Fantasy 16is now officially being released for PC should come as little surprise. But the fact that itwill be released on September 17thand that you can already play ademocomes as good news for some people.
We asked the developers a few questions in advance about the technology behind the PC port. We have listed the questions and their answers below:
GlobalESportNews: What are your key takeaways from previous PC ports of Final Fantasy games?
Hiroshi Takai, Director, Final Fantasy 16:We were careful not to set the minimum and recommended specifications too high. We also made sure that there are many configuration options so that each player can customize their own experience.
These are the system requirements:
Minimum requirements:
Operating system: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i5-8400
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 / Intel Arc A580 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
DirectX: Version 12
Disk space: 170 GB available disk space
Additional Notes: 30FPS at 720p expected. SSD required. VRAM 8GB or above
Recommended:
Operating system: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X / Intel Core i7-10700
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
DirectX: Version 12
Storage space: 170 GB available storage space
Additional Notes: 60FPS at 1080p expected. SSD required. VRAM 8GB or above
GlobalESportNews: Will there be new features in the PC version, as was the case with Final Fantasy 15? For example, 120 FPS support? What about Ultra Wide?
Takai:Unfortunately, the game will not support Ultra Wide at launch, but it will support up to 240fps. Upscaling technologies such as NVIDIA DLSS3, AMD FSR and Intel XeSS will also be supported. And of course you can play with mouse and keyboard
GlobalESportNews: WillMini-Soken
be included in the PC version?
Takai: It will! Everything from the PS5 version is there
GlobalESportNews: What do you think about mod support?
Naoki Yoshida, Producer, Final Fantasy 16:We have a lot of PC players on the FF16 team who are into modding, myself included. Although it can be fun to play with mods, installing mods comes with its own risks. The most important thing is not to create or install anything that is offensive or inappropriate.
GlobalESportNews: In the past, performance issues have sometimes been a problem with the latest ports and also with the PS5 version, how do you plan to improve performance?
Takai:We have spent a lot of time adjusting the optimization settings for different CPUs and GPUs. In addition, we have added options that allow you to make a lot of different settings.
Final Fantasy 16 will be released on September 17thonSteamand in theEpic Games Store You can choose between the Basic Edition (50 euros) and the Complete Edition (70 euros) with both DLCs. Pre-orders also include the following three in-game items:
- Weapon: Courage Blade
- Accessory for Gil-Boost: Cait-Sith-Talisman
- Scroll of notes “Sixteen Bells”
Will you be playing Final Fantasy 16 on PC?
