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Final Fantasy 16 is definitely hitting PC in 2024, but crikey, it’s going to be worth the waitFinal Fantasy is back at the top of its game, baybeee
Final Fantasy is back at the top of its game, baybeee
Final Fantasy 16got a fiery new trailer tonight, as well as a final release date of June 22nd 2023. At least that’s the date for PS5 players. For us folks on PC, tonight’sGame Awardstrailer confirmed in tiny small print that Square Enix’s next JRPG epic won’t be landing on “other platforms” until December 31st 2023 at the earliest. So, unless Squeenix are going to deliver us a belated Christmas New Year special next year, I think it’s safe to assume that FF16’s PC release won’t be available to summon until 2024. Still, based on what we’ve seen in its new “Revenge” trailer tonight, I reckon it will be well worth the wait.
Final Fantasy 16 - World Premiere Trailer | The Game Awards 2022Watch on YouTube
Final Fantasy 16 - World Premiere Trailer | The Game Awards 2022
At long last, we also get a glimpse of protagonist Clive’s party mates in this trailer, including a very good dog. Mostly, though, I’m just excited to see how its big summons feel in the hands. Known as Eikons in this version of Final Fantasy, Clive and other characters will be able to transform into these enormous creatures at various points in the game and dobig, bombastic battles with them.
Of course, Final Fantasy 16’s dev team came under fire recently when quizzed about the game’s apparent lack of diversity in its cast. They saidlots of wrong things, and it doesn’t look like this latest trailer will do anything to assuage those fears, either. A real shame, but at least it did confirm ride-able chocobos again. That’s got to count for something, if only slightly.
So yes, we’ve likely got an even bigger wait on our hands before we can finally get to grips with Final Fantasy 16, but I’m excited to see how it fares on PlayStation next June.
For more of the latest news and trailers, check out ourGame Awards 2022hub. We also live-blogged the show as it happenedright here.
