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Thursday2nd May 2024
News Final Fantasy 16 New Game+ Glitch to Be Fixed in PS5 Patch Next Week
Trophy fixes included too
Square Enix has revealed the bugs stopping Final Fantasy XVI players from starting New Game+ and unlocking specific Trophies will be fixed in a PS5 patch slated to arrive at the end of next week. When beginning a second playthrough and deciding to skip the prologue, some users are not seeing essential party members spawn,...
Monday29th Apr 2024
News Final Fantasy 16 New Game+ Bug Preventing Progress, Square Enix Offers Temporary Fix
Just when you thought it was safe to start over
Square Enix has warned Final Fantasy XVI players that it's aware of a potentially progress-impeding bug, specifically affecting players trying to boot up a New Game+ run. The good news is that the developer is prioritising a fix and will push out a patch once a resolution is found. On
Wednesday17th Apr 2024
Patch notes are huge
Update: Final Fantasy 16 update 1.31 is available to download now on PS5, ahead of The Rising Tide's release on the 18th April. It weighs in at 2.8GB, and you can read the full patch notes below, in the original article. Original Story: Square Enix has published the patch notes for Final Fantasy 16's next update, which is set...
Monday15th Apr 2024
News Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide DLC Is Designed to Be More Challenging
Forged in flames
The Rising Tide, the second and final expansion for Final Fantasy 16, is set to feature some of the game's most challenging combat scenarios. That's according to DLC director (and a lead combat designer for the base game) Takeo Kujiraoka, who, in an interview with
News Final Fantasy 16 Successfully Expanded the Series to New, Younger Players, Says Square Enix
Hot topic
Final Fantasy is a long running series at this point — it's easily one of the most storied franchises in gaming. But when you're up to the sixteenth mainline entry, you must start wondering whether fresh installments still have the power to pull new players in. Indeed, audience growth will be an important metric for the suits upstairs at...
Friday22nd Mar 2024
News Next Final Fantasy 16 Patch Makes Side Quests Quicker, Adds Ability Loadouts, and More
Some nice improvements
Ahead of (or maybe alongside, we're not sure) the release of its second expansion, Final Fantasy 16 will be getting a free update that includes some rather positive-sounding changes. Patch 1.30 was detailed during the developer's PAX East panel, so we've gone ahead and sorted the additions and improvements as bullet points:...
News Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide Expansion Releases on PS5 in April
High tide
The second expansion for Final Fantasy 16, titled The Rising Tide, now has an official launch date. It arrives on the 18th April, and costs $19.99 if you're buying it by itself. The Expansion Pass, priced at $24.99, gets you this second DLC and the previously released Echoes of the Fallen. Expectations for The Rising Tide are fairly high...
Monday11th Mar 2024
News Timed PS5 Exclusive Final Fantasy 16 Is Almost Ready for Primetime on PC
"The PC specifications are looking to be high"
Square Enix is putting the PC version of Final Fantasy 16 through its paces, as it completes the final stages of optimisation for the platform. Obviously, the game launched last year as a timed PS5 exclusive to much critical acclaim, but a port to PC was always on the cards, and it sounds like the team...
Monday26th Feb 2024
News Second Final Fantasy 16 DLC Set to Be Revealed Next Month
A panel at PAX East will have new details
Square Enix has revealed a PAX East panel will be the place to be to learn more about the second piece of Final Fantasy 16 DLC, titled The Rising Tide. Set to take place on 22nd March 2024, lead developers Naoki Yoshida, Takeo Kujiraoka, and Michael-Christopher Koji Fox will be in attendance, and the event...
Wednesday13th Dec 2023
News Final Fantasy 16 Dev Team Disbands, Making Sequels or Spin-Offs Unlikely
On to the next Fantasy
Final Fantasy XVI is an epic adventure in its own right, but fans hungry for more Clive and company might be disappointed to learn the development team has already disbanded. Aside from a small team working on the upcoming DLC The Rising Tide, the evocatively named Square Enix Creative Business Unit III, helmed by Naoki...
Friday8th Dec 2023
News Final Fantasy 16's First Expansion Out Now on PS5, Second Arrives in Spring 2024
Look a-Clive
Both of Final Fantasy 16's expansions have been officially announced in one trailer. The first, titled Echoes of the Fallen, is out right now on PS5 — which is one hell of a shadow drop. The second, titled The Rising Tide, arrives in spring 2024. As if next year's first few months weren't already busy enough! You can buy an...
Friday1st Dec 2023
News Final Fantasy 16's First Expansion Should Be Revealed This Month
A lock for The Game Awards?
Back in September, Square Enix confirmed that two paid DLC expansions for Final Fantasy 16 were in development — but we're still waiting on any concrete details. However, producer Naoki Yoshida did state that more information would be heading our way before the end of the year — and we're obviously now in December...
News Another Final Fantasy 16 Update Is on the Way, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
It's just a new leaderboard
A new Final Fantasy XVI patch will be deployed at the end of next week, but you shouldn't be hoping it includes anything even remotely substantial: it's just going to make an adjustment to the way scores are calculated in Arcade Mode. The PS5 update will be available for download on 8th December 2023, adding a new...
Wednesday25th Oct 2023
News Final Fantasy Creator Makes Yoshi-P Cry Live on Stage with Heartfelt Praise
Final Fantasy's "even better"
Naoki Yoshida — commonly known by his nickname Yoshi-P — has been a key figure in getting Final Fantasy as a brand back on track over the last decade or so. He heads the team that rebuilt Final Fantasy 14 and eventually turned it into the juggernaut that it is today, and he's the producer on the very well received...
Sunday3rd Sep 2023
Final Fantastic
Square Enix has dropped an information bomb on the future of Final Fantasy 16. The immediate news is that patch 1.10 is available to download now on PS5, with the update adding alternate outfits for main characters, and the ability to change the look of Clive's sword (without changing its stats). The patch also makes some gameplay...
Friday25th Aug 2023
News New Final Fantasy 16 Patch Incoming, But Don't Get Too Excited
Out this week
A new patch for Final Fantasy 16 will be dropping this week, but try not to get too excited when the notification pops up on your PS5. Indeed, this seems to be a very minor update, with the game's official Japanese website mentioning adjustments to how Arcade Mode evaluates your combat performance — and that's pretty much it. A new...
Wednesday23rd Aug 2023
News Final Fantasy 16 Sales Have Been 'Fine', Nothing More, Nothing Less
Fine, just... Fine
There's been a lot of debate over Final Fantasy 16 and its sales numbers. Whether it's because of tiresome fanboy wars on social media (Final Fantasy 16 is currently a PS5 exclusive, remember), Square Enix's long history of being disappointed in its products, expectations that have been set by previous Final Fantasy titles, or,...
Tuesday15th Aug 2023
News Final Fantasy 16 Producer Reckons One Gaming Platform Would Be Better for Everyone
Devs and players
In a recent appearance on a Taiwanese gaming channel (as translated by IGN), outspoken Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida lamented fact that there are multiple platforms (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, etc.). Given Yoshida's penchant for making headline-worthy comments, we think the Square Enix veteran is being
Monday14th Aug 2023
News Final Fantasy Creator Believes Latest Instalment Is Ultimate Entry in Franchise
Levelled up
Final Fantasy 16 attracted plenty of plaudits and critical acclaim, but series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi may have endorsed it with its most important yet, describing it as the “ultimate” entry in the franchise. The ex-Square Enix director – who left the company in 2003 – posted the comments on Twitter, which will come as music...
Monday7th Aug 2023
News Square Enix Bafflingly Backtracks on Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Blames 'Slow' PS5 Adoption
Publisher's "high expectations" not met
Is there a more baffling big publisher than Square Enix? Just last month, the Japanese company issued a statement saying that it considered sales of Final Fantasy 16 "extremely strong" after the PS5 exclusive had surpassed 3 million copies in under a week following its launch. Now, however, new Square Enix...
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
News Fans Vote Clive the Second Best Final Fantasy Protagonist
Guess the winner
Wow, people really like Clive Rosfield. The main character of the recently released Final Fantasy 16, the leather-clad hero seems to have really struck a chord with players, as he was voted the second best protagonist in Square Enix's mainline series. That's according to several thousand Final Fantasy fans, all of whom voted in our...
Thursday20th Jul 2023
News Square Enix Happy with Final Fantasy 16 Sales, Considers Them 'Extremely Strong'
Pleased with PS5 attach rate
Square Enix has gone on record to say it's happy with the initial sales stats of PS5 exclusive Final Fantasy XVI, going so far as to consider them "extremely strong". In a statement given to IGN, the Japanese publisher goes on to compare the sales figures of Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS4 in relation to the PS5's...
Wednesday12th Jul 2023
News Final Fantasy 16 DLC Is Now an Option Being Considered by Square Enix
Yoshi-P more open to the idea
Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida has stated DLC is now something under consideration at Square Enix as the company looks to support its latest title after launch. Prior to last month's release, Yoshida described the experience as a "one-off game" that would only be built upon if "players around the world want to...
Monday10th Jul 2023
Random Final Fantasy 16 Theme Song's Official Music Video Equal Parts Sombre, Melodramatic
As it should be
Final Fantasy XVI is currently making a home within millions of PS5s, even if sales appear to have slackened quite severely in recent days. One of the highlights of the game (we thought) was its soundtr
Thursday6th Jul 2023
News Japanese Final Fantasy 16 Sales Plummet by 90% in Second Week
Beaten by Master Detective Archives too
Japan really doesn't seem as hot on Final Fantasy titles anymore, as after the 16th mainline entry failed to hand the PS5 a chart-topping position, sales of the game have dropped considerably by 90 per cent. In its first week on the market, Final Fantasy XVI sold just over 336,000 physical copies. However, in...
News Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Update 1.03 Out Now, Get All the Patch Notes Here
Motion Blur toggle! New controller options! Camera sensitivity!
The first post-launch update for Final Fantasy XVI is available to download now on PS5, bringing the Square Enix title up to version number 1.000.003. The patch adds a couple of new features to the game like a motion blur toggle, another three controller layouts, and more extensive...
Monday3rd Jul 2023
News Final Fantasy 16 Is the Seventh Best Final Fantasy Game According to Fans
Early ratings are very positive
Final Fantasy 16 is less than a couple of weeks old at the time of writing this article, but it already seems to be highly rated amongst fans of the franchise. Regular readers may already know that we have a Best Final Fantasy Games list here on the site, which ranks every PlayStation Final Fantasy title based on user...
News Over 56% of Final Fantasy 16 UK Launch Sales Were Digital, But the Charts Only Count Physical
Half the story
Final Fantasy 16 dropped off the top spot of the UK sales charts this week, but as we've been saying for years now, the charts themselves rarely tell the whole story of a game's commercial success. This is because digital sales are only becoming more and more prevalent, and, frustratingly, the publicly released charts are based...
Friday30th Jun 2023
News Final Fantasy 16 Is Overheating and Crashing PS5 Consoles Completely
Beware graphics mode
Well, it looks like Sqaure Enix has got some work to do with Final Fantasy 16. The action RPG, which released just over a week ago at the time of writing, appears to have a pretty serious crashing issue. And when we say serious, we mean it's straight up overheating PS5 consoles and completely shutting them down. This is...
Thursday29th Jun 2023
Random Final Fantasy 16 Actor Discovers Debauched Community's Thirsty Fan Fiction
Rule 34 strikes again
Perhaps just now becoming aware of that seemingly eternal adage of the Internet age, Final Fantasy XVI protagonist portrayer Ben Starr has apparently discovered the drawings and imagined extracurricular activities fans have been churning out of late. Now, we don't know exactly what Starr saw to elicit the response, but just...
