Final Fantasy XVI (PC/PS5) - June 22, 2023

[BWYuko]

New promotional art to celebrate the PC release

[Mayareira]

I can’t wait!

I’ll try to run it on my 2018 Intel Mac Mini, bootcamp, external ssd. Old af, but hopefully 6800xt egpu will be able to pull it off.

Otherwise I’ll have to be waiting for ps5 pro.

[Kaisha]

The demo is almost presentable at 1080p on a 6gb 1060gtx, if utilizing FSR3 balanced w/ frame gen, and setting dynamic rez off so it doesn't try to crush the resolution to the point of blurryness at all times (<- apparently that was actually a bug that they claimed to have resolved in a patch released after I finished the demo). I get a wavering 30-50fps when in control (20ish in the non-FMV cutscenes where frame gen looks to be forced off). You're stuck dealing with both FSR artifacts and frame generation dis-occlusion though, but for the sake of playing the demo I'll stomach if until I can get a modern card to play the full thing.

Every graphical setting low except for textures put to high, and bloom turned on (because the sun looks stupid without it)



If my 1060 can sort of handle it, then a Steam Deck can probably deal with the game as well if you can stomach a 30fps cap.
Also to note, dynamic resolution also fucks the resolution of the FMVs.

[Mayareira]

Ps4 era still looks quite good to me so I do not have high technical expectations. Shadow of Erdtree in ps4 pro made me “can it get any better than this?” through the whole game. Mac Mini apparently meets all recommended except RAM, which is 8gigs and non-upgradeable. So it may simply refuse to run.

If it fails to run, I’ve got a lenovo business excel workhorse with 16gigs from previous decade. Wonders of egpu :D

[Mayareira]

Allright, looks like I will be playing XVI!! mid-high settings on my Lenovo T480, wasn’t expecting a solid performance like this from a 6-7 year old business laptop!

Music, art, style, battle system man this game is awe-some.

Edit: after a couple of optimization, it runs on high setting. Screw me for not exploring egpu’s earlier.

[BWYuko]

FYI, this was quietly added to PS Plus Premium today.

[MonsutaMan]

FYI, this was quietly added to PS Plus Premium today.

I will check it now then. PS Plus is underrated, and better than Gamepass imo. Have not been excited for an FF title Since XI.............

[Zetanio]

I can't even preload this fuckin thing on steam. goddamnit.

[Mayareira]

4 minutes to goooo…..

Yeah fuck 170gb installation and no preload.

[Zetanio]

another hour

[Tyrath]

The preload was on PS5 a year ago

huehuehuehue

[Zetanio]

The preload was on PS5 a year ago

huehuehuehue

$700 to preload? no thanks.

[Tyrath]

$700 to preload? no thanks.

Mine only cost $500.

[Mayareira]

Initial compiling of shaders took longer than download and install lol. But I am in, and off tomorrow!

[Tyrath]

For anybody who cares for the OST, it's coming to Spotify and Apple Music tomorrow.

Full game + DLC OST

[Ayn]

Just finished the first DLC.

Enjoyable enough. Gonna work on the second before I finish the game.

[Melena]

For anybody who cares for the OST, it's coming to Spotify and Apple Music tomorrow.

Full game + DLC OST

Thank fuck, finally.

[Mayareira]

2 hours + demo into the game, the music is really amazing. So glad it’ll be on streaming.

So far all indicators point that I’ll end up giving this a 10/10, and repeat to platinum it on PS5 Pro. I love everything about this game so far.

[Krandor]

To whom it may concern - https://github.com/Lyall/FFXVIFix

Adds ultrawide support and removes framerate cap in cutscenes

Was for the demo but as of an hour ago updated for the full release

[Zetanio]

playing on three monitor on borderless and my mouse isn't focused ingame. wtf. i just keep mousing myself out of game