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's second DLC,, adds a whole new region to its map — but in terms of size, that could mean many different things. Although it has a pretty sizable world map, is not an open-world game. Each region varies in size, and is connected to the next one only in limited, specified areas, and players can't travel to most of them until they unlock new areas through the story. Despite this linearity, most map regions open up completely as soon as they're unlocked, providing plenty of opportunity for exploration.

Square-Enix has officially acknowledged a recently discovered bug revolving around Final Fantasy 16's New Game+ mode, resulting in a soft lock that does not allow players to progress. The launch of the newest main-series entry in the long-running RPG franchise last summer came with critical acclaim, lauded at the time as one of the best RPGs of 2023. Final Fantasy 16 received a nomination for «Best Role-Playing Game» at the 2023 Game Awards, and won the award for «Best Score and Music» during the show. Now, a new bug is plaguing fans' new playthroughs of the game.

As part of The Rising Tide DLC for , players finally have their chance to get a hold of The Warrior of Light's Curtana. The Curtana is one of the most well-known and iconic weapons in recent games. This includes being The Warrior of Light's Curtana in. After appearing in many games, it has finally been added to as part of the latest update for the game, which includes DLC.

Alongside its second paid expansion, Final Fantasy 16 Patch 1.31 improved the ability for players to pet Torgal by shortening the cooldown between petting animations. This improvement to Final Fantasy 16 was released alongside The Rising Tide DLC, and FF16 fans quickly pointed out the change to the game's cutest feature.

With the release of 's second DLC expansion,, the game received all of its planned content — but newer players may not get to experience the DLC until significantly later portions of the game. As a more story-oriented package than 's previous DLC, focuses heavily on under-explored aspects of the original game's story and lore, centering primarily around the mysteries of Leviathan, the only Eikon to be mentioned, but not seen, during the base game's main story.

The latest update for Final Fantasy 16 is now available to download before the launch of The Rising Tide on April 18th. It’s necessary to purchase and install the second paid expansion, so ensure it’s ready before venturing to Mysidia.

Square Enix has revealed the official patch notes for Final Fantasy 16 update 1.31, which releases alongside the game's second DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. This new Final Fantasy 16 update is required for players wanting to begin the new DLC scenario later this week.

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 16 will receive its second and final paid DLC this week with The Rising Tide. Clive and friends will venture to a new location, Mysidia, to unravel the mystery of Leviathan, facing new challenges in the process. However, a free update will go live the same day and include new quality-of-life features like Quick Complete and Skill Sets.

A potential remaster of Final Fantasy Tactics has been in the rumour mill for several years at this point, and even though official word on whether or not it exists remains elusive, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida – who’s also the director and producer of Final Fantasy 14 – has indicated that he, at the very least, is personally interested in seeing Final Fantasy Tactics be brought back.

's second and most expansive DLC release,, finally has an official release date. This DLC, which is more story-focused than, aims to tackle one of 's biggest mysteries. Set sometime during the base game's story, it'll take 's protagonists to a new region of Valisthea, where they'll hunt down the lost Eikon Leviathan and likely uncover some ancient secrets along the way. The DLC will color in some gaps in the base game's lore, and meaningfully expand on Clive, Jill, and Joshua's story.

While may still only be available for PlayStation 5 at the time of writing, according to producer Naoki Yoshida the game could land up on other consoles after it launches on PC. Square Enix's exclusivity deal with Sony has long frustrated fans who may have elected to settle down with Xbox hardware but based on current developments, Microsoft's console may soon be home to some of the most recent entries in the franchise. The word's still on the Remake Trilogy, but the story could be very different for the sixteenth game.

Final Fantasy 16 could make the jump to other platforms once it launches on PC, at least according to some of the game’s developers. The latest mainline Final Fantasy game launched exclusively on the PlayStation 5 last June, but Square Enix has promised a PC port at a later date. So far, there is no official word on when the PC version of Final Fantasy 16 will be released, but producer Naoki Yoshida recently told fans that it is in the end stages of development and a playable demo should be forthcoming.

It’s been close to a year since Final Fantasy 16’s release, but fans of the action RPG continue to have plenty to look forward to. After its second (and likely final) expansion, The Rising Tide, releases next month, Square Enix’s attention will then turn fully to the PC port, which is currently in the final stages of optimization– and it seems that an Xbox Series X/S release will be next up after that.

Final Fantasy 16’s next paid DLC, The Rising Tide, is adding a whole bunch of new content for fans, from a new location and side quests to Leviathan and its accompanying abilities. But that’s not all, as the PlayStation Blog confirmed an increase to the level cap.

Square Enix’s second and final paid DLC for Final Fantasy 16, The Rising Tide, is out on April 18th. It adds a new region, Mysidia, and Leviathan as a new Eikon for players to battle and gain new abilities. Speaking to Famitsu, DLC director Takeo Kujiraoka confirmed that there would be about ten new side quests, with some utilizing Chocobos.

Final Fantasy 16’s PC port has been in the works for a while, with producer Naoki Yoshida confirming earlier this month that it was in the final stages of optimization. And though a specific release date for the port has yet to be unveiled, in a recent interview with Famitsu, Yoshida provided further details on what to expect.

Though the game has been out for a while, developer Square Enix still intends to improve the experience for players of Final Fantasy 16 with a new update. The update will add several new features to the Final Fantasy 16 user interface, making things more convenient for players who like to tinker with their character builds.

During PAX East 2024, the development team forFinal Fantasy 16 revealed tons of new information for its second paid DLC, The Rising Tide. However, for those still on the base game, it’s also getting a free update that adds great quality-of-life features.

A trailer for Final Fantasy 16's upcomingThe Rising Tide DLC has just been released, revealing a new boss fight against the legendary Leviathan. The latest mainline entry in the iconic Final Fantasy series launched last summer with a gritty, medieval tale set in the twin continents of Valisthea, which is divided into warring kingdoms that are represented by Eikons, Final Fantasy 16’s take on the franchise’s Summons. It is here that a fallen nobleman named Clive Rosfield embarks on a quest for revenge that soon becomes a battle to liberate Valisthea from the dark forces that oppress its people.

To start the second day of PAX East 2024, the Final Fantasy 16 development team revealed that the game's second expansion, The Rising Tide, will launch on Thursday, April 18. The expansion will launch along with a free update for Final Fantasy 16, including some adjustments and a new battle mode for players to try out.

At a recent PAX East panel, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida and DLC director Takeo Kujiraoka offered a new look at the action RPG’s upcoming second paid DLC, The Rising Tide, along with confirming an April release date. Check out its newest trailer below.

From new story content to a flashy new battle against Leviathan to a new endgame survival mode, Final Fantasy 16’s upcoming expansion, The Rising Tide is promising to add a number of significant new things to the action RPG. Another notable addition will be Mysidia, the location that the DLC is set in, and during a recent PAX East panel dedicated to The Rising Tide, new details on Mysidia were also revealed.

Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide is going to be the action RPG’s final piece of post-launch content (probably), so appropriately enough, in addition to adding plenty of new story content, a new area to explore, a new Eikon to defeat in battle, and more, it’s also going to add new endgame content for players to dive into.

Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide will be adding everything from a new explorable location to a challenging new endgame activity, but it’s fair to say that the DLC’s biggest highlight is going to be its boss fight against Leviathan. As part of a recent panel at PAX East, producer Naoki Yoshida and DLC director Takeo Kujiraoka revealed more details on what to expect from that particular set piece.

Development on 's PC release is progressing, so much so that its launch may be a lot closer than fans originally suspected. After the latest mainline entry in Square Enix's long-running franchise managed to divide the fanbase due to its PlayStation 5 exclusivity, those who lacked Sony's consoles have been forced to wait it out. Fortunately, Clive's adventure in Valisthea will soon be available on PC, presumably with a host of performance tweaks and graphical improvements.

The PC port of Final Fantasy 16 is in the “final stages of optimisation”, producer Naoki Yoshida has revealed, with a PC demo also in the works. The game is currently a PlayStation 5 exclusive.

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida gave fans waiting for the game's PC port some good news, as he stated in an interview that the port is in the «final optimization stages» of development. Yoshida also stated that the PC version of Final Fantasy 16 may release a demo before launch, but did not disclose exact dates for the demo or the game.

The PC port of Final Fantasy 16 is in the “final stages of optimisation”, producer Naoki Yoshida has revealed, with a PC demo also in the works. The game is currently a PlayStation 5 exclusive.

Square Enix isn't ruling out the possibility of a third Final Fantasy 16 expansion, a senior company official has said. But that is not to say that fans should expect more Final Fantasy 16 DLC after The Rising Tide.

Square Enix’s Creative Business Unit 3 is gearing up for the launch of Final Fantasy 16’s next paid DLC, The Rising Tide, this Spring. However, it’s also working on the PC version. A release date hasn’t been announced, but producer Naoki Yoshida revealed to Game Informer that it’s in the “final stages of optimization.”

The first of Final Fantasy 16’s two expansions, Echoes of the Fallen, launched in December, but ever since they were announced, the one that fans have really had their eye on is The Rising Tide, the second expansion, which will see players finally battling against the Eikon Leviathan, who was notably missing in the base game’s story.

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has said that, while there is the possibility of more DLC being made for the game, players shouldn’t expect more any time soon. Final Fantasy 16 is currently gearing up for the release of its second DLC, The Rising Tide. When asked if Square Enix was interested in releasing more DLC for the title, Yoshida, while not definitively shutting down the possibility, did say that it’s unlikely.

In the video game industry, many people stick around with the company they’re attached to for quite a while for multiple reasons. They might just like the company they work at. Or, they might be trying to gain “higher ranks” there. Another reason might be they know that their talents or ideas might be more appreciated at that particular company because they’ve worked there for so long. But, on the other side of things, people sometimes depart gaming companies somewhat randomly, including because they want to “move on to a new challenge,” which is what the creator of Final Fantasy did after a while at Square before it became Square Enix.

In December last year, Square Enix announced two expansions for Final Fantasy 16, with the first, Echoes of the Fallen being shadow-dropped at the time, and the second, The Rising Tide, set for a Spring 2024 launch, and with Spring not too far away now, new details on the latter are set to be shared next month.

Industry insider Shpeshal Nick believes Final Fantasy 16 is coming to Xbox Series X/S.

Mainline Final Fantasy games have turned back the clock and gone back to being exclusive to PlayStation consoles, but it looks like that might be about to change soon. Recent rumours claimed that Square Enix was in discussions with Microsoft to bring Final Fantasy 7 Remake to Xbox consoles, and it looks like Final Fantasy 16 is following suit.

In a recent interview with the former President of SIE Worldwide Studios Shohei Yoshida, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida stated that younger developers should head a potential Final Fantasy 17 over the old guard. Though the interview touched upon the development of Final Fantasy 16, Naoki Yoshida said that nothing has been decided as far as the franchise's future goes.

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida—known among the Final Fantasy 14 fan base as Yoshi-P—believes that the next mainline game in the franchise should be made by someone new, and is equipped to take on “challenges that suit today’s world”.

Square Enix's Naoki Yoshida thinks Final Fantasy 17 should be directed by someone new to make a game «with challenges that suit today's world».

The latest IAS Game Maker's Notebook Podcast (embedded in the full article below) is a chat between Sony's head of independent development Shuhei Yoshida and Square Enix producer, designer and director Naoki Yoshida, one of the big fish behind Final Fantasy 14 and Final Fantasy 16. In a lengthy discussion of the latter game, the two Yoshidas chew over the familiar topic of where Final Fantasy should go next. According to Naoki Yoshida, it might be time for an injection of new blood.

As the team that handles Final Fantasy 14, Square Enix’s Creative Business Unit 3 (or CBU 3) has a special place in the hearts of Final Fantasy fans, and in 2023, the studio also released its first mainline single player Final Fantasy game with Final Fantasy 16. Looking ahead though, what does the future have in store for the team? Apparently, it could be something entirely new.

2023 was a huge year for PlayStation 5, with Sony finally able to cut loose and produce consoles without any of the constraints of the last few years. There’s now over 50 million PS5 consoles out in the wild, as they’ve taken a firm grasp of this generation, and then there’s the launch of the PlayStation VR 2 to hopefully rekindle their ambitions for virtual reality.

In an interview with a Japanese educational television program and originally reported in English by Japanese creator Genki , Naoki Yoshida explained that he believes cloud gaming could end “console wars” and make games accessible to all players. He hopes that players don’t need to worry about having specific pieces of gaming hardware like consoles in order to play what they’d like. 

2023 will go down in history as one of the best years the gaming industry has ever experienced. With the current generation of consoles in full swing for harnessing latent technological innovations, the only limitations this year felt like imagination — and developers are clearly not lacking in that department.

's second DLC,, will explain one of the biggest mysteries in the base game's plot. The first DLC,, is already out. It tells a side story mostly unrelated to the main one, in which Clive, Joshua, and Jill hunt down the source of synthetic dark crystals that have suddenly appeared on the black market. Its plot is nice, and certainly ties into the main game well, but the main focus of is the new bosses it adds to .

It’s been a good few months since Final Fantasy 16 was properly confirmed as coming to PC. While we’re yet to get a release date, development of FF16 on PC clearly continues apace, as the game’s producer has teased a few more details - including the fact you’ll need an SSD to play.

With Echoes of the Fallen available forFinal Fantasy 16, Square Enix is working towards the game’s second paid DLC – The Rising Tide. It’s out in Spring 2024, and as seen in the recent trailer, it features Leviathan as a new Eikon battle. While the first DLC is shorter, the second promises ten hours of gameplay, per a Famitsu interview.

PC players planning to play Final Fantasy 16 should consider an SSD «a must».

The first paid DLC for Final Fantasy 16, Echoes of the Fallen, shadow-dropped during The Game Awards for PS5. The Rising Tide is next and launches in Spring 2024, but after that, what’s next for the team? Will there be a follow-up or spin-off to the action RPG?

At long last, has announced not one, but two DLC expansions: and. This announcement comes roughly six months after the game's initial release on June 22, 2023. Although was dubbed a modern masterpiece for its thrilling approach to action RPG combat and its daring approach to mature storytelling, it also had some obvious gaps, some of which seemed to hint towards answers in future DLC.

Amid the madness of announcements at The Game Awards 2023, Square Enix has reaffirmed when the PS5 exclusivity periods for Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will end. As spotted by @IdleSloth84_, the trailer for Final Fantasy 16’s upcoming DLC, Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide, has noted that the base game isn’t available on other formats until December 31st, 2023.

Square Enix confirmed earlier this year that it was working on two paid expansions for Final Fantasy 16, and at The Game Awards, we got a full reveal for both- and even a surprise release for one of them.

The first part of Final Fantasy 16's DLC is out tonight: Echoes of the Fallen.

Square Enix announced in September it was working on two paid expansions for Final Fantasy 16, and in the absence of any details on what they will bring to the table, speculation has been in overdrive. There are, of course, some interesting doors left open for more stories to be told in Valisthea even after Final Fantasy 16’s story concludes, and in a recent interview with Japanese outlet Game Watch, director Hiroshi Takai offered some tidbits on what fans can expect.

Square Enix announced in September that it was working on two expansions for Final Fantasy 16, and while it’ll probably be a while before we’re able to play the new story content, it seems the action RPG is set to receive a new update in the near future regardless.

At launch, Final Fantasy 16 sold over 3 million units worldwide, which isn’t exactly a number to scoff at by any metric, but not long afterward, it emerged that the game’s initial sales hadn’t met “the high end” of Square Enix’s expectations. While that may be true, however, ultimately, it seems the action RPG’s launch sales have still been in line with what the company was hoping for.

Final Fantasy 16 had a pretty big weekend of announcements, as producer Naoki Yoshida announced the PC version and two installments of paid DLC that have begun development. More details on both are coming before the year is out, but for now, PS5 players can experience the latest update.

Voice actor Ben Starr, who recently voiced Final Fantasy 16 protagonist Clive Rosfield, has revealed that he would like to play the role of Raziel from Legacy of Kain if a new game in the franchise or a remake were to happen.

Upon its highly anticipated launch last month, Final Fantasy 16 sold over 3 million units worldwide, with Square Enix stating shortly afterward that it considered the action RPG’s initial sales to be “extremely strong”. It seems, however, that the momentum of its sales has slowed down considerably since then.

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has spoken out against negative comments the studio behind the game has been getting, calling these comments “tiresome”. As spotted by Eurogamer, Yoshida spoke during a special documentary about the studio that was aired in Japan.

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 16 has been out for a month now on PS5, selling over three million units in its first week. Initial sales are behind Final Fantasy 15 andFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, but the publisher still considers them “extremely strong” given the PS5’s current install base.