Final Fantasy 16 PC Port Officially Announced With September Release Date and a Demo

PC gamers, your wait will be over soon, as Square Enix has officially announced that Final Fantasy 16 is headed to PC on September 17, 2024.

Announced ahead of tomorrow's gamescom Opening Night Live presentation, the publisher confirmed that the PC port is on the way and will cost $49.99. Final Fantasy 16's two DLC expansions, Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide, are launching simultaneously on PC, too, but you'll need to pay extra if you want to play them. While it's unclear if the story add-ons can be purchased individually, Square Enix is offering a "Complete Edition" version of the game for $69.99 that comes with the base experience, both DLC expansions, and a few miscellaneous in-game items. Additionally, Square Enix confirmed that a demo is available on Steam and the Epic Games Store now, with any progress made in the demo carrying over to the full build.

Final Fantasy 16 was released in 2023 exclusively for the PS5. Last September, Square Enix confirmed that a Final Fantasy 16 PC port was in the works, which came to the surprise of many as Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida previously shut down the possibility of it coming to PC, noting players should go buy a PS5 if they wanted to play it. In March, during an interview with Game Informer, Yoshida revealed that the PC port of Final Fantasy 16 was in the "final stages of optimization" and hinted that the system requirements to run the game would be "somewhat high."

In our review of Final Fantasy 16, IGN wrote: "Featuring fast, reflex-driven, action-heavy combat, Final Fantasy 16 is certainly a departure from what fans may expect out of a Final Fantasy game, but its excellent story, characters, and world-building are right up there with the best the series has to offer, and the innovative Active Time Lore feature should set a new standard for how lengthy, story-heavy games keep players invested in its world."

Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.