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.
Naoki Yoshida - aka Yoshi-P of FF14 fame - told Famitsu that while full system requirements would be revealed “in due course”, an SSD should be considered a “must” for playing FF16 on PC due to the demands of its visuals on a slower hard drive.
“I would like you to prepare an SSD,” Yoshida said. (Thanks, Eurogamer.) “Even if we did our best to adjust the GPU, in FF16, a game where loading speed is critical, the HDD would be a pain…
“Of course, we will do our best to optimise as much as possible, but we cannot overcome the hardware barrier alone, so please consider that an SSD is a must.”
Yoshida added some further comments on the future of Final Fantasy 16 after it arrives on PC, shooting down hope for a full sequel - so don’t expect FFXVI-2 - or spin-off after its upcoming pair of DLC expansions. At least, that’s not on the team’s current plan.
“The development team for FF16 has been disbanded, except for the main DLC team, but at least we don't imagine that we'll create a sequel or spin-off to FF16,” Yoshida said. “I have accumulated a lot of knowledge from FF16. Rather than continuing with one title forever, I would like to use that knowledge to consider new challenges, such as the next title.
“However, if you ask me if there will be anything related to FF16 in the future, I don't know. I don't know what will happen, so I won't say anything explicitly.”
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