Final Fantasy 16 Is F**cked and PS5's New Firmware Is to Blame | Push Square
Final Fantasy 16 has been suffering from some unexpected bugs on the PS5 this past week, and it’s beginning to look like the system’s recent firmware update is to blame. Players have reported everything from graphical glitches to crashes in the console exclusive – none of which occurred prior to last week’s system software overhaul.
“Since the recent PS5 system update, there have been reports of crashes and graphics-related issues with the PS5 version of Final Fantasy 16,” a Square Enix spokesperson wrote on X (or Twitter). “We are currently checking the situation with SIE. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please wait for further updates.”
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Some fans have noted that the issues extend to other games as well, so this could be a flaw with the new firmware update – although, anecdotally, we can’t say we’ve been having any issues in our games. We assume this will all get patched up promptly, but just sit tight if you are experiencing any unusual bugs, and we’ll update as soon as we know more.
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And here I thought the motion blur on the game was bad before......
Also had issues on Death Stranding and Jedi Survivor.
Some random coder is about to get hell from their boss.
Sony promoting the PC port of FF16 by messing up the PS5 version
Stability update 5.00247284981 required urgently please
Omg I've been having some crazy graphical bugs & crashes the last few days while playing and I was worried there was something wrong with my console lol
I finally got around to finishing the game last night one of the final scenes was mad glitchy too
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