After releasing a benchmark that allows you to test how well Final Fantasy XV will run on your computer, Square Enix has now put out a demo for the upcoming Final Fantasy XV PC port. The demo will cover all of the first chapter of the game, letting players test-run the game prior to official release on March 6th. Completing the first chapter should take on average 2 hours to complete, although it should be noted that progress made in the demo will not carry over to the full release. The install size of the demo is about 20GB, and the minimum requirements to run it are listed below.

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  MINIMUM:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    
  • OS: Windows® 7 SP1/ Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 64-bit
    
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500（3.3GHz and above）/ AMD FX™-6100 （3.3GHz and above）
    
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon™ R9 280
    
  • DirectX: Version 11
    
  • Storage: 100 GB available space
    
  • Sound Card: DirectSound® compatible sound card, Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos support
    
  • Additional Notes: 720p 30fps

If you're interested in trying out the demo, and you have an Nvidia graphics card, be sure to grab the latest GeForce drivers, as those have been updated to include official support for FFXV. At the time of writing, the demo is only available on Origin and Windows Store, but a Steam release should follow up by the end of the day. If you want to force the Steam demo to download, you can run the following command on Windows steam://install/671210 which will add it to your download queue.

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GBAtemp official review of FFXV

 

[TotalInsanity4]

The install size of the demo is about 20GB

Wh-

Why?...

 

[the_randomizer]

Downloading the demo now

Wh-

Why?...

Yeah, that is a bit..odd, this game's size is well, uh, inflated?

 

[Lazyboss]

Wh-

Why?...

What why? it's only 20GB, most of the video games demos size is .... wait WTF? 20GB???

 

[the_randomizer]

What why? it's only 20GB, most of the video games demos size is .... wait WTF? 20GB???

I hate to think on how big the full game will be.

Edit: full game 100 GB

*stands up and leaves*

fuck off, lets give up on that
final fantasy worst game hate on it flame >O>

Wat

 

[darcangel]

18,7gb
downloading now

 

[Kioku]

Yeah, the game is bigger than some people realize. The consoles had a compressed version. On the PC it seems we'll get the full graphical experience.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Yeah, the game is bigger than some people realize. The consoles had a compressed version. On the PC it seems we'll get the full graphical experience.

The full unoptimized experience!

 

[Kioku]

The full unoptimized experience!

We'll see. Wouldn't be surprised but Squenix does have a dedicated PC team.. I don't understand their choice to launch on 3 stores.

 

[Pluupy]

Gamers: "I wish there were some games that pushed modern hardware"

Square-Enix releases Final Fantasy XV on PC with uncompressed textures.

Gamers: "wait no nevermind"

 

[Lazyboss]

Yeah, the game is bigger than some people realize. The consoles had a compressed version. On the PC it seems we'll get the full graphical experience.

For a boring world full of petrol stations and PS2.5 graphics? 100 GB is too much if you ask me.
Loading screen is taking forever even on PS4 Pro, i guess it's just the developers don't know how to optimize the game, there are many games with bigger world and details and their size is 50GB max, look at Witcher 3 for example.

 

[Kioku]

For a boring world full of petrol stations and PS2.5 graphics? 100 GB is too much if you ask me.
Loading screen is taking forever even on PS4 Pro, i guess it's just the developers don't know how to optimize the game, there are many games with bigger world and details and their size is 50GB max, look at Witcher 3 for example.

Witcher 3 is an all around well made game... But not as flashy... And in all honesty doesn't look as good as people make it sound..

 

[CallmeBerto]

Gamers: "I wish there were some games that pushed modern hardware"

Square-Enix releases Final Fantasy XV on PC with uncompressed textures.

Gamers: "wait no nevermind"

I wish I could like this 100 times.

I for one can't wait to see how this baby runs once I get home.

 

[Kioku]

I wish I could like this 100 times.

I for one can't wait to see how this baby runs once I get home.

Ditto. Gonna download tonight and try it before work tomorrow.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

@Chary Also the final game will have two versions. 100GB for 1080P and 155GB for FULL 4K textures, so yeah. If you DESPERATELY NEED TO HAVE 4K...

Also you forgot to mention some bonus stuff like the half life costume.

Spoiler

The only reason why I'm trying this demo is cause it was the demo I wish they had on the playstation store, Also it would help me to see if the benchmark was absolute rubbish.

 

[Kioku]

@Chary Also the final game will have two versions. 100GB for 1080P and 155GB for FULL 4K textures, so yeah. If you DESPERATELY NEED TO HAVE 4K...

Also you forgot to mention some bonus stuff like the half life costume.

1080ti in Quad SLI for 4k thoooo

 

[Lazyboss]

Witcher 3 is an all around well made game... But not as flashy... And in all honesty doesn't look as good as people make it sound..

Does this hair look flashy to you?

 

[Kioku]

Does this hair look flashy to you?

Not as flat as Geralt. That's for sure. I digress.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

1080ti in Quad SLI for 4k thoooo

4K "Textures" Not resolution, both versions will support 4K resolution screens. The game will have a optional version with better quality textures, not just higher resolution. Kinda like how sonic 4 episode 2 on Google play has two optional downloads, THD (Tegra High Definition) takes advantage of the Tegra 3 hardware in the device to improve quality with better looking game and higher framerates, optimized for enabled devices.

 

[Kioku]

4K "Textures" Not resolution, both versions will support 4K resolution screens. The game will have a optional version with better quality textures, not just higher resolution. Kinda like how sonic 4 episode 2 on Google play has two optional downloads, THD (Tegra High Definition) takes advantage of the Tegra 3 hardware in the device to improve quality with better looking game and higher framerates, optimized for enabled devices.

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I know the difference. My joke was lost in your seriousness. Ugh.