Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, which will simultaneously launch with the PC version of the game, Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition, on March 6, with both retailing for $49.99. Both console re-release and the PC port will include more than a dozen DLC packs and everything from the season pass, alongside a new map, side quests, and a first-person mode. For those that already own the game, the new content will be offered as DLC for $19.99.

• Expanded Map: Insomnia City Ruins – all-new side quests and enemies such as Cerberus and Omega will be available through the expanded map of the Crown City of Insomnia. Players will also take on the Rulers of Yore.

• A fully-controllable Royal Vessel boat, expanding the world of Eos and allowing players to explore the area between Cape Caem and Altissia. Players will also be able to fish aboard the vessel and discover new fishes and dishes.

• A new accessory that can activate the new action “Armiger Unleashed” – players will be able to unleash powerful attacks while the Armiger is summoned. After collecting all of the royal arms, players will be able to find an accessory in an unidentified part of the world, enabling access to Armiger Unleashed.

• A new first-person camera mode, allowing players to experience the game from Noctis’ perspective.

• More than a dozen pieces of downloadable content including weapons, Regalia car skins and item sets

• All season pass content including Episode Gladiolus, Episode Prompto, Multiplayer Expansion: Comrades, and Episode Ignis

• Archive – players can review the “Cosmogony” stories scattered throughout the Final Fantasy XV world. Additional local myths and legends will also be placed in various new locations, allowing players to obtain more information about the world.

• Quest to obtain and Strengthen Regalia Type-D

• New Trophies

• The Final Fantasy XV base game

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition will support up to 8K resolution, and a benchmark tool will be available on February 1st so players can test how well the game will run on their PC.

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[Spectral Blizzard]

We were supposed to get KH3 in 2018? What happened to that?
155GB? That'll take up a lot of my flash drive.
...
Wait, if KH2 is 2005, and KH3 is 2018, then...
That's 13 years...
Organization XIII...

 

[CallmeBerto]

Day one for me. This game's combat looks really fun.

 

[Jonna]

That is a part of the problem, sure. Yes it is.

But what about the stupid small world, awfully small cities, lack of interesting NPCs, lack of a well told story, something resembling a complex magic system and some strategic usage of buff/debuffs, etc.

Huh. I never had any of these issues. I find the game lots of fun.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Huh. I never had any of these issues. I find the game lots of fun.

Good for you, what can I say.
I am still to find one city out of Lestallum worth exploring.
...let me correct myself, I am still to find one city worth exploring.

 

[Naridar]

Excellent, it'll be out by the time I'm done with FF XII Zodiac Age

 

[RustInPeace]

Next year, I'm sorry, in 6 months, I'm sorry, next month, get ready for the announcement of Final Fantasy XIV: The Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood HD Combobreaker Deluxe Kenny Omega Arceus Edition. With a PC version coming 4 months after the consoles have their day.

 

[TheRealNGB]

What can we say, is hard to top the last game since final fantasy has always tried something completely different with each succeeding game, wondering why they keep calling it FINAL FANTASY when none of them has any relation to story (or probably gameplay) I'm more looking forward to secret of mana HD than Final Fantasy Seven.

They are supposed to be stand alone stories, it wouldn't be a final fantasy if the fantasy just kept continuing would it?

I do wish they would not have split up FF7 REMAKE into an episodes, I prefer to play a game in its entirety, and feel like the the whole episodic adventure thing is a step back for video games, there is a reason why people have taken to binge watching there favorite TV shows, and netflix is killing the cable industry, though I will say it has worked well for Square, Hitman and Life is Strange were at least decent games.

Can't complain about the remakes, and PC ports, haven't finished a final fantasy game since 10, so it is nice to have easily accessible and updated versions should I ever get around to them.

 

[ov3rkill]

Holy crap a ton! 8k resolution? If that ain't PC Master Race quality, then I don't what is.
I just hope it really is optimized for PC and not a bad console port and hopefully, they didn't just spend time on the graphics.
Looking forward to this game, the boyband JRPG. wohoo!

 

[Xzi]

We'll have all the FF games on Steam soon. Gib Tactics.

 

[Ethevion]

i bought a ps3 for it, a ps4 for it, then ended up playing it for xb1. but going by the original trailer its not even close to looking as fun as the caelled ps3 version. doesnt even look like the same game. someone leaked the original nomura concept and it sounds like there were supposed to be three games

Damn that was so long ago, it even looked better than what we got

 

[Pluupy]

I don't even care about the story or characters. Give me dat sweet, sweet Square Enix music.

 

[Kioku]

Shame my hype died for this game in the 5 hours I played it. ZZZZZZ

 

[Pluupy]

Don't let those GBs trick you, Squenix is known for poorly compressing FMVs and overbloating game discs.

You do realize this is a digital game, right? All developers, especially square enix, with multiple game discs bloated the file size to fit the disc. That, and from what I recall all cutscenes are live, not premade. This is next gen FF.

 

[sarkwalvein]

You do realize this is a digital game, right? All developers, especially square enix, with multiple game discs bloated the file size to fit the disc. That, and from what I recall all cutscenes are live, not premade. This is next gen FF.

Being digital doesn't change the argument at all. Downloaded gigabloat, if you prefer.

I know in engine cutscenes are popular in modern games, e.g. Xenoblade 2 has in engine cutscenes. But unless they have changed it, this will be as when I originally played it on XB1 in late 2016, and just like it was in FFXIII, overbloated ultrahigh bitrate prerendered cutscenes taking up the biggest part of the disc or of the download.

 

[Pluupy]

Being digital doesn't change the argument at all. Downloaded gigabloat, if you prefer.

I know in engine cutscenes are popular in modern games, e.g. Xenoblade 2 has in engine cutscenes. But unless they have changed it, this will be as when I originally played it on XB1 in late 2016, and just like it was in FFXIII, overbloated ultrahigh bitrate prerendered cutscenes taking up the biggest past of the disc or of the download.

That's quite an assumption for a game that isn't even out yet on the platform. It's rather obvious the higher size is from the bloody ridiculous 8k resolution.

 

[DrkBeam]

I wanted to buy the deluxe edition in November last year, but instead I bought 5 games, I'm glad I waited, i wonder if this game would be finished in 2019

 

[sarkwalvein]

That's quite an assumption for a game that isn't even out yet on the platform. It's rather obvious the higher size is from the bloody ridiculous 8k resolution.

You mean FFXV? It is out since more than a year ago. You really think they will do more than changing a couple of textures and tuning the engine for 8K for the PC release?... It doesn't normally go that way, but I guess hope is the last thing that is lost.

 

[Xenon Hacks]

I cant wait to fight Ramuh in true 4k

 

[Steena]

Hot and interesting for the story as the average porn star you could watch in your favorite cg porn web site, perhaps.
Not something that adds to a Final Fantasy experience, I think.

The protagonists were given samey, utterly unoriginal plain all black outfits to be merchandised as fashion items for their victoria's secret partnership, and that's the face of the game. i do not think authenticity of the final fantasy experience is what S-E was going for with XV.

 

[DarthDub]

This game will be the new Crysis. "But can it run Final Fantasy XV?"