[STEAM] Final Fantasy 16 Director Says Future Games in the Franchise Will 'Likely' Come to PC Day One

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director Hiroshi Takai has said future games in the franchise will "likely" come to PC at launch as publisher Square Enix pursues its multiplatform strategy.

Takai was asked by

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if future Final Fantasy games would come to PC day one, and replied with not a definitive answer but certainly a suggestive one. "I think it's possible," he said. "Probably even likely."

Final Fantasy 16 was originally a PlayStation 5 exclusive but was

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, with a September 17, 2024 release date. Producer

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, but nothing has been announced yet.

Square Enix is eager to double down on multiplatform releases regardless, which would meaning bringing Final Fantasy beyond its traditional PlayStation releases and to the likes of Xbox, PC, and perhaps even Nintendo.

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, when Square Enix declared it would "shift to a multiplatform strategy" through a three year plan to reboot the company.

Final Fantasy 17 is still a long way away, of course, as while it's almost certainly in development at Square Enix the publisher hasn't mentioned it at all yet. And as the previous game came out recently in 2023, fans likely won't hear more for years.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

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