Hiroshi Takai, the director of Final Fantasy 16, believes it is likely that future installments in the series will be released on PC on day one.
Speaking to GamesRadar+, Hiroshi Takai discussed the decision to bring the game to PC over a year after the PlayStation 5 game's release.
When asked if it was possible for future games in the Final Fantasy series to be released on multiple platforms simultaneously, Takai said, “I think it's possible – probably even likely.”
He added: “However, the team responsible for each project can set their own policies, so this is just my personal opinion.”
FFXVI originally released for PS5 in June 2023 and will come to PC on September 17, 2024. The base game costs $49.99/£44.99 via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Final Fantasy 16 Complete Edition, which includes the base game plus the story expansions Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide, costs $69.99/£64.99.
Square Enix also released a free demo for the PC version of the game this week.
“Of course, we wanted to get the PC version out to players as quickly as possible,” he continued.
“We also have nothing to gain from delaying the release. Still, I don't think we could have done much more to speed up the porting process. Looking at the results, I think the time we invested in optimizing the game for PC was well spent.”