Ultimate Fantasy XVI, the upcoming installment within the long-running JRPG sequence, drops on June 22 as a PlayStation 5 unique. That exclusivity is a little bit of a bummer as different Ultimate Fantasy video games, corresponding to Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake, had been additionally obtainable on PC. And the final mainline entry, Ultimate Fantasy XV, was multiplatform. Sadly, at the least for now, the brand new Ultimate Fantasy recreation will stay on PlayStation 5 solely, in keeping with the sport’s producer.
Producer Naoki Yoshida, colloquially generally known as Yoshi-P, was interviewed at a Mahjong event over the weekend, the place he was requested whether or not Ultimate Fantasy XVI would come to PC, one thing Sq. Enix confirmed when it revealed the sport virtually two years in the past. Nevertheless, regardless of that element discovered within the footnote textual content on the backside of the trailer, Yoshi-P mentioned the discharge info is incorrect, in keeping with a “tough translation” by the Japanese gaming information Twitter account Genki_JPN. In reality, there might not be a PC model coming in any respect, as Yoshi-P is outwardly suggesting of us exit and purchase a PS5 as an alternative.
“No one mentioned a phrase a couple of PC model releasing,” Yoshi-P mentioned. “Why is it like a PC model is releasing six months later? Don’t fear about that, purchase a PS5! Sorry, I went overboard. We did our greatest so please look ahead to it.”
It’s fascinating Yoshi-P is purporting {that a} PC model isn’t deliberate. Scrubbing by way of some previous Ultimate Fantasy XVI trailers, such because the “Awakening” one from September 2020, it was undoubtedly said that the sport is “not obtainable on different platforms for a restricted time after launch on PS5,” suggesting it may probably hit different consoles sooner or later on the very least. Such was the case with the Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake, the place the “restricted time” window was a couple of 12 months. Nevertheless, all current advertising and marketing for the sport, from newer trailers to its official web site, now makes no point out of it coming to PC. That is unlucky contemplating different Ultimate Fantasy video games are on extra platforms than simply PlayStation and the truth that Sony’s latest console can nonetheless be tough to search out. However within the grand scheme of issues, understanding how deep Sq. Enix’s relationship with PlayStation is, it’s not stunning. No less than the exclusivity deal ought to take advantage of the PlayStation 5’s hardware in order that there’s no loading.
Kotaku reached out to Sq. Enix for clarification however didn’t obtain a reply earlier than publication.
Alongside sticking firmly to PlayStation consoles, Ultimate Fantasy XVI has been rated mature for sure sorts of content material featured within the recreation. Particularly, in keeping with a translation on the Brazilian Ministério da Justiça web site, for hate crimes (yikes) and intercourse scenes (good).