Ultimate Fantasy XVI on Xbox

In accordance with Ultimate Fantasy 16 producer and business legend Naoki Yoshida, popularly referred to as Yoshi-P, Sq. Enix needs to launch an Xbox port for FFXVI, however the firm cannot but affirm a timeline for a similar.

“After all we did announce the PC model of the sport, so trying in direction of the Xbox model, we do need to launch it on Xbox,” Yoshida mentioned in a Video Video games interview printed final week. “However in terms of the specifics akin to when the sport can be out there and such, we’re not able to have the ability to share something,” he added.

The producer, nonetheless, requested Xbox gamers not to surrender hope, saying that Sq. Enix very a lot needed the sport to be ported to Xbox. “However in fact, I need to say that it is not as if there’s zero hope, and we very a lot do need to obtain that. So gamers mustn’t surrender when it comes to their hopes.”

Neither Sq. Enix nor Microsoft have but confirmed an Xbox port of Ultimate Fantasy 16.

Ultimate Fantasy 16 first launched on the PS5 on June 22, 2023. The sport lately made the bounce to PC, launching on Steam and Epic Games Store on September 17. A Full Version, that bundles Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide expansions with the primary recreation, was additionally lately launched on the PS5.

Sq. Enix has launched its current Ultimate Fantasy video games completely on the PS5, a method that has ended up hurting gross sales. Earlier this yr, the writer mentioned in an earnings report that gross sales of current big-budget video games have been disappointingIn accordance with firm CEO Takashi Kiryu, gross sales of Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth, Ultimate Fantasy XVI and Foamstars — all PlayStation exclusives — fell wanting expectations when it comes to each income and revenue.

Consequently, Sq. Enix has since undergone appreciable restructuring and is shifting away from its apply of releasing its main titles first on PlayStationIn accordance with Kiryu, going ahead, massive releases might be multi-platform launches, out there throughout PlayStation, Nintendo Swap, Xbox and PC.