Final Fantasy XVI Pre-Load Now Available

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XVI is now available for pre-load on PlayStation 5, so players can get a head start on installation before the game’s launch later this week.

In case you missed them, check out the planned post-launch updates for Final Fantasy XVI.

A pre-launch update was recently launched.

Final Fantasy XVI is set to be a more action-heavy entry than its predecessors, with a Devil May Cry V designer even taking the helm. Throughout the title, players will control the protagonist, Clive, as he confronts various Dominants, humans who have been cursed with the power to become Eikons.

Clive is the “First Shield of Rosaria,” sworn to protect his younger brother Joshua, who’s the Dominant of Phoenix. However, following a certain tragedy, Clive swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit.

The producer, Naoki Yoshida, describes this game as akin to his experience with the first Final Fantasy, as “playing the lead in an epic motion picture.” The reasoning for this title’s action-oriented approach and more classical fantasy setting was to “appeal to as wide a range of gamers as possible.” Moreover, “there will be a “comprehensive support system in place for players who aren’t too confident with action games.”

In case you missed it, check out our preview.

You can download the official Final Fantasy XVI demo now.

The tweet announcing Final Fantasy XVI’s pre-load is below:

Get ready for Thursday's launch by pre-loading Final Fantasy XVI on PlayStation 5 now. #FF16 pic.twitter.com/UNStK6JCeJ

— FINAL FANTASY XVI (@finalfantasyxvi) June 20, 2023