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Final Fantasy XV Pre-Beta Already Running on PC and PS4; Dev Talks About Memory Constaints

A few days ago, Final Fantasy XV Programmer Satoshi Kitade mentioned that the pre-beta build of the game is already playable from beginning to end. Afterwards, he followed up with further information.

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DarkOcelet3812d ago

"First of all, he explained on the official forum that the build runs on PC. It also works on PS4, but there are still areas that require optimization and memory-related adjustments."

This game has to come to PC. It will look Jaw Dropping in 4k/60fps.

DarkOcelet3812d ago

If the game is already running on PC then there is no reason for it not to come to the PC. Witcher 3 and Fallout 4 sold well on PC and so did Tomb Raider Reboot.

Abriael3812d ago

When I talked to Tabata, he told me that they won't consider it until after launch, because it's different to tune the game for console and for PC.

DarkOcelet3812d ago

That kinda sucks. And i am not waiting anymore for this beauty. I am getting this day 1 on PS4. But i will definitely get it later on PC when its released.

BiggCMan3812d ago

I appreciate that you are like the only journalist in the industry that is keeping people up to date on this game Guiseppe, even with the smallest things such as this or the HUD and minimap photo from the other day. I can't think of anyone else who is doing this work like you are man. I am so excited for this game, and if I had to depend on IGN or some other site for information on it, I would never get anything at all. It's a wonder that there are so many people that still think the game is years off, but not people who are informed like me because of all the information I learn from you talking with Tabata and others. This game will come in 2016, I really feel it. Tabata taking over was the best thing to happen, and he has been giving so much information to the fans, and applying feedback from the demo etc. Cannot wait for the March Active Time Report.

Abriael3812d ago

@BiggCMan: thanks man. I do my best :D And yes, I'm pretty sure we'll get a fall 2016 worldwide release.

I don't *know*, but all logic points there.

AlphaKennyOne3812d ago

I will only buy this game if it comes out on PC.

mikeslemonade3812d ago

I will be playing the "free" version since SE destoryed FF7 remake. I will not put money I earn into such a stupid publisher.

Gatsu3812d ago

Lets hope it will come eventually :).

Somebody3812d ago

Ouch! The comment section for that article is a very bad place for any passing PC gamer. It's becoming apparent that some console game devs need the PC market to help with sales but it seems that some console fans aren't that eager seeing PC beggars get their hands on it.

badz1493811d ago

no Xbone version? is it not coming?

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Abracadabra3812d ago (Edited 3812d ago )

Final Fantasy 14 was released simultaneously on PC and consoles.
Wouldn't be surprised if happens the same thing with Final Fantasy 15.

EDIT:
@Eiyuuou
With the game running from the get go on the PC, do you really think Square will wait a long time to release it on PC?
BTW... did you see the price of the just released Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII on PC? It's 15€. Do you really think Square is going to wait one or two years to release it on PC, loose a crap load of money and price it at 15-20€ on release?
If I was a betting man, I would bet Square will release FF15 on PC very close to the consoles release date.

Eiyuuou3812d ago

Sorry, but that analogy isn't logical. After all, FFXIV is an MMO and thus an exception. The mainline FF games always have a delayed release on PC. Just look at the XIII saga.

Eiyuuou3812d ago

Oh don't get me wrong. I didn't mean to say that it'll be a long delay.

My guess is in 2017.

Shubaltz3812d ago

It wasn't actually, the PS3 version of the original FFXIV was delayed because of the game's quality and the fact that it couldn't run on PS3. ARR was redesigned completely due to memory and resource problems with PS3 and is still causing problems for the game overall.

_-EDMIX-_3812d ago

LMFAO! What? No, just god no. That is exteremly unlikely and your saying this about a MMO MADE FOR PC in mind.

FFXII, FFXIII etc didn't come day in date to PC, some title never came to PC.

FFXV as of right now is very, very likely to not come day and date to PC.

It will come, sure as I don't see it not going to PC, but not day and date as that would have been stated long ago if they where wanted that. They still need funding for that version, so its likely to come after release.

tontontam03812d ago

YES, they can milk more money by delaying the game, hardcore ffXV fans will not wait for the pc release, they will buy the console version as early as possible, then replay the game when the pc version is released.

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joab7773812d ago (Edited 3812d ago )

It should. Didn't Sony just free up more memory for devs? It's vague to me, but I remember 6gb being allowed b4, w 2 held for OS etc. Now, they've freed up 7gb of ddr5 ram, so maybe that will help a little with optimization. It will never be like some PC's, but it will look pretty damn good. Fingers crossed for performance. I know Square hates taking graphical hits lol!

DarkOcelet3812d ago

Square Enix never downgraded a Final Fantasy game before so i dont think this will happen here. And all of their Final Fantasy games performance were excellent except for PC.

SugarSoSweet3812d ago

Exactly devs went from using 300-400 mb memory to 6-7 gbs thats more then enough of an increase!

d_g3812d ago (Edited 3812d ago )

you need a Beast to run Final Fantasy XV at 4k/60fps.

http://image.noelshack.com/...
https://d.maxfile.ro/ddanhk...

hopefully we will see the PC-version soon

everybody deserve to play this game

DarkOcelet3812d ago

Well, it gives me a reason to get another 980ti.

I promised myself once this game gets released on PC, i will have to play it at 4k/60fps.

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marioJP873811d ago

Disagreers to your post have consoles that can't run at 4K or 60 fps. lmao

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Kenshin_BATT0USAI3812d ago

While this isn't a pc-version announcement, I think given SE's current track record they are not opposed to the idea. IMO, their pc ports have been getting better.

Kalebninja3812d ago

It took almost 2 years for lightning returns to go on PC so I don't have my hopes up high.

Kenshin_BATT0USAI3812d ago (Edited 3812d ago )

That's true, however let's consider this.

FF13 - October 9, 2014
FF13-2 - December 11, 2014
LRFF13 - December 10, 2015

They did 3 FF ports in 1 year and 2 months.
Each progressively a better port than the last.

joab7773812d ago

Maybe it's a sign that it will be coming much sooner this time.

Kalebninja3812d ago

Those dates don't necessarily mean anything, you could look at it that they waited for the whole trilogy to end before putting it on PC.

KainYago3812d ago

This means that square enix will relase it to consoles and if it sells well after a year it will be relased on pc probably. i think (i dont know it but it should run on pc because the luminous engine is a pc engine in the first place)

Kenshin_BATT0USAI3812d ago (Edited 3812d ago )

From my understanding, they're basically building the game on pc, then porting it over to ps4 and xbox 1.

That said, I'm not saying this is confirmation or anything but given their recent track record and success on pc. This wouldn't be weird to see happen. (I mean why else are they putting in the effort to basically port every FF game onto pc otherwise?)

MJunior3812d ago

I don't work more with games, but make a port of a offline game to PC in this gen isn't much expensive.

Today, make an game for PS4/XONE and not PC is a error.

Romitajr3812d ago

Exclusives are bad for gamers.

NovaCorps3812d ago (Edited 3812d ago )

no thats good...if there was no exlcusives then no uncharted,gran turismo,FF,halo,gears,no playstaion,no xboxmno nintendo
wtf are you talking about

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Six Times When Games Turned Into A Horror Game

Ever play a game a game only to discover at some point it transforms into a horror game? No? Well Netto's Game Room shares six games that do just that!

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P_Bomb378d ago

Immediately thought of the El Dorado zombie dudes in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

raWfodog378d ago (Edited 378d ago )

Not necessarily a ‘horror’ moment, but I remember feeling really tense and anxious when the Flood were first introduced in the original Halo. I never felt more on edge or nervous in that whole game as that moment. I think it was the whole buildup that something terrible was coming but you didn’t know exactly what.

Another non-horror game that had me feeling it was Subnautica. The deep dark depths, and knowing that sea monsters were lurking nearby, had me jumping at every sound.

NettosGameRoom378d ago

That scene where you first see them attack is pretty crazy!

Relientk77378d ago

I remember being scared of the Asylum level in the most recent Thief game from 2014.

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Final Fantasy XV Datamine Reveals Hidden Chapter 14 Scene That Was Cut

A new datamine of game files from Final Fantasy XV has revealed a cut scene from Chapter 14 that didn't make it into the final release.

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gold_drake513d ago

always liked 15, but the development was shch a shitshow. it could have been so much more.

but Tabata did a good job with what he had regardless

DivineHand125513d ago

Ff15 was a missed opportunity from square as they transitioned from turn based to real time.

One of the issues is that it was 30 fps. The combat mechanics required precision dodges to activate Noctis teleport ability and it was difficult to do at 30 fps. I am glad they rectified that in FF16. The story and flow also felt like it went through a chopshop similar to how some live service games end up when they are trying to meet a deadline. Those extra episodes they sold as dlc should have been in the maingame.

FF15 is one of the weaker entries in the series.

Z501512d ago

Dodges don't activate the teleport ability. Teleport was R1 + O. Dodge was just the O button. Explain the Black Hood (the item that automatically Dodges for you)

TheNamelessOne512d ago

Ah yes; FF XV.
The beginning of me coming to the realization the series was no longer for me.

Michiel1989512d ago

16 was a lot better, I think 15 was just a big mess with how development went and all. The music though, one of the best in the series, probably the only reason I finished the game.

Cacabunga512d ago

At least FF15 had RPG elements . 16 was just an action game from beginning to end.

Michiel1989512d ago

I rather have a good action game than a bad rpg with 2 button combat

Cacabunga512d ago (Edited 512d ago )

Then call it something else then FF. I got scammed with FF16. Nothing of what i expected it to be.
Even the action is bad in it, especially after the demo section where absolutely nothing happens until the very end.

FF15 isnt a great game but it has some variety at least.

CrimsonWing69512d ago

That initial trailer with the Leviathan fight was the game I wish we got. The actual retail release was watchdogged to all Hell and while there’s enjoyment to be had in the game, it’s such an incomplete product and so many elements feel so slapped together without any cohesion.

Like, don’t get me wrong, I loved fishing, cooking, and the first third of the game, but I much rather they made a story that didn’t feel barely there and the the last third of the game didn’t feel so rushed and unfinished.

Becuzisaid512d ago

Every time a party member left for a period of time screamed future paid dlc. It was horrible.

Imagine Dagger and Steiner making the party go to sleep in Lindblum in FF9 disc 1 and then taking off to Alexandria by foot themselves, but then never playing their side of the adventure in disc 2 when they smuggle her through the South Gate in pickles, take the cable car and fight the Waltz, head to Treno and start the quest to find Supersoft. They just eventually reunite with the main party in the future without explanation of what went on in their adventure.

Or Sephiroth's backstory in the famous Kalm flashback being added as a dlc pack. Same goes for Vincent, Cid, or Yuffie for that matter.

Oh and anything to do with Jenova, the Ancients, Aerith, her mom and Gast, shoved into a 2 hour CG movie or 5 hour anime ministries that's considered required viewing for anything in the main game to make sense or have characters actually be interesting.

I enjoyed FF15 at the time, and finished it, but it's bright spots are marred by a bad development cycle and a worse marketing scheme.

CrimsonWing69512d ago

What’s sad is when I watched a vid on the entire story (that wasn’t properly told in the actual game)!it was really solid and could’ve been one of the most epic stories in any FF. I think a lot of the compilation and cross-media stuff really f*cked it all up.

gurp512d ago

FFXV was underrated in my opinion
I have played all of the final fantasy games, and I loved this game
turn based to me takes too long, I like active battle
the extra dlc and chapters should have been included in the original release, but it is nice that they fixed the game later

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Here Are The Games Leaving PS Plus Extra & Premium In May 2024

Here are the games that will be leaving the Extra and Premium tiers of the PS Plus subscription service in the month of May, 2024.

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gold_drake765d ago

crazy, glad i own the ones i wanted to revisit and play

ChasterMies764d ago

Absolver Downfall
Abzu
Adrift
Ashen
Elex
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X | X-2
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age
Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
How To Survive 2
I Am Dead
Jotun
Last Stop
Minit
Moster Jam Steel Titans 2
My Friend Pedro
Observation
Sundered Eldritch Edition
The Artful Escape
The Messenger
This Is The Police
This Is The Police 2
World of Final Fantasy

Asterphoenix764d ago

Glad that I absolutely can't stand subscription services.

Petebloodyonion764d ago (Edited 764d ago )

I don't recall Sony forcing you to subscribe like nobody forced you to go to Blockbuster to rent games instead of buying them.

SonyStyled764d ago

Pay-per-view was almost cheaper than the cost of gas and rental fee from Blockbuster. Blockbuster doesn’t exist today. Are you being sarcastic?