Final Fantasy XVI, the upcoming installment successful the long-running JRPG series, drops connected June 22 arsenic a PlayStation 5 exclusive. That exclusivity is simply a spot of a bummer arsenic different Final Fantasy games, specified arsenic Final Fantasy VII Remake, were besides disposable connected PC. And the past mainline entry, Final Fantasy XV, was multiplatform. Unfortunately, astatine slightest for now, the caller Final Fantasy crippled volition stay connected PlayStation 5 only, according to the game’s producer.

Producer Naoki Yoshida, colloquially known arsenic Yoshi-P, was interviewed astatine a Mahjong tournament implicit the weekend, wherever helium was whether Final Fantasy XVI would travel to PC, thing Square Enix confirmed erstwhile it revealed the game astir 2 years ago. However, contempt that item recovered successful the footnote substance astatine the bottommost of the trailer, Yoshi-P said the merchandise accusation is wrong, according to a “rough translation” by the Japanese gaming quality Twitter relationship Genki_JPN. In fact, determination whitethorn not beryllium a PC mentation coming astatine all, arsenic Yoshi-P is seemingly suggesting folks spell retired and bargain a PS5 instead.

“Nobody said a connection astir a PC mentation releasing,” Yoshi-P said. “Why is it similar a PC mentation is releasing six months later? Don’t interest astir that, bargain a PS5! Sorry, I went overboard. We did our champion truthful delight look guardant to it.”

It’s absorbing Yoshi-P is purporting that a PC mentation isn’t planned. Scrubbing done immoderate aged Final Fantasy XVI trailers, such arsenic the “Awakening” 1 from September 2020, it was decidedly stated that the crippled is “not disposable connected different platforms for a constricted clip aft merchandise connected PS5,” suggesting it could perchance deed different consoles successful the aboriginal astatine the precise least. Such was the lawsuit with the Final Fantasy VII Remake, wherever the “limited time” model was astir a year. However, each caller selling for the game, from newer trailers to its authoritative website, present makes nary notation of it coming to PC. This is unfortunate considering different Final Fantasy games are connected much platforms than conscionable PlayStation and the information that Sony’s newest console tin inactive beryllium hard to find. But successful the expansive strategy of things, knowing however heavy Square Enix’s narration with PlayStation is, it’s not surprising. At slightest the exclusivity woody should take vantage of the PlayStation 5's hardware truthful that there’s nary loading.

Kotaku reached retired to Square Enix for clarification but did not person a reply before publication.

Alongside sticking firmly to PlayStation consoles, Final Fantasy XVI has been rated mature for definite types of content featured successful the game. Specifically, according to a translation connected the Brazilian Ministério da Justiça website, for hatred crimes (yikes) and enactment scenes (nice).