News: Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition Benchmark and Pre-Orders Now Live

[HarleyQuinn]

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 1, 2017) – Fans can now pre-order FINAL FANTASY® XV WINDOWS EDITION in advance of its March 6 release on STEAM®, Origin and Windows 10. A benchmark tool and instructions to help players optimize their PCs in preparation for launch are also now available here. http://www.jp.square-enix.com/ff15/PC/benchmark/en

Pre-orders through STEAM, Origin and Windows 10 will include receive pre-order bonuses:

Pre-order through Microsoft Store:

• The bonus “FFXV Powerup Pack,” containing “Dodanuki,” a sleek sword created by a bladesmith, reducing enemy defense with each slash. The pack also includes 10 phoenix downs and 10 elixirs.

Pre-order through STEAM:

• The bonus “FFXV Fashion Collection,” containing a selection of T-shirts for Noctis to wear.
  • EPISODE GLADIOLUS Tee enhances strength
  • EPISODE PROMPTO Tee accelerates HP recovery rate
  • EPISODE IGNIS Tee increases critical hit rate
  • COMRADES Tee increases maximum HP

Pre-order through Origin:

• The bonus “FFXV Decal Selection,” containing an array of colorful decals for the Regalia car celebrating Gladiolus, Prompto and Ignis, along with the men and women of the Kingsglaive.

Full details regarding the pre-order bonuses are available here: http://sqex.to/FF15PC. More details regarding early purchase bonuses, which are additional to the pre-order/purchase bonuses listed above, will be announced at a later time.

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION features:

• Expanded Map: Insomnia City Ruins – all-new side quests and enemies such as Cerberus and Omega will be available through the expanded map of the Crown City of Insomnia. Players can also take on a battle with the Rulers of Yore.
• A fully-controllable Royal Vessel boat, expanding the world of Eos and allowing players to explore the area between Cape Caem and Altissia. Players will also be able to fish aboard the vessel and discover new fish and recipes.
• A new accessory that can activate the new action “Armiger Unleashed” - players will be able to unleash powerful attacks while the Armiger is summoned. After collecting all of the royal arms, players will be able to find an accessory in an unidentified part of the world, enabling access to Armiger Unleashed.
• A new first-person camera mode, allowing players to experience the game from Noctis’ perspective.
• More than a dozen pieces of downloadable content including weapons, Regalia car skins and item sets.
• All current season pass content including: EPISODE GLADIOLUS, EPISODE PROMPTO, MULTIPLAYER EXPANSION: COMRADES and EPISODE IGNIS.
• Archive – players can review the “Cosmogony” stories scattered throughout the FINAL FANTASY XV world. Additional local myths and legends will also be placed in various new locations. Through them, players will be able to obtain more information about the world.
• Quest to obtain and Strengthen Regalia Type-D

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION supports Native 4K and 8K resolutions with HDR10 and DOLBY ATMOS® along with ongoing mod support. Minimum, recommended and 4K HDR PC specifications for players looking to enjoy the ultimate experience on PC are outlined below.

　 Minimum Specs Recommended Specs 4K HDR Specs
OS Windows® 7 SP1/ Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 64-bit Windows® 7 SP1/ Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 64-bit Windows® 10 64-bit Fall Creators update
CPU Intel® Core™ i5-2500（3.3GHz and above）
AMD FX™-6100 （3.3GHz and above） Intel® Core™ i7-3770（3.4GHz and above）
AMD FX™-8350（4.0 GHz and above） Intel® Core™ i7-7700 （3.6GHz and above）
AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600X （3.6GHz and above）
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
AMD Radeon™ R9 280 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB VRAM
Radeon™ RX 480 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti
Main Memory 8GB 16GB 16GB
Target Resolution & Framerate 720p 30fps 1080p 30fps 4K HDR (2160p) 30 fps or 1440p 60fps
Hard Disc Free Space on SSD
OVER 100GB OVER 155GB
Sound Card DirectSound® Sound Card, Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos
DirectX® DirectX 11
Other DVD-ROM／DVD-ROM Drive*, mouse, keyboard, gamepad**
*A DVD-ROM Drive (one-sided 1 layer / 2 layer) is required
**Game is compatible with gamepad but not required

*Note if the customer’s computer doesn’t meet the operating environment requirements, or even in the case that it does meet the environment requirements and recommended requirements, there will be cases where the operations may not function correctly due to the combinations or compatibility between each of the drivers, hardware and software.

*Note that the physical version disc is an installer only. Internet connection as well as STEAM account registration is required in order to play the game. Any internet access fee or connection fee must be covered by the customer.

This game is rated T (Teen). Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org for more information about ratings.

About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix, Inc. is affiliated with a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 135 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 75 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 63 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at http://na.square-enix.com/.


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[mbuzma]

So the R9 280 is the minimum required AMD card ? Looks like I'll have to play the game on low settings.
I'm kind of sick of the developers optimizing just for Nvidia.

 

[mbuzma]

Well, apparently the benchmark has no customizable settings, only 3 presets - high, medium, low. The "high" preset enables almost all Nvidia Gameworks features, crippling performance on AMD cards. Hopefully the game itself will let us customize settings.

 

[Seifer_Leonhart]

I am sad of the fact that Final Fantasy X-2 will never have nude mods because it never had a PC release while this one will obviously have it. I will stick with the console version on this one.

 

[mbuzma]

But FFX-2 was released on PC ? just in remastered form.

 

[holmes22]

Armiger Unleashed makes it sound pretty new and exciting but for some reason I expect something a little less spectacular than that. Three presets is not really inviting though.

 

[Seifer_Leonhart]

But FFX-2 was released on PC ? just in remastered form.

I have no idea there is a Steam release. I am downloading it now and I am am going to look for mods I necessarily needed.

 

[overcast]

I think Windows version have got lot of updates. I am sure console version users are going to feel envy about changes. hoping that the franchise will roll the updates commonly to all users in future. It seems like benchmark is good.

 

[amitkokiladitya]

I think Windows version have got lot of updates. I am sure console version users are going to feel envy about changes. hoping that the franchise will roll the updates commonly to all users in future. It seems like benchmark is good.

If this is really true then I will be the happiest person on this earth at present. Now I have only a limited access to my console and I prefer to play games on my desktop itself. The improved windows version will definitely help to improve my level of gaming.

 

[mbuzma]

I have no idea there is a Steam release. I am downloading it now and I am am going to look for mods I necessarily needed.

Well I just saw a "less revealing mod" for Yuna, Rikku and Paine but not the nude one. You might get disappointed haha.

 

[mbuzma]

I think Windows version have got lot of updates. I am sure console version users are going to feel envy about changes. hoping that the franchise will roll the updates commonly to all users in future. It seems like benchmark is good.

What do you mean ? additions or future updates ? I think the Windows version has DLC that was already released on consoles as well as some exclusive content that the consoles will also get with the Royal Edition.

 

[Maestro]

I think Windows version have got lot of updates. I am sure console version users are going to feel envy about changes. hoping that the franchise will roll the updates commonly to all users in future. It seems like benchmark is good.

Windows version definitely has more attractive updates.

 

[Anachiwo]

I am sad of the fact that Final Fantasy X-2 will never have nude mods because it never had a PC release while this one will obviously have it. I will stick with the console version on this one.

Haha, this guy... You would always have one thing to complain about FF XV. It's just practically obvious that you aren't pleased with that particular game series of FF 15. Just play it for the fun of it mate.

 

[Maestro]

The best way to get the most out of Final Fantasy XV windows edition is to go for the pre-order bonuses.