The reason FFXIV is lacking content is because of casualization.

[Krotoan]

Dont quote me on this, but there have been whispers about a PC port. When, I dont know, but it has been mentioned.

There is a contract of exclusivity for the PS5 release. Yoshi stated they were unconcerned with optimizing for a PC port at the moment and he seems pretty sure most people's PCs cannot handle the game as it is meant to be played. This does not mean never and the language he used did hint that it was not out of the question, just not a priority or being simultaneously worked on so they could focus on hitting the PS5 release with the original vision intact. However I would be surprised as heck if after that exclusivity period ended an announcement that the game was being released on PC wouldn't be shortly after.

[RitsukoSonoda]

There is a contract of exclusivity for the PS5 release. Yoshi stated they were unconcerned with optimizing for a PC port at the moment and he seems pretty sure most people's PCs cannot handle the game as it is meant to be played. This does not mean never and the language he used did hint that it was not out of the question, just not a priority or being simultaneously worked on so they could focus on hitting the PS5 release with the original vision intact. However I would be surprised as heck if after that exclusivity period ended an announcement that the game was being released on PC wouldn't be shortly after.

Yeah I came across something claiming that the FFXVI devs claimed only the PS5 could handle the game's combat.

High end Gaming PC's can outperform a PS5 provided they're configured properly. However there are lots of PC gamers out there with mid to low end systems or ones that follow all the "advice" they see on reddit for system configurations.

[RyuDragnier]

Yeah I came across something claiming that the FFXVI devs claimed only the PS5 could handle the game's combat.

High end Gaming PC's can outperform a PS5 provided they're configured properly. However there are lots of PC gamers out there with mid to low end systems or ones that follow all the "advice" they see on reddit for system configurations.

Considering the team's experience with working with FFXIV, hopefully when the PC port for FFXVI finally comes, it will be heavily optimized and have a good launch.

[RitsukoSonoda]

Considering the team's experience with working with FFXIV, hopefully when the PC port for FFXVI finally comes, it will be heavily optimized and have a good launch.

That would be a hope. However given the trend that a majority of these "games gone wrong" clip compilations are people playing on PC experiencing glitches in their version of the game... at least we can get some amusing videos if it's not. lol

[CStrife912]

There is a contract of exclusivity for the PS5 release. Yoshi stated they were unconcerned with optimizing for a PC port at the moment and he seems pretty sure most people's PCs cannot handle the game as it is meant to be played. This does not mean never and the language he used did hint that it was not out of the question, just not a priority or being simultaneously worked on so they could focus on hitting the PS5 release with the original vision intact. However I would be surprised as heck if after that exclusivity period ended an announcement that the game was being released on PC wouldn't be shortly after.

I can't remember who he was interviewed by recently but console exclusivity is just 6 months to PS5..however he said they wouldn't get a PC port done in 6 months more likely a year or so after PS5 release due to as others have mentioned just the game in its current state isn't optimised to run on the myriad of PC configs. It does make sense also because he did comment that Sony did lend a lot of their engineers too them to help tap into the hardware and optimise the game further. Exclusivity isn't just coming to a platform S-E and Sony have a really good relationship...I am still waiting for them to be bought by Sony at some point in the next few years.

[VelKallor]

There is a contract of exclusivity for the PS5 release. Yoshi stated they were unconcerned with optimizing for a PC port at the moment and he seems pretty sure most people's PCs cannot handle the game as it is meant to be played. This does not mean never and the language he used did hint that it was not out of the question, just not a priority or being simultaneously worked on so they could focus on hitting the PS5 release with the original vision intact. However I would be surprised as heck if after that exclusivity period ended an announcement that the game was being released on PC wouldn't be shortly after.

Agreed.

My guess is it isnt if its when....but I wont be surprised if the port wont take place for a year, maybe longer.

EDIT: DAMMIT Cstrife ya beat me to it.

[CStrife912]

Agreed.

My guess is it isnt if its when....but I wont be surprised if the port wont take place for a year, maybe longer.

EDIT: DAMMIT Cstrife ya beat me to it.

Haha I apologize on stealing some thunder...I do keep track of a lot of things that are said interview wise. I know PC elitists would be like my computer could shit on a PS5 doesn't matter if the game isn't optimised to use your hardware the right way. That is like them optimising FF14 recently even on PS5 it ran worse in places than it did using the PS4 version in backwards compatible mode. I could replicate 4-5 locations that panning my camera would exhibit fps drops for some reason. After 6.2 it cleared up a lot of issues, they aren't nearly tapping into PS4 hardware enough. PC is more holding back 14 at this moment in time purely because of the low end spec entry.