At present Sq. Enix introduced {that a} pre-launch celebration present shall be hosted just a few days earlier than Ultimate Fantasy XVI releases.
The announcement, made on social media, mentions that the present will occur in Los Angeles at 3:00 pm PDT on June 11, 2023. That interprets into 6:00 pm EDT, 11:00 pm BST, and midnight CEST.
No additional data on the present has been offered, however it’s fairly potential that the developer might launch the beforehand talked about demo of the sport on the similar time, albeit that is simply my private hypothesis, so take it with the customary grain of salt. We heard that the plan is to launch shortly earlier than the sport’s launch, and June 11 definitely suits that definition.
In fact, the present shall be livestreamed, so if you cannot be in Los Angeles, you will nonetheless be capable of test it out.
In case you’re unfamiliar with Ultimate Fantasy XVI, it is the subsequent mainline sport of the ultra-popular fantasy sequence by Sq. Enix. The sport’s growth is spearheaded by many builders from the Ultimate Fantasy XIV workforce, which definitely is not surprising contemplating the success of the newest MMORPG of the sequence, which has handed 27 million registered accounts worldwide as of final yr.
Among the many workforce, followers might acknowledge producer Naoki Yoshida, director Hiroshi Takai, author and inventive director Kazutoyo Maehiro, artist Hiroshi Minagawa, composer Masayoshi Soken, and lots of extra.
The sport is claimed to characteristic a darker tackle the Ultimate Fantasy idea, whereas its battle system is totally action-based. But, you may count on loads of conventional ideas from the sequence together with summons, Chocobos, and Moogles.
The scheduled launch date is June 22, 2023, for now just for PS5, and the sport has already gone gold. A PC model can also be probably coming in some unspecified time in the future, albeit there is no such thing as a official launch date for it in the mean time.
Whereas we wait, you may also check out loads of gameplay proven at PAX East and extra showcased throughout a State of Play presentation just a few days in the past. We additionally obtained the reveal of the sport’s theme track by Kenshi Yonezu, titled “Moongazing.”
