"Final Fantasy XVI: PC Version Requires SSD, DLC Included; Update 1.21 Patch Notes Revealed"

The PC version of Final Fantasy XVI may require an SSD due to the game's critical loading speed, according to producer Naoki Yoshida. The system requirements will be announced later, but Yoshida-san recommended players to have an SSD as optimizations may not be enough to overcome hardware limitations. The PC release may also include both DLC expansions, potentially launching alongside the second expansion in Spring 2024. While the game was developed for PlayStation 5, which has an M.2 SSD, it is becoming more common for major releases to require solid state drives. The PC version's release date has not been officially confirmed.