The long-promised playable demo for Final Fantasy XVI will obviously have to release in the near future, since the full game is out on the 22nd June. And as spotted by users on Reddit, the demo now shows up on the PS Store, specifically if you're browsing via mobile. We weren't able to replicate this ourselves, but it's possible that you need to have also pre-ordered the game for the demo listing to appear.
Naturally, the fact that the demo's on Sony's PS Store servers suggests that it's ready to go — but we'd still bet on it being released during or after the Final Fantasy XVI pre-launch event that's happening on the 11th June. The timing just makes too much sense.
But hey, we're close now, and Final Fantasy XVI will be here before you know it. Will you be playing the demo when it does eventually drop? Summon an Eikon in the comments section below.
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Hoping the demo will have save progress that transfers to the main game.
Wooooo! June 11 cant get here fast enough 🤩
@awp69 it does I Heard
I’m still baffled that this wasn’t somehow linked to the PlayStation showcase, or that the Ratchet & Clank to PC announcement came a week after the showcase.
It’s literally baffling.
Gimme the demo!
“I said I don’t want it! I just need it! To breathe, to feel and know I’m alive!”
No but in all seriousness this is gonna be a great game.
I want this demo, jut to feel this treasure in my hands
I'm good at this point. I already got it pre-ordered and I'll be all-in on SF6 anyway. Enjoy however for the folks that decide to play it though!
I think I'll skip the demo.
If there are no rewards to be gained that carry over to the main game I'll leave it.
@KaijuKaiser it was spoiled way enough I think. Demo will force me to buy or not. Who knows
Bruh, as a non FF player (only played and completed FF15), I’m genuinely excited for FF16. The game looks fantastic and the combat………..sweet baby Jesus
@RonLonDonSwan Haha, nice Tool reference. 😊
And yeah, I’d really like to play the demo myself, to see if this game is as good as everyone hopes it will be.
@RonLonDonSwan well played
@lacerz I don't think annoucing PC ports on a stream where people expect new games, is the best idea.
What's the demo like? Is it a start where you carry over progress? Is it just a stand alone or middle section that doesn't carry over? I'll only play a play the start progress carry over demo.
@Impossibilium I’ve been listening to them so much lately, learning some riffs (albeit on an acoustic) and man, the lyrics never stop being relevant. Aenima shines in today’s world.
I won't be trying the demo, I'm already 100% sold on the game, plus I get every final fantasy day one so this will make no difference.
Rumor: I read on another PS site that the Demo will be released on the 12th this month.
@UltimateOtaku91 that takes restraint which is a trait not nearly lauded enough today.
@Odium thank you, thank you.
@lacerz They are having a live streamed launch event on June 11th. Makes sense to be there. Yoshi P said he wouldn't want the demo to release more than a week or two before the game.
@RonLonDonSwan Yeah, some their older stuff doesn’t hold up as well to modern scrutiny, lyrics-wise (Hush and J***-off come to mind). But Aenima does, regretfully, showing us either that we haven’t made any progress since then, or that any progress we did make has been undone over the past 7 or 8 years.
Final Fantasy XVI’s plot is unfortunately relevant as well (awkward segue back on-topic of article accomplished!). How many more times do we need to tell people, “Hey — war sucks!” before people get the message. 😔
Can confirm, have pre-ordered and can see a version listing on the PS App.
Demo, yes. I'm down for that. I've never ever played a FF game. I think I watched someone else play some FF7 or something, once upon a time 😅 I had no idea what was going on.
I want to see how the combat feels though, the world looks epic, on that I'm sold. But I saw some YouTube review footage/pre release stuff, and they had a fight with a basic armoured animal, and it seemed to last for about 10 minutes, and I was just thinking back to the dreaded Forspoken looking fancy, but being very repetitive and the enemies absorbing hits like infinite sponges.
Hopefully playing this demo gives a better feeling. But i'm just not spending ages fighting boring enemy sponges over and over, it just pains me. I just want exciting big boss fights, a cool world, and a passable story for a game like this, and since Elden Ring my standards and expectations for boss fights and random encounters in fantasy games has soared.
@Jaz007 I think they said somewhere the demo will be the opening 4-ish hours of the game and progress will carry over to the main game.
@awp69 It has already been confirmed that it will
Looking at the footage I wouldn’t say it blows me away. I think the final fantasy series is dragging on a bit now
@awp69 agreed, I only want to play it if it is the very beginning of the game and the same transfers over. I Remember spoiling the FFVIII dance with Rinoa by playing the demo that got included with the Platinum version of FFVII.
@Jaz007 Based on reports, it'll be the game's opening couple of hours.
Really glad I can get a demo to see how much swearing there is. If the cursing level is high, I'm out. Don't need that garbage.
@Impossibilium Not everything is a reflection of reality.
I'll try the demo since I read a while ago it's the kind where progress carries over. So for all intents and purposes it's not so much a demo as an early start of my playthrough.
@RonLonDonSwan It sounds like you can't wait to have your finger deep within the borderline...of this game
@Little_Irish_Gamer there are other folk (who have preordered) not seeing it listed. So not confirmed as of yet.
@SlySnake0407 @UltimateOtaku91 @KaijuKaiser @Shepherd_Tallon @Korgon Same plan here, will be adding FF16 and all variations of saying it to social media blocklists.
Also have it pre-ordered too, but probably won't be playing until September. I'm choosing to focus on older games in my backlog first.
@daveofduncan Could it also be something to do with your PS Plus tier? While the FF16 demo probably won't be Premium-only, that tier has game trials as a benefit.
@Toilet_Goat hey man, boredom's not a burden anyone should bear.
@doctommaso
Dude how did you ever watch Scarface?
@OrtadragoonX That is a very good question! I watched and hated it for both the language and the gratuitous violence.
@doctommaso
I absolutely adore that movie. I prefer it to the Godfather and Goodfellas.
Being a huge fan of war movies and other such subject matter violence and language never bothered me very much. I mean I cuss like a sailor so I’d be pretty hypocritical if I complained about cussing in media.
I am trying to restrain myself more so now since I have a son on the way. And I’d rather he not develop my sailor’s tongue if at all possible.
@OrtadragoonX Understood! Congrats on your son!
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