A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it commercial for PlayStation has revealed an interesting piece of information regarding an upcoming high-profile release: Final Fantasy XVI will be a PlayStation exclusive for just six months.
The information is displayed on-screen at the 14-second mark of the video, which also shows a brief standoff between Eikons Ifrit and Phoenix. The line reads “Final Fantasy XVI anticipated Summer 2023. PS5 exclusive for six months.”
While it was previously known that Final Fantasy XVI would be a PlayStation console exclusive, the length of time in which that exclusivity would last was not confirmed. This timeframe pales in comparison to another upcoming Square Enix release, Forspoken, which launches January 24 and will be a PlayStation console exclusive for two years, specifically until January 23, 2025.