PS5 could have an exclusive Final Fantasy game in the works

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Final Fantasy fans are in for a treat, as new rumors advise a make new title is in the works — just information technology looks set to exist a timed PS5 exclusive.

Wccftech reports that French tipster Souls Hunt has leaked details on the upcoming game, which is reportedly being developed by Team Ninja, and is scheduled to be revealed at E3 2021 adjacent month. According to the leaker'due south tweet and YouTube video on the subject, the championship is set to launch in addition to Last Fantasy 16 which is also pegged to exist a PS5 exclusive.

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Souls Hunts' information is seemingly backed upwards past fellow leaker Navtra over on ResetEra. Both say that the Concluding Fantasy title will take inspiration from the Dark Souls series, which is a deviation from FF'southward usual fare. However, this isn't Squad Ninja's first rodeo with the Soulslike genre, already having Nioh and the subsequent sequel nether its belt.

Don't look a Souls clone though; Souls Hunt likens the new FF game to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Navtra offered up more info, saying: "Information technology's catchy. It'due south certainly Souls-inspired, but it's non exactly what you'd imagine when you hear 'Souls-similar FF'." That'due south probably going to be practiced news for Terminal Fantasy fans, who aren't exactly champing at the fleck for the brutal and unforgiving action that From Software games are known for.

According to Souls Chase, the release will be preceded by a playable demo, or beta of some kind, in the aforementioned vein as Nioh. Both Nioh and Nioh 2 got an alpha and beta demo for some final minute fine tuning before launch. Team Ninja is expected to become downwardly the aforementioned route with this mystery Terminal Fantasy title.

It'due south a toss upwardly as to whether the biggest surprise is the genre pivot, or the fact that nosotros're reportedly going to see another new Concluding Fantasy game with PlayStation exclusivity — albeit timed, in this instance.

The FF serial used to be PlayStation exclusive back in the day but has since branched out to other platforms. And then it looks like Sony is shoring up deals for Final Fantasy 16 and this unnamed series addition to debut on its panel before making their way to other platforms, like PC and Xbox Series Ten.

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