Final Fantasy XV
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Developers | |
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Square Enix | |
HexaDrive | |
XPEC Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
Luminous Studio | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 6, 2018 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC, Sponsored[1] |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person, First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | JRPG, RPG, Action, Open world |
Vehicles | Automobile, Flight, Off-roading |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Final Fantasy |
Key points
- Includes everything from Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition, which contains all DLC released prior to PC release, alongside many additional new features, gameplay, and story content.
- Features new Nvidia GameWorks rendering effects not previously seen in console releases.
- A benchmark and demo are both available.
- Supports Steam Workshop. Mod organizer is available here (for Origin and Microsoft Store). Steam version is available via Steam store.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Disc contains about 8 GB of data, the rest (~80 GB) must be downloaded through Steam. | |||
Publisher website | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC | |||
Origin | ||||
Steam |
- Steam and Origin versions use Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Powerup Pack | Pre-order exclusive on Microsoft Store. | |
Decal Selection | Pre-order exclusive on Origin. | |
Fashion Collection | Pre-order exclusive on Steam. | |
The Sims 4 Pack | Exclusive to Origin early purchasers. Ended 1st May 2018.[2] | |
Half-Life Pack | Exclusive to Steam purchasers. Previously slated to be exclusive to early purchasers but was later changed to all Steam purchasers on 2nd May 2018.[3] | |
High-Resolution Pack | Free high-resolution movies and textures. | |
Episode Ardyn | Ardyn's playable story. |
Essential improvements
Special K - FFXV Mini-Mod
- Allows users to block certain input devices to prevent the game from hitching every time it loads the icon for another input device.
- Lowers the Steam API overhead of the game; provides more stable frame render times and shorter loading times on certain hardware configurations.
- Includes options that fix thread scheduling options in some threads, that causes starvation on graphics/audio threads.
Game data
- The Steam and Origin versions do not respect a relocated Documents folder unless symlinks are used.
- You cannot move saves between the Microsoft Store version and Steam/Origin.
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\39EA002F.FINALFANTASYXVforPC_n746a19ndrrjg\LocalState |
Origin | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XV\Origin\savestorage\ |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XV\Steam\<user-id>\savestorage\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/637650/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\39EA002F.FINALFANTASYXVforPC_n746a19ndrrjg\SystemAppData\wgs |
Origin | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XV\Origin\savestorage\ |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XV\Steam\<user-id>\savestorage\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/637650/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud | Save data can be cross-saved between Xbox and PC.[4] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:10 aspect ratios are letterboxed. | ||
Multi-monitor | HUD is spanned.[5][6] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Up to 8K. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Exclusive fullscreen also available but may not work correctly, see Issues unresolved. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Only goes up to 8x in-game, set 16x in config file or force via GPU control panel. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, TAA, SSAA and DLSS. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Presets for 30 FPS, 60 FPS and 120 FPS. See Frame rate (FPS). | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | HDR10 |
Frame rate (FPS)
Unlock or set to desired framerate[7] |
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Notes
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Input
Gamepad preset selection menu, displaying generic buttons. Xbox and DualShock buttons are also natively available.
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | There seems to be a slight smoothing effect.[citation needed] | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | No cursor, instead you can move the selected option up or down by moving the mouse up or down. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | 3 different presets. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Found under the Camera section. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Has native support, however using Steam input highly recommended. Steam input is officially supported with correct button prompts, but does additional stuff including introducing rumble support and fixing wireless adapter support. |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | , Bluetooth not tested. Wireless adapter only d-pad/movement working. |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Steam input and XInput only. Can be disabled. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Rapidly changes button prompts. |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, SFX, Voice, Audio players. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.1. Supports Spatial Audio (Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos HRTF).[9] | |
Subtitles | Option to display speaker names also available. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 4 | Co-op |
- Windows Store version supports crossplay with Xbox One.[10]
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking |
Issues fixed
Game does not save
Add ffxv_s.exe to anti-virus exceptions[11]
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Stuttering
Downgrade Steam version to v1.25
- Game patches after version 1.25 introduced severe stuttering in the Steam version of the game. [12] This issue is not present in the Microsoft Store or Origin versions.
- In order to solve this, you must roll back the game to version 1.25. Savegames saved on any update after 1.25 cannot be rolled back, and will not work on version 1.25. However, existing saves will not be modified by the rollback process. Updating the game renders them playable again (albeit with the same stuttering issues). Updating the game also does not, by itself, modify existing saves. So long as you don't overwrite any save made prior to version 1.25, they will remain playable upon rolling back again.
- Be warned that DLC content "Episode Ardyn" will not be accessible from version 1.25. You may however play the entire game, including previous DLC episodes, up to Episode Ardyn and then update the game. It is recommended to make a back-up save on a different save slot before updating the game, so that you may go back to version 1.25 and continue playing the game up to before Episode Ardyn without performance issues.
- Nvidia DLSS functionality will also be removed.
Roll back to version 1.25 |
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Notes
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Increase pagefile size
- Final Fantasy XV uses heavy resources on a PC's paging file, which acts as alternate virtual RAM.[13]
- If the paging file is set too low (such as a maximum of 2 GB), this can act as a performance bottleneck, resulting in frequent stutters while exploring. This is especially true if the system's RAM is 8 GB and under. Increasing the paging file size (such as from 2 GB to 8 GB) can drastically improve performance and reduce stutters.
Increase pagefile size |
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Disable button prompts
- This is an alternative to disabling input devices with the Special K mod, see Essential improvements.
Disable the "Guide" in the in-game settings[14] |
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Blurry visuals/graphical artifacts on non-standard resolutions
- Playing the game in rather uncommon resolutions (4:3 or 16:10 aspect ratios) can cause rendering issues which are noticeable by odd shadows on top of textures and ghosting around characters (see picture). Multiple ways of fixing the issue are available.
Disable ambient occlusion[15] |
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Notes
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Increase resolution scaling[15] |
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Notes
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Create a custom 16:9 resolution via the GPU control panel and switch to it on the desktop and in-game.[15] |
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Notes
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Issues unresolved
Exclusive fullscreen not available
- Setting the "Fullscreen" option to "On" should enable exclusive fullscreen, however on some configurations the game may still run in borderless windowed mode. A possible workaround is to use the Special K framework (see Essential improvements) and select "Fullscreen Mode" in the display tab of the Special K control panel. [16]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Modifications
More responsive NVIDIA Turf Effects grass + longer lasting trails
- Small edit to the responsiveness and longevity of flattened grass. Requires NVIDIA Turf Effects to be enabled.
ffxvDitherPatch
- This utility allows you to narrow the terrain blending (dithering) effect.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 8.1, 10 Creators Update (4K HDR) |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2500 3.3 GHz AMD FX-6100 3.3 GHz |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz (4K HDR) AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6 GHz (4K HDR) |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 GB | 155 GB (4K HDR) |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon R9 280 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (4K HDR) 6 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectSound compatible | |
Other | Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos support |
- These recommended specs are for 1080p 30 FPS. Recommended specs for 4K 30 FPS and 1440p 60 FPS with HDR are noted with (4K HDR) and can be found at the official website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/637650/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (637650) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Final Fantasy XV - All Cup Noodles Quest choices - last accessed on 2020-04-19
- ↑ Get ready for some amazing The Sims 4 and Final Fantasy XV themed costumes in both games!
- ↑ FFXV Half Life Pack Available Indefinitely - Square Enix - Steam Community
- ↑ Microsoft Store - FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION - last accessed on 2018-03-08
- "Save data can be cross-saved between the Xbox One software “FINAL FANTASY XV” (released 29th November, 2016) and "FINAL FANTASY XV ROYAL EDITION" (released 6th March, 2018), and “FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION.”"
- ↑ FFXV PC (Triple Monitors / Eyefinity / Surround) - last accessed on 2019-12-30
- ↑ Final Fantasy 15 Demo, nvidia surround = low FPS? - last accessed on 2019-12-30
- ↑ Verified by User:SavvyKat on 2018-03-08
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-03-13
- Verified that both Steam and UWP versions are affected by it.
- ↑ Games in Dolby
- ↑ Microsoft Store - FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION - last accessed on 2018-03-08
- "Additionally, through a post-release content update, gameplay data from “FFXV MULTIPLAYER EXPANSION: COMRADES” (game add-on) can be cross-played between the Xbox One software “FINAL FANTASY XV”(released 29th November, 2016) and "FINAL FANTASY XV ROYAL EDITION" (released 6th March, 2018), and “FINAL FANTASY WINDOWS EDITION"."
- ↑ Steam forums - i cant save my game
- ↑ Steam forums - The update that causes the constant micro freezing (+ FIX)
- ↑ Steam forums - Final Fantasy XV and Pagefile Usage
- ↑ stuttering :: FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-12-26
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2019-12-27
- Tested custom resolution: 1664x936 instead of 1680x1050.
- ↑ No more EXCLUSIVE FULLSCREEN !!!!!!! :: FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-12-26