Final Fantasy 16 and FF7 Rebirth‘s PS5 exclusivity hasn’t worked out well for Square Enix. Both games have underperformed, and while a number of factors contributed to their underwhelming performance, it certainly didn’t help that the games were ...

Square Enix has acknowledged and opened an investigation into reports of game crashes and graphical issues in Final Fantasy 16, problems which have

Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, two large Square Enix games, both launched as PlayStation 5 exclusives. According to a Square Enix financial results briefing from May 2024 that is now availably publicly, profits from Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth failed to meet expectations.

Following the release of the PS5 update last week, Final Fantasy 16 players have reported encountering a number of problems including crashes and graphical glitches. Square Enix has now acknowledged these issues, and confirmed that it’s investigating the matter with Sony.

PlayStation 5 users received a firmware update (24.06-10.00.00) last week, but there are lots of reports of bugs when playing Final Fantasy 16, such as game crashes while loading saves or fast traveling.

Final Fantasy 16 has been suffering from some unexpected bugs on the PS5 this past week, and it’s beginning to look like the system’s recent firmware update is to blame. Players have reported everything from graphical glitches to crashes in the console exclusive – none of which occurred prior to last week’s system software overhaul.