Best place to Play is PC

Square needs to stop working on ports in-house. They are terrible at it.

720P ON A MODERN CONSOLE?

I feel like this time, they did this on purpose… the series X is stronger than the ps5 and it looks worst. Im playing the game now and it just looks blurry.

What the hell is wrong with this game? I recently got a PS5 and the games look and run nice but then there’s this which isn’t a great-looking game but still runs at a low resolution with a bad framerate. The ffvii remake looks better and runs better. How did square mess this up as bad as they did?

It’s been updated and doing better now.

People are complaining at bad fps on this game but I’m getting 120 everything maxed on PC with DLAA. What are people playing this on a potato?

Perfavore ottimizzate al meglio la versione series S perché il gioco è inguardabile cali di texture grafica sfocata problemi di risoluzione. Poi ci sono molti utenti che ne hanno di xbox series S non è giusto fare uscire dei giochi in queste condizioni perché ogni volta devo chiedere il rimborso per un gioco fatto male. Ma a voi vi sembra giusto? Messaggio generale

(Phil Spencer)

I rather play at locked 60

Hello, how you doing?I got a question, please.Can you answer my question on your left or your next video Do you think final fantasy 16 On the switch2 With DLss

Why is ps5 pro not included in the comparison? didnt it benefit from game boost even without a pro patch?

Series s user certain dark areas during gameplay I get like faint square images on screen it the only game that does that. Weird thing is if I press pause and unpause it they go away only if I’m in that same area but then it looks like the resolution drops afterwards it the weirdest thing if I go to a bright area and pause it and go back to the dark area the squares are still there it only goes away when I pause it where the faint square black outlines are but then the quality drops

So i guess i should get it for ps5pro?

high fps with blurry image is useless, stable 40 fps with higher resolution is better

It runs at 60 FPS in the performance mode on Xbox. That’s more than what the PS5 and most gaming PCs can do on this poorly optimized game.

So basically they limited the quality they put on the xbox version. And then wonder why we didnt buy it when they shadow dropped it 2 years after release on PS then a year after PC. Cause most of us bought it on pc when it launched so no need to buy it on xbox. And square has a history of showing favor to PS over Xbox already.

The pc version of ff16 is basically unplayable i don’t know square enix sucks At optimizing their triple A game

Did theyport this game for the series s not the x 3:26

This just a port from PS5

Reading the comments is funny. Because X game on preferred system looks fine at Y resolution but on another system this is ridiculous.

Remember that.

XbX SX to be 4K and so on then we get a comment from DF – 720P and now i feel people act like the entire game is running at 720P.

Gamers need to chill a little.

Do we need to pause the game and pixel count 😅

Square Enix is absolute ass at optimizing their games.

This game is on console poor trash 😂

They never fix it for PS5 so what’s the issue here?

Can’t wait seeing it on Switch.

Damn Square have fallen from grace with this release. How are you going to release an unoptimized game like that.

Has anyone noticed that in the xsx version the flags don’t fly in the wind and the npc animations are cut off? WTF?

Its runs much better than in ps5 pro

I think expedition 33 scared them enough

It’s hands-down the most boring combat system. Go play clear obscure expedition 33 is hands-down the best RPG in the world

At least the performance mode actually works. Id take high frames over slightly better graphics any day. It literally looks the same as ps5 but with stable frames. I dont get the hate

There is absolutely no reason for xbox port to perform and look worse than PS5, another shitty port

of course there are going to be issues for xbox because Japanese/Asian games are not popular on xbox consoles so asian dev’s won’t care much at all for there games playing that great on xbox consoles that’s is why there’s ssues.

unlike Nintendo & Sony PlayStation consoles = Japanese/Asian games 100% plays the absolute very best on them because they are extremely insane popular for those type of games & Asian dev’s loves those 2 console/electronics companies a lot

imagine how bad Black Myth Wukong will look & play onthe more powerful xbox (far way worst than weaker PlayStation 5 Slim) = i am calling it now

Ill take a lower resolution for locked 60fps, still a lil odd

based on XBOX SHOWCASE….

I play kn my Xbox X, but why it hv green dot flickering during the game? There is no issue on the other game or on the pause menu in ff xvi

I really hope this is the last outing for their inhouse engine it’s just not delivering

This console generation is fried

PS5 PRO ENHANCEMENTS FOR FFXVI?

I wonder if they could do 800p or 900p and get a solid 60fps. Id rather that than 1080p with frame drops personally.

I DID NOT LIKE Final Fantasy 16 THE STORY IS SO BAD

square has been shitting the bed lately, and if this is an example of them trying to clean up them mess, then theyre gonna fail. after FF7 PART 3 ill probably drop square as a company til they get their shit together or close down

I haven’t had any issues tbh on the Series X. It plays better than the PS5 version and I platted the game. I hope it continues to get updates. Love the game.

Despite the 720p it is better than PS5. I am still confused on Square Enix. They forgot how console limit works?

720p in 2025 is diabolical on any console. Damn shame

FF16 XSX vs PS5 Xbox is joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think the XsX performance version is ideal for consoles at the moment. The game does suffer from a motion blur dream like cloudy visiuals but the combat more than makes up for it! 30fps quality mode is a no go!

PC version is totally broken for AMD CPUs, still crashes since many months and this has been never fixed despite a lot of complains on Steam forums. Well, Xbox version is following the same way. Square Enix support is garbage.

Sounds like they were trying to come up with ways to get a locked 60FPS but what they ended up doing was cutting back the visuals really low in order to achieve the locked 60FPS. Over on PlayStation they went with higher visual fidelity but then they ended up with choppy performance. Not even the PS5 Pro can hit 60FPS consistently enough to stay within the VRR window which is just wow.

They dont want ps games ro run good on xbox its planned so people opt for a ps5 pro. Tin foil hat on.

They make it on purpose like that on xbox because playstation is paying them to do so.

I’m having fun with FF16 on the Series X, now that I’ve gotten used to the 30 fps.
But technically, the game is terrible on every platform (PS5,Xbox,PC). The fact that it was actually a console-only port (PS5) makes it even worse.
Suqare Enix has already shown with Forspoken that they can’t handle technology/engines. FF7 Rebirth doesn’t look good in performance mode either. Meanwhile there are many better looking games that also run better like kingdome come deliverance 2, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (the first UE5 game that looks and runs decent, especially on consoles).
What’s striking is that these are not AAA games, while AAA games like Monster Hunter World Wilds are back with stone old FSR 1 and Xbox 360 720p performance mode resolution.

I played the demo on the Xbox series x and i was disappointed by the resolution. I’m not buying such a product for full price. My thought is for a while now that we have bad optimization for consoles in general or call it lazy.

My wallet thanks you.

I own a Series X 1TB and I can’t believe that the game is not optimised for the Console. Just another kick in the #-‘$ For Series X owners. Awesome and Powerful System and I blame the developers. 😎💯🤠

This is why it did not sell well and this is why I still havent beat this game waiting on a damn patch😢😢

Okay, disgusting and ultra morbid little pig

So should request a refund ?? Just bought it yesterday but seeing how it’s meh on performance I’m having buyers remorse 😢

Performance mode needs help. It’s way too blurry on Series X, and Square has no excuse. The Series X is a more capable console than the base PS5, so they need to get their shit together and fix this.

figures😒

Xbox users treated like shit by the whole industry again and even by Xbox themselves. Sad.

Of course there are issues the game wasn’t made for this garbage of a console

SE just wanted some quick cash without too much effort. The steam version still is busted and I doubt the MS version is any better

Time for square to just accept they are not a tech company and focus on designing games, not game engines…

DF really slaty at XBOX since they didnt invite them to their event.

PS4 moving red dead redemption 2 and TLOU 2 better than this crap. Hate this industry… Game looks like utter trash yet runs worse

Something something, 12 tefaflops, real RDNA2, mesh shaders, vsr… All for nothing.

Something about Square Enix and Capcom don’t know how to do performance on any console

If they do a Pro Patch they can make this 4K locked 60fps (maybe more) but Square decided not to do a Pro Patch for this. Now they did a Pro Patch for FF7 Rebirth and it is Beautiful and a 10x better on Pro than base. I think one day we will get a pro patch. Probably when they come out with the PS6 version of this game, years from now.

😂 I wonder what Colt Schillwood is going to say about this…

Amazing video, thank you Digital Foundry.

a shame after so much years to make a bad portage like this, shame to square

Since this game isn’t even a solid 60 on Pro, and I just played it at 30fps even on Pro, where it looks stunning running at very high max dynamic res and maintaining a stable 30fps.

Square Enix suck balls, its only a matter of time before they have mass lay offs.

I wonder if they rushed it out the door because MS wanted to shadow drop it? And yeah… FSR1? Barf.

The chap who said it’s basically a 30 fps console game ( apologies I forget names ) is absolutely right, I’m playing on PS5 and tried both modes and found the quality/graphics option easily the best to play, looks fine and runs stable/consistently and I just accepted that, I’m enjoying it anyway 30 fps on a Panasonic Plasma TV actually looks decent compared with new OLED screens that do struggle with lower frame rates.

This game is built for Xbox series S by look of it

Square forgot that the contract of exclusivity, that never existed , ended and forgot to optimize the game for the Xbox. Gibs

Edited: they made the game lose quality to have more frames , so it’s an option . They should made another mode more like the ps5 quality mode for those o prefere that

Ff16 is bad on all platforms. I have to use DLSS quality and framegen to have it looking good on my RTX 5070 TI and LG C1 OLED

Watch this video at ,85 speed and Oliver is much easier to understand. It’s crazy!

What the hell does it take to get 60fps in this acursed generation? A miracle, parting of the heavens, alignment of the stars??

Wow. What a curious issue on the part of these bespoke platform holders.

Why are we complaining about this? ITS A MIRACLE WE HAVE IT AT ALL!

I won’t play it a bias port. Expedition 33 is better anyways

I just bought the game today. i better not see blurry ass graphics.

Maybe the performance mode will look a bit better on the Xbox Ally. Also, with every game shown on Series S, I now can’t help but wonder if Switch 2 ports would be possible (with acceptable alterations of course).

let’s put it like this, console exclusivity is over kinda, but the cost is who is paying the devs more to make the game better on their platform 😅

I’m really really disappointed with Yoshi-P right now. I mean it’s cool there’s dlc for 16 but man he didn’t give an ef with 16 technical problems.

Bros voice. I just can listen to him

Ff16 is just gonna be a game no one can play optimally no matter which platform you’re on😭

looks like a SONY funded SE to make it “works” on xbox… lol

Square doesn’t give a shit about Xbox and Microsoft. It’s obvious. We should be lucky and appreciative that we even got versions. God bless square to grace us Microsoft and Xbox players. Praise Japanese Shinto gods!!!!!!

damn! the series x version looks like how the series s version should look like, also, i dont think its fair to just show the first few hours of the game fps on the series x. after the demo section of the ps5 version when you do go out in open fields, the game drops even more frames on the ps5. i would like to see how the series x holds up in more demanding areas of the game.

So, it looks nicer on PS5, but runs better on Xbox. I’ll take that trade.

Ff16 lags on ps5 like crazy

A Square nem se esforçou, e quer vender jogo. Meu Deus é ridículo essa postura, só olhar 33 expedição the best RPG.

Classic square, still incapable of porting

“We’ll port to Xbox but we’re not gonna like it” vibes

Square is so bad at optimization its impressive

It runs better, and it looks good, and that’s what matters to me.

I played the game at launch on ps5 and eventually quit because even at 30hz the image quality was poor. The massive res cut on Xbox especially at 30hz is unacceptable so I will not be buying the Xbox version and you shouldn’t either. Hopefully they will fix it. Even now on the ps5 pro the game looks bad!

square enix unos huevones

Abysmal…..

I’m glad it’s Play Anywhere

Sony: You want FF16? Sure, take it.

Xbox: Yeay!

*gets 720p

Sony: Oh, so you want to have optimised graphics and gameplay? Come play at PS5

Sony or Square Enix, I have no idea who, but damn they’re lazy af. Same thing happened to Tekken 7 on Series X 720p.

ff16 was breaking people’s ps5’s and had massive issues at release

Guess the Series X is running an S version of FF16🤣

What is the excuse for this? I know it’s not a hardware issue, there’s no reason they shouldn’t look and play nearly identical especially with all this time to optimize. It’s crazy. Squares quality has degraded over the years, it’s sad to see them go from the best to mediocre. It’s heartbreaking really. I want Squaresoft quality back!

I wonder what the Xbox die hards have to say now 🥴

I have the game on xbox and it looks fine too me. i am enjoying the game.

Square is lazy and just wants money to buy more nfts

I have 14 hours in Final Fantasy 16 on my Xbox Series X and until I watched this video, I had no idea it ran at 720p. Take that as you will.

720p is sad, but makes sense to actually hit a locked 60. But I agree with John that this is a 30 fps game. Even on PC, a bunch of the cutscenes being 30fps totally takes me out of it.

Fsake. Wont buy this until fixed

Too bad Rebirth took all the spotlight for Final Fantasy, I was hoping for a PS5 pro update so I can replay it

y’all for crap y’all just butt hurt pony’s 😂

This games performance sucks.

PCMR

What a shock. PS5 runs this horribly, but lets dump on Xbox.

Funny.. how this game on RTX 5080 Laptop (not desktop) can run at max settings at over 300+ FPS with DLSS Frame Generation x4 (and input/system latency at around 30-40 ms). And DLSS4 Super Resolution looks spectacular at either 1440p or 4K.
(For all the hate that DLSS 4 FrameGen gets, this game looks and feels spectacular on the PC with the latest hardware, even if it’s brute forcing it, I guess).

The series s is holding back the current generation of games. This is proof of that. It “can” be made but what cost? Every 3rd party dev needs to ditch Xbox entirely

Square Enix really need to focus on quality for their next Final Fantasy game. The development of this game for all platforms just feels rushed.

Yes we’re going back to PS360 era of resolution. Might need to revive my old dead Plasma TV

Wow so Square Enix made a game that looks like it runs on a handheld

Digital factory there’s a issue with you shot talking

Looks like this guys payed to drop bad version on “junkies console”😅 Next be Wu Kong in 480p 30 fps with frame generation from 15 fps.

What is the point of putting this game on Xbox unless its going into game pass the sales will be very low.

They gonna have a field day with this lmao 😂 this port was super dookie!

I agree, since the beggining this port even on PS5 is a weird ”Frankenstein” of technical choices.

Shadow drops usually means bad ports

Square Enix sucks with ports on all consoles tbh

Not a word on the Series S version?

I wonder how much money Sony paid Digital Foundry to be so negative towards the Xbox Versions of FF16 🤔

Probably a lot of Money since Digital Foundry are Corporate sellouts.

I’ll take the locked 60 instead of visuals

This game is very poorly optimized overall, PC port is still kinda broken

Weird, the game on my series X doesn’t look like that, it is sharper than the video, and the Performance mode is not 720p it looks like 1080p, so i don’t know what’s happening with your version of the game or even a bug on your console, also i’m running the game from the Seagate expansion card.

Hard pass, not going to reward lazy ports.

I personally can’t stand XVI, there is a meme floating around that Street Fighter 6 has more RPG mechanics than FF16 has and it’s not even a meme, just truth. But I love the FF7 remakes so I hope Xbox players enjoy them.

Why would I pay full MSRP when it’s $25 for physical on sale for PS5?

Great news! 😈

The game sucks either way. On every platform. A disgrace to the name Final Fantasy.
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is the real Final Fantasy 16

Bizarre. Rush job?

Remember the rumour that PS was demanding developers to downgrade their games on Xbox? Something to think about…

The game itself is an issue.

if i had the job of porting this to the xbox i would have done a half arsed job as well

optimizing for series S cripple series X again…

Series S 😂😂😂

Oh great both PS 5 and Xbox series go as low 720p Ooops sorry I meant to say AMD5 and AMD series.

Ive had some stutters but honestly the game is pretty good the story is where it shines and also the big eikon battles are insane cinema

I’m so glad I switched to PC this year.

its not like anyone is gonna get this game on xbox lol

Square Enix are not really into optimisation of their games this gen, I guess, no matter the platform.

PlayStation probably paid them to make it worse

720P WTF my friends.

Oh man its not gonna be pretty on switch 2

Play this then go play Claire Obscure. One is a game for kids by kids one is a game for adults by adults

Sqaure Enix really choose Performance over fidelity again like the Xbox one X FF12 1080p 60fps over 1440p 30fps PS4 Pro did

Remember when Square said this game was ONLY possible on PS5 due to the “super fast SSD”? Lies Lies Lies and you all believed that shtt

Im playing FF XVI on both the Rog Ally Z1 extreme and the series S and this game looks and runs better on the Rog Ally.

PC version is the only decent one 😂

Honestly, I couldn’t care less about what those guys say — they’re not a benchmark for anything. I’m playing it on Xbox Series X in performance mode with HDR, and honestly, the game runs beautifully. I’m not worried about whether there’s one more or one less little rock compared to other versions. It looks like those guys only tested the prologue — I’ve played almost 12 hours, and the game looks and runs flawlessly.

I had this on pc about a month ago,
I711800h/RTX3070/32Gb of Ram, absolubte mess of a game 😂

Framerate is all over the place, stutter galore regardless of settings.

FF7 Rebirth is exactly the same,
SquareEnix need to sort their lives out 😅

This whole generation has been nothing but L’s for the Xbox console. Glad I didn’t buy one.

“720p @ 60fps on PS5”
Why do I expect the same shiii on Xbox😂

There issues Putting a game on a Console that is dead and out of the console space nice going square soft!!

Square Enix is the party girl that wants to be taken seriously after years of “fun”

Fix your console. Runs great on mine

ITS A BAD PORT

I bought a play anywhere copy of this game. It looks decent on Series X but much better on Xbox PC.

Xboys fuming in the chat. Great video. 😂

All this wait for 16 and it’s a blurry mess. SquareEnix is a shell of SquareSoft. They need to go back to making games in house and stop farming everything out. Be creative and stop using the cookie cutter method.

They left Rebirth unpolished as well. Remake looks so much better.

I have a pro running at 120 refresh and it’s barely tolerable.

This comment section is a cesspool

Minimum effort from square….no hardware VRR on xbox…just drop resolution and slap it on

720p on the Series X ?!! maybe its running it in ps5 emulation mode.🤣

So this must mean Sony paid square to make the xbox version crap lol

But how? Xcension said that on series x,ff16 is best version on consoles😂😂😂😂😂

Its just not a goode game and this is coming from a final fantasy lover.

They didn’t fix the game on PS5, do you think they will care about Xbox!

Honestly wonder if some of the oddities on the Series X Version could be due to the split-RAM pool?

Both PS5 and Series X have 16GB of RAM. But only 10GB of the Series X’s is full speed. Meanwhile PS5 has everything at the same speed so it has 13+GB accessible at full speed. And FFXVI seems to be a very VRAM hungry game from what we can gather from PS5’s performance relative to the PC Version’s demands.

Also a note Oliver on the TSCMAA+FSR1 method and them rather using FSR3. Maaaaaaybe not. FSR3 despises this game I swear, every alpha effect is a ghosty pixelated mess with FSR3 which is made even worse with the game’s motion blur even when put to the minimum setting as camera-blur is one of those (as it’s sub-sampled below the render res even before upscaling).

Are there more bots than usual on this video?

720p on Series X is ridiculous.

So, the Switch 2 is gonna be 30 fps and the resolution? 1080 upscale with DLLS?

This game is insanely boring, worst game I’ve bought on the Ps5

Nobody gives a shit about the shitbox anyway. Not even Microsoft does.

All these years and a PC version later and they are still using FSR1 on consoles? Jesus f***ing Christ Square, it’s like you want this game to fail

Japanese ports and square, old history

Just a poor job by the dev’s! No reason to blame XBOX…

Boo!!! Thx for the warning will pick this up after some patch work

They just dont care about any series version. The sales are gonna be beyond bad. Its not on gravepass. 720p. Cant stop laughing. In 2025….

Junk xsx hand flop to 30fps tflop to toaster Marches on 😂

90 buck’s
Key Cards etc 😂😂😂😂😂 let’s guess playstation & Sony’s fault as usual 😂

Stupidity Japanese studio’s as usual 😂😂😂😂😂 also hate JRPG & anime game’s as usual too . Please just completely buy ENIX ip & ff ip too. & capcom too revenge aka JUNKIES BETHESDA to ACTIVISION.

Also hire all the ex ENIX devs too & build new exclusive JRPGS studios for playstation too & kerching thanks SONY’S.

I really love FF16 and currently waiting for the 5080super for my third round. However, best way to play this game is of course PC, with forced dlss4 and a bit of reshade

Tflop 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

How disappointing. I am no XBOX fan, but I want this to succeed. More good Final Fantasy would be better for the overall franchise.

It’s only playable on the PS5 pro

720p on the Series X. How have we gotten here?? 😭

What the heck happened with this xbox port? The performance mode looks worse but at least it runs better whereas the graphics mode is just flat out worse.

720p box 😂

I PS5 Pro patch would be nice

I kinda like the idea that Xbox is offering a different experience than the PS5. As a PC Gamer, what I want from a console is a locked 60 fps experience and if that means trading off resolution for performance then so be it.

Xbox X-FLOPPED

Im blaming Series S for this

Perfomance mode hasnt been fixed for ps5 till today too…

Random thought… With the success of Baldur’s Gate 3, Persona 5, and most recently Expedition 33, I wonder if Squareseoft will be compelled to return Final Fantasy to its turn based roots? Especially since sales were below their expectations for 16 and Rebirth.

We’ve gone from no PlayStation or Xbox exclusives on competitor consoles to who can make the most underwhelming ports of those games.

I guess this is progress?

No, don’t mess up FF16

They had all these years to make a new build with better image quality and they still botched it