After popping up on the ESRB ratings site, Square Enix has officially dated and expanded on the upcoming Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition. The expanded edition of the our 2016 Game of the Year pick is set to launch alongside the PC release (titled Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition) on March 3rd.
Surprisingly, the Royal Edition will expand on the game by giving a larger version of Insomnia City Ruins, adding additional side quests and monsters to fight. There is also a player controlled boat that will allow you to explore and fish in the areas between Cape Caem and Altissia, all the previously released DLC and Episodes, and a new First Person View which is sure be an interesting addition to the game.
Square Enix also gave a chart for the PC specs for the Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition, which includes the min-recommended and 4K HDR specs for the game. You can see the chart below.
Minimum Specs | Recommended Specs | 4K HDR Specs | |
OS | Windows® 7 SP1/ Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 64-bit | Windows® 7 SP1/ Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 64-bit | Windows® 10 64-bit Fall Creators update |
CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-2500(3.3GHz and above) AMD FX™-6100 (3.3GHz and above) |
Intel® Core™ i7-3770(3.4GHz and above) AMD FX™-8350(4.0 GHz and above) |
Intel® Core™ i7-7700 (3.6GHz and above) AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600X (3.6GHz and above) |
Graphics Card | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 AMD Radeon™ R9 280 |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB VRAM Radeon™ RX 480 |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti |
Main Memory | 8GB | 16GB | 16GB |
Screen Resolution | 720p | 1080p | 4K(2160p) |
Hard Disc Free Space on SSD | OVER 100GB | OVER 155GB | |
Sound Card | DirectSound® Sound Card, Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos | ||
DirectX® | DirectX 11 | ||
Other | DVD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive*, mouse, keyboard, gamepad** *A DVD-ROM Drive (one-sided 1 layer / 2 layer) is required **Game is compatible with gamepad but not required |
Square Enix has not said if the enhancements such as the new Insomnia dungeon and the first person view will be available for those who own the original edition.