Final Fantasy XV Releases Continue With New ‘Royal Edition’ in March on PS4, Xbox One

More than a year has passed since the previously long-awaited RPG Final Fantasy XV hit store shelves. Development has continued on the game since launch with character-oriented downloadable content and a season pass, and provided you nabbed yourself a copy during one of the recent sales, it was very affordable to pick up a copy of the core title and its season pass. But new releases are almost upon us, with Square Enix confirming that both the game’s PC release and the launch of a new ‘Royal Edition’ will be made available from March 6 2018.

The ‘Royal Edition’ will be available on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. These special editions feature both the main game and “over 20 game add-ons / DLC” and new features including an expanded map of Insomnia with new enemies and side quests, and a first-person camera mode. Promoted features of this edition can be found below:

Royal Edition Features*

*Provided by Square Enix

• Expanded Map: Insomnia City Ruins – all-new side quests and enemies such as Cerberus and Omega will be available through the expanded map of the Crown City of Insomnia. Players can also take on a battle with the Rulers of Yore

• A fully-controllable Royal Vessel boat, expanding the world of Eos and allowing players to explore the area between Cape Caem and Altissia. Players will also be able to fish aboard the vessel and discover new fish and recipes

• A new accessory that can activate the new action “Armiger Unleashed” – players will be able to unleash powerful attacks while the Armiger is summoned. After collecting all of the royal arms, players will be able to find an accessory in an unidentified part of the world, enabling access to Armiger Unleashed

• A new first-person camera mode, allowing players to experience the game from Noctis’ perspective 

• More than a dozen pieces of downloadable content including weapons, Regalia car skins and item sets

• All current season pass content including: EPISODE GLADIOLUS, EPISODE PROMPTO, MULTIPLAYER EXPANSION: COMRADES and EPISODE IGNIS

• Archive – players can review the “Cosmogony” stories scattered throughout the FINAL FANTASY XV world. Additional local myths and legends will also be placed in various new locations. Through them, players will be able to obtain more information about the world

• Quest to obtain and Strengthen Regalia Type-D

There are some substantial additions in this Royal Edition. Square Enix will be releasing a downloadable ‘Final Fantasy XV Royal Pack’ onto the PlayStation Store and Xbox Marketplace, which contains all previously unreleased content, accessible to existing players. It is implied that this will be a paid pack, but it is unclear how much it will cost.

Simultaneously with the Royal Edition on consoles, Square Enix will be releasing their ‘Windows Edition’ of Final Fantasy XV for PCs. The developer/publisher has confirmed they will be offering a benchmark tool and instructions to help players optimise their PCs for launch from February 1st 2018. They have also shared recommended system specifications – Minimum, Recommended and for those who wish to take advantage of the game’s native 4K resolution. You can find the specs below: