A new Final Fantasy 16 update is releasing this week. More specifically, Square Enix is releasing Final Fantasy 16 Update 1.31 this week via the PS5. Ahead of this, it has provided the patch notes for the update, which in turn reveal and detail everything that is about change. Most notably, the update will allow PS5 users to purchase and install The Rising Tide DLC. Beyond this, there is not much of the upmost consequence.
While we have the patch notes for the update — which is the first since December 8, and thus the first update of 2024 — we do not have any information about what the file size of the patch will be on PS5. In other words, we have no insight to offer about how long it will take to download.
The following content is available to all players:
Additional In-game Content
Battle Adjustments
Eikonic Ability & Feat Adjustments
Accessory Adjustments
Other Changes to Actions
Quests
A “Quick Complete” function has been added, giving players the option to warp directly to a quest-giver upon completing a quest’s final objective.
A new quest icon has been assigned to quests which reward collectables.
Ability Point awards for certain sidequests have been increased.
Additional cutscenes have been added to certain sidequests.
Minor changes have been made to cutscene staging.
New NPCs have been added to certain settlements.
System
Added “Custom” controller type.
Go to Controller Layout on the System tab in the Main Menu to freely assign functionality to the buttons on your controller.
Skill Sets have been added.
Players can now save up to 5 skill sets. Swap between sets with L1/R1.
The following functionality has been added to Photo Mode:
Minor updates and additions to the Thousand Tomes.
Visual updates to the State of the Realm timeline slider.
Updates and additions to the UI and various menus.
Bug Fixes
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