{"id":37142,"date":"2024-09-17T17:56:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T08:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=37142"},"modified":"2024-09-17T17:56:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T08:56:42","slug":"ff16-final-fantasy-16-xvi-players-report-being-chased-by-darkness-and-other-graphical-bugs-after-latest-ps5-system-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/final-fantasy\/ff16-final-fantasy-16-xvi-players-report-being-chased-by-darkness-and-other-graphical-bugs-after-latest-ps5-system-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 16 players report being chased by darkness and other graphical bugs after latest PS5 system update\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Final Fantasy XVI<\/strong> players have been taking to social media over the last few days to report some rather weird graphical bugs, potentially caused by the latest PS5 system software update. Those playing the latest numbered mainline entry in Square Enix\u2019s long-running RPG series on PS5 lately might have noticed some weird graphical glitches that are almost worthy of being a new antagonist in the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These graphical bugs have been reported by Final Fantasy XVI players since around September 15, 2024. The most common seems to be the appearance of a black \u201ccloud\u201d that gradually appears to follow the player and obscure parts of your surroundings. This bug was a shock to some first-time players who actually thought for a moment that the spreading darkness was part of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">FF16\u3067\u7802\u6f20\u306b\u3084\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3089\u95c7\u306b\u8ffd\u308f\u308c\u308b\u3093\u3060\u3051\u3069\u3053\u308c\u306f\u6b63\u5e38\u306a\u306e\uff1f\u305d\u308c\u3068\u3082\u30d0\u30b0\u306a\u306e\uff1f<br><br>\u3042\u3041\u2026\u4e16\u754c\u304c\u95c7\u306b\u67d3\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u304f\u2026\u3053\u308c\u306f\u307e\u3055\u304b\u2026\u9ed2\u306e\u4e00\u5e2f\u304c\u73fe\u5b9f\u4e16\u754c\u306b\u3082\u5f71\u97ff\u3092\u53ca\u307c\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3060\u308d\u3046\u304b\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RiiixKzJrY\">pic.twitter.com\/RiiixKzJrY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u308f\u3063\u3057\u30fc (@wasshiiiiiiiiii) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wasshiiiiiiiiii\/status\/1835663377554891052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> <em>Is it normal for this darkness to chase you in the desert in FF16? Or is it a bug? Argh, the world is being tinged by darkness&#8230; Could it be that this dark zone is affecting the real world as well&#8230;?\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/LucaCarbuncle\/status\/1835712261413130655\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>So this FF16 bugs isn\u2019t just happening to me? I\u2019m slightly relieved.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Others reported flickering background graphics during cutscenes and general issues with graphical artifacts spoiling their enjoyment of the game. This issue is being experienced by players outside Japan too- there is currently a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/FFXVI\/comments\/1fg83h0\/ps5_system_update_on_september_12_causing_weird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reddit thread<\/a> on the topic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ff16?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ff16<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A8%E3%83%8B%E3%81%AB%E4%BC%9D%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30b9\u30af\u30a8\u30cb\u306b\u4f1d\u308f\u308c<\/a><br>\u4ffa\u306eff16 ps5\u7248\u304c\u30d0\u30b0\u308a\u6563\u3089\u304b\u3057\u3066\u308b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/invv5NDdFL\">pic.twitter.com\/invv5NDdFL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30b7\u30c8\u30ec\u5143\u5e25shadow (@SYySkyQn5qaRRy5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SYySkyQn5qaRRy5\/status\/1834970063801401660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>Bugs are scattering all over my PS5 copy of FF16.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the cause is unclear at the time of writing, many players reported that it happened after installing the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2024\/09\/12\/ps5-system-update-adds-welcome-hub-party-share-personalized-3d-audio-profiles-adaptive-controller-charging-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest PS5 system software update<\/a>. The update, which was announced on September 12, is being gradually rolled out across different regions. If you are playing Final Fantasy XVI, it might be best to hold off installing it until the issue is fixed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Fantasy XVI is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=81ec4746520a23adJmltdHM9MTcyNjUzMTIwMCZpZ3VpZD0zYTg0NDkyZS05NjQ1LTY3NmItMDRmYS01YWU3OTczZjY2OWQmaW5zaWQ9NTQzNg&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=3&amp;fclid=3a84492e-9645-676b-04fa-5ae7973f669d&amp;psq=ff16+ps5+store&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGxheXN0YXRpb24uY29tL2VuLXVzL2dhbWVzL2ZpbmFsLWZhbnRhc3kteHZpLw&amp;ntb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS5<\/a> and PC. It was released on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2515020\/FINAL_FANTASY_XVI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FF16 players on PS5 are experiencing some strange graphical bugs that seem to be caused by the latest PS5 system software update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":37147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-37142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-final-fantasy","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Final Fantasy 16 players report being chased by darkness and other graphical bugs after latest PS5 system update\u00a0 - 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