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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles will be released worldwide on the last day of September, and it could become your favorite game to pick during the Fall season.
I am pretty excited after seeing the trailer and learning about the game. Square Enix will publish the game on every platform you can imagine. But first, let’s look at when the game will launch exactly for your region.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles release countdown
The launch schedule of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is slightly different based on whether you will play on PC or console. The countdown below will help you keep track of the PC launch.
The countdown is based on the following timings.
- 9am PDT (Sept. 30)
- 11am CDT (Sept. 30)
- 12pm EDT (Sept. 30)
- 5pm BST (Sept. 30)
- 6pm CEST (Sept. 30)
- 12am HKT (Oct. 1)
- 1am JST (Oct. 1)
- 2am AEST (Oct. 1)
- 4am NZST (Oct. 1)
These timings apply only to those who purchase their game from Steam. If you’re on a console, there is no simultaneous launch. Instead, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles will be available at midnight at your local time.
It’s almost time to play Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles.
Please note it will launch at your local midnight on September 30th on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Xbox Series X|S. pic.twitter.com/bxYBkQhaNX
— FINAL FANTASY (@FinalFantasy) September 25, 2025
As a result, you can use the New Zealand trick on Xbox to change your console’s date and time to New Zealand and play early. PC users in certain regions will also have to wait longer due to the differences in time zones (compared to the console users from the same region).
While a Digital Deluxe edition is on sale, everyone begins playing simultaneously. Square Enix doesn’t include early or advanced access (which is typical for many video game publishers). Being a remake, you can expect plenty of upgrades from what was available on the original 1997 version of the game. The plot and characters might be the same, but better graphics and controller support are just a few of the many key features available in Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.
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