It is possible it is a reaction from the enormous success of free games like Fortnite, and now Apex Legends, which have massive player-bases and income despite no entry fee. It’s not quite certain what prompted this move by Square-Enix to create a free-to-play version of the game. Admittedly, those aspects of the game were pretty threadbare anyway (it’s a port of an arcade game, after all), but it won’t quite be the same content as the full game. This implies that owners of the free game won’t have access to Dissidia Final Fantasy NT’s story mode or much of its single player portions.

It is worth mentioning that with the Free Edition, “players can enjoy a sample of the full game and discover the epic multiplayer encounters only available in its unique online arena”. Interestingly, “players of the free edition can also play online against existing players of the full game”, which could mean a large influx of new players for the online multiplayer scene. With microtransactions, players can purchase their favourite characters permanently, or play for free and use whichever characters the game allows that week. According to Square-Enix, the Free Edition “offers players the opportunity to try out a limited roster of characters on a weekly basis.” The Free Edition was released in Japan last November, and will release worldwide March 12 alongside the PC port. The aptly titled Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Free Edition will give players a limited revolving roster of characters to try out each week, with microtransactions to unlock certain characters and items permanently. Now, a PC port is coming, with a new free-to-play option for both PC and PS4. The 3v3 fighting game, featuring characters from Square-Enix’s massively popular Final Fantasy series, released in the West early last year for the PS4. A new way to play Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is coming later this month.

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