The Final Fantasy VIII Remastered release date is September 3 and in the run up to this, Square Enix has revealed the PC price for the game in India as well as what kind of PC you’ll need to play it. While it costs $19.99 in the US, the Final Fantasy VIII Remastered India PC price is Rs. 1,099. This isn’t on par with Steam’s regional pricing for India. Reason being, other games that have a $20 price tag like Wargroove have an India price of Rs. 529. Then again, Square Enix’s approach to regional pricing has been a mess since Nier Automata so this is to be expected.
The game’s Steam page also reveals relatively low system requirements. Details as follows.
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered PC system requirements – minimum
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
- Processor: AMD A-Series 2.2GHz / Intel Core i3 2.2GHz
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 240 / Nvidia GeForce GT 730
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.3 or higher
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered PC system requirements – recommended
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
- Processor: AMD A8-Series 3.1GHz / Intel Core i5 2.8GHz
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.3 or higher
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC features
- Triple speed
- Battle Enhancements (Max HP and ATB Gauge, Special Moves always available)
- No random encounters
Furthermore, there are some features exclusive to the PC version. They are as follows.
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered PC exclusive features
- Acquire all Items, Abilities, Special Moves and Triple Triad cards
- Max GF level, Gil, and Magic
- Highly customisable system settings
The remaster includes improved visuals, updated character models, and more. It also looks like Square Enix is giving it a retail release in some regions. Read about that here.
Dotemu is handling the remaster with Square Enix. The studio has worked on some fantastic ports of old games and remasters to current systems over the last few years.
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered arrives on September 3 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
