Final Fantasy 15 demo coming to PC, Steam pre-orders come with a Half-Life pack

News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson Former News Editor

Published on Feb. 22, 2018

Those planning to pre-order Final Fantasy 15 on Steam will receive a Half-Life pack as an incentive. Plus, there's a demo coming next week.

All of Final Fantasy 15's first chapter, the tutorial and opening quests will be available through a PC demo.

It will be available through Origin, Steam and the Windows 10 store on February 26.

Exclusive in-game items and bonuses have also been revealed for fans who pre-purchase or purchase Final Fantasy 15: Windows Edition through the aforementioned digital stores.

Most of the pre-order content was previously announced alongside the Final Fantasy 15 benchmark tool, but extra details for the Steam version have been provided. We've also added the already announced content again to save you an extra click.

From February 22 through May 1, players who purchase or pre-purchase the game from Steam will receive the Half-Life Pack. It comes with an in-game costume for Noctis based on Gordon Freeman, the HEV Suit, Scientist Glasses and Crowbar.

The Half-Life Pack will also available for the multiplayer expansion Comrades.

Players who pre-order the game from Steam will also receive the bonus “FF15 Fashion Collection” containing a selection of T-shirts for Noctis to wear, including:

The strength-enhancing Episode Gladiolus Tee
The HP recovery rate-increasing Episode Prompto Tee
The critical hit rate-increasing Episode IgnisTee
The maximum HP-increasing Comrades Tee

On Origin, pre-ordering the game will net Final Fantasy 15 players the bonus FF15 Decal Selection. It contains a variety of decals for the Regalia based on Gladiolus, Prompto and Ignis, along with the men and women of the Kingsglaive.

Details regarding the early purchase bonuses for Origin will be announced at a later time.

Finally, on the Microsoft Store, the save data from the Windows 10 version of Final Fantasy 15 is compatible with the Xbox One version of the game. This is becoming the standard for games released for Windows 10, as outlined by Microsoft many moons ago.

In addition, a post-launch update for the Windows Edition will enable Windows 10 and Xbox One cross play for the Comrades multiplayer expansion.

Pre-ordering the game from the Microsoft Store will provide players with the extra FF15 Powerup Pack. It contains the Dodanuki sword which reduces enemy defense with each slash. The pack also includes 10 phoenix downs and 10 elixirs.

Final Fantasy 15: Window Edition also contains content from the Royal Edition which will be a separate purchase for PS4 and Xbox One players when it launches alongside Final Fantasy 15: Windows Edition. It comes with extra content and everything included with the season pass.

Below, is everything included in the Windows Edition of Final Fantasy 15, which again, we've posted for you before. But, it's nice to have almost everything in one place.

Expanded Map: Insomnia City Ruins – all-new side quests and enemies such as Cerberus and Omega will be available through the expanded map of the Crown City of Insomnia. Players can also take on a battle with the Rulers of Yore.
A fully-controllable Royal Vessel boat - Expands the world of Eos and allowing players to explore the area between Cape Caem and Altissia. Players will also be able to fish aboard the vessel and discover new fish and recipes.
A new accessory that can activate the new action “Armiger Unleashed” - Players will be able to unleash powerful attacks while the Armiger is summoned. After collecting all of the royal arms, players will be able to find an accessory in an unidentified part of the world, enabling access to Armiger Unleashed.
A new first-person camera mode - Allows players to experience the game from Noctis’ perspective.
More than a dozen pieces of downloadable content - Includes weapons, Regalia car skins and item sets.
All current season pass content including: Episode Gladiolus, Episode Prompto, Episode Ignis, and the Comrades Multiplayer Expansion.
Archive – players can review the “Cosmogony” stories scattered throughout the FINAL FANTASY XV world. Additional local myths and legends will also be placed in various new locations. Through them, players will be able to obtain more information about the world.
Quest to obtain and strengthen Regalia Type-D.