Final Fantasy Modding Could be Cut If There Are Too Many Adult Mods

Keep it PG.

By Lucy O'Brien

Final Fantasy XV is going to have mod support on PC, but its director is wary that mods might get too...porny.

Speaking to PC Gamer at PAX West, Hajime Tabata gave his rationale behind including mod support. “Traditionally Final Fantasy has a bit of an image that everyone has the exact same experience and shares that experience with everyone that plays the game," Tabata said. "With Final Fantasy XV, we went in a slightly different direction. Right from the start, the way the whole game is structured and created gives each individual player their own individual and unique FF15 journey. I certainly think the modding community is going to resonate with that and the idea that you can change it any way they want is exciting.”

However, Tabata also said that while he doesn't want to restrict modders in any way, nudity and other adult content is a concern. While the final say is in the hands of the CEO of Square Enix, Tabata said that "if things are taken a little too far," modding might be affected or stopped entirely.  "So if there's anything we can say, it's try to be as controlled as possible," he said.

Final Fantasy XV's PC version was announced last month, and is due for an early 2018 release window. The PC version can be run in full 4K, with graphical improvements like "realistic turf, advanced hair simulation and high quality ambient occlusion". We recently went hands on with the Final Fantasy XV pocket edition, which is such an exact remake it's surreal. 

Lucy O'Brien is Games & Entertainment Editor at IGN’s Sydney office. Follow her on Twitter.

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