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Some new infos on the implication of Josh Sawyer in the project and the reboot or "refocus", how it was already underway when Carrie Patel on the project.

Final Fantasy XVI's PC version was officially confirmed by Yoshi-P yesterday in an update video along with 2 paid DLC's for the game. Whilst a lot of people expected the game to be an Epic exclusive due to the FF series' recent trend of being such with new releases, this does not seem to be the case!

For now.

The interview can be found here:

But to save you a click, here's the interesting part:

VG247: Going into the Compilation, you and the team had a chance to change, reveal, or 'retcon' elements of the story if you wanted to. For instance, Rufus and Tseng appear to die in FF7 – but then being revealed as alive in Advent Children, and even outright revealing that humans did survive Holy at the end. What was it like making story decisions like this; changing story elements and revealing new information without changing the impact of the original game?

Yoshinori Kitase: We approached the FF7 Remake project with the aim to make it something that could be enjoyed by both fans of the original game and people who did not know it.

I have also had experiences where a game that I loved and had a lot of fun with in the past was remade, and I bought it and played it out of the overwhelming nostalgia. It is enjoyable for a while, but the fun from that nostalgia only really lasts through the first sections. I realised this halfway through and didn’t carry on playing.

Because of this, I decided that Final Fantasy 7 Remake would not just appeal to nostalgia, but would include a new story as well to feel both nostalgic and fresh at the same time.

The result of this is that, for Part 2 and Part 3, we are able to give fans the excitement of wondering which parts will be 100% faithful to the original – and where the new elements will be added.

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Grinding for purple ammo packs will soon become a thing of the past, if VG247 sources are to be believed.

Bungie is to sell Destiny ammo packs for real money, a source familiar with the matter has confirmed to VG247.

It’s as yet unknown when the feature will be added to the online shooter.

While it was reaffirmed today, the rumour has existed since early last year alongside claims that no raid would be included in House of Wolves and micro-transactions would be added to Destiny. Both these updates proved to be correct.

Micro-transactions first appeared in Destiny in October, 2015, when players were given the option to buy a new currency, Silver, with real money. Currently, the only pieces of content available for purchase are emotes and Sparrow items from Eververse, a vendor in Destiny’s Tower social hub.

The sale of ammo packs will mark a significant step forward for Bungie and Activision’s approach to Destiny’s micro-transactions, as it will have a direct, if limited, effect on gameplay.

You’ll soon be able to spend your Silver on purple synths, apparently. The most sought after ammo pack by far is Heavy Ammo Synthesis, as Heavy is essential for high-level PvE activities such as raiding. There are currently only three ways to acquire Heavy packs: you can buy them from the Tower gunsmith, Banshee-44, for 950 Glimmer, Destiny’s “free” in-game currency; exotic vendor Xur sells packs of three for one Strange Coin; and Variks, the Reef’s Prison of Elders handler, sells them for 250 Glimmer and a pack of Ether Seeds.

Obviously, play is the only way to build up enough resources to afford the packs at the moment, so adding this specific micro-transaction will circumnavigate the need to spend time in-game to raid.

It’s unknown how much the packs will cost. The current cost of Silver is thus:

500 Silver – $4.99/£3.99/€4.99 1000 Silver (+100 bonus Silver) – $9.99/£7.99/€9.99 2000 Silver (+300 bonus Silver) – $19.99/£15.99/€19.99 5,000 Silver (+800 Silver) – $49.99/£39.99/€49.99

The prospect of being able to pay for ammo with real money is unlikely to sit well with much of the Destiny community, which is currently up in arms about a final admission that PvP matchmaking was switched to a skill-based system with The Taken King last September.

I hope this news means we can all breathe a sigh of relief.