Octopath Traveler II, was made accessible on quite a few platforms–including PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5–when it launched in February 2023. However the first entry in Sq. Enix’s hit RPG collection, the unique Octopath Traveler, nonetheless stays unavailable to PlayStation customers. Luckily, it appears like that is about to vary.
Just lately, the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee rated Octopath Traveler II for Xbox One and Xbox Collection X|S. The sequel’s launch on Xbox is one thing followers of the franchise have identified about because it was introduced in September 2023, however the Taiwanese game-rating committee’s official web site additionally comprises a shock: The committee has rated the unique Octopath Traveler for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, suggesting it’ll quickly be a part of its sequel on PlayStation consoles (through Gemastu).
It’s necessary to take the information with a grain of salt, as Octopath developer Sq. Enix hasn’t but introduced the discharge of Octopath Traveler for PlayStation consoles the way in which it introduced the Xbox launch final September. However the truth that it has been rated in any respect is probably going indicative that the PlayStation launch is certainly occurring.
Giving PlayStation customers entry to the sequel with out giving them entry to the unique recreation would not make an entire lot of sense, so regardless of the dearth of any official announcement from Sq. Enix, the truth that the sport has now been rated for PlayStation in Taiwan actually provides followers of the franchise (and people who have been trying ahead to taking part in it) a cause to rejoice. That being mentioned, the second recreation shouldn’t be a direct sequel to Octopath Traveler, so that you need not play the primary recreation to be able to take pleasure in it
Though Sq. Enix did announce Octopath Traveler II’s arrival on Xbox consoles, it has but to announce precisely when that arrival will occur, however in accordance with a report from Exputer, it is prone to be someday this month. It’s potential that the PlayStation variations of the unique Octopath Traveler may turn into accessible across the identical time, for the reason that Xbox variations of the sequel had been rated by the Taiwanese committee alongside the PlayStation variations of the unique recreation.