Final Fantasy Resonance, Square Enix’s first HD-2D Final Fantasy, comes out on Thursday, October 22, 2026. It launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. The hour you can start playing depends on your platform. On PlayStation it opens at midnight, while on Steam it opens in the middle of the day for players in the Americas.
Quick answer: PS5 access begins at midnight on October 22 in each local time zone. US and Canadian storefronts follow Eastern time. Steam launches simultaneously worldwide at 16:00 UTC on October 22.
Release time: Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 16:00 UTC (12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT) on Steam
Final Fantasy Resonance release status by platform
Status: Confirmed. Square Enix has set October 22, 2026 as the release date on every platform. Each storefront handles the release hour in its own way.
| Platform | Release time | How it rolls out |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 5 | Midnight, October 22 | Local to each store |
| PC (Steam) | 16:00 UTC, October 22 | Same moment worldwide |
| Xbox Series X|S | October 22, hour not published | Not confirmed |
| Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 | October 22, hour not published | Not confirmed |
Microsoft and Nintendo have not published a release hour for their stores yet. The Nintendo eShop listing gives only the date. Square Enix’s recent HD-2D releases, including Octopath Traveler 0 and Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, opened at midnight local time, so a midnight start on those consoles is likely. It is still unconfirmed.
PS5 release time: Midnight in each store’s time zone
Each regional PlayStation Store opens Final Fantasy Resonance at midnight on October 22 in its own time zone. The US and Canadian stores are the exception that matters most. They run on Eastern time for the whole country, so players farther west get the game the evening before.
| PlayStation Store region | Local release time | UTC equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| US and Canada (Eastern) | 12:00 AM, Oct 22 | 04:00, Oct 22 |
| US and Canada (Central) | 11:00 PM, Oct 21 | 04:00, Oct 22 |
| US and Canada (Mountain) | 10:00 PM, Oct 21 | 04:00, Oct 22 |
| US and Canada (Pacific) | 9:00 PM, Oct 21 | 04:00, Oct 22 |
| Brazil | 12:00 AM, Oct 22 | 03:00, Oct 22 |
| UK | 12:00 AM, Oct 22 | 23:00, Oct 21 |
| France, Germany, Spain | 12:00 AM, Oct 22 | 22:00, Oct 21 |
| Japan | 12:00 AM, Oct 22 | 15:00, Oct 21 |
| Australia | 12:00 AM, Oct 22 | 13:00, Oct 21 |
Because PlayStation uses local midnight, players in Australia and Japan start well before anyone in Europe or the Americas. Los Angeles and Vancouver get in at 9 PM on Wednesday night. You can pre-order or check the timer on the Final Fantasy Resonance PlayStation Store page.
Steam release time: 16:00 UTC worldwide
Steam works the other way. The PC version opens at a single moment for everyone, which is 16:00 UTC on October 22. In Europe that means the evening of the 22nd, not midnight. In much of Asia and Oceania, the calendar has already moved to October 23.
| City (time zone) | Steam release time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles (PDT) | 9:00 AM, Oct 22 |
| Denver (MDT) | 10:00 AM, Oct 22 |
| Chicago (CDT) | 11:00 AM, Oct 22 |
| New York (EDT) | 12:00 PM, Oct 22 |
| São Paulo (BRT) | 1:00 PM, Oct 22 |
| London (BST) | 5:00 PM, Oct 22 |
| Paris, Berlin, Madrid (CEST) | 6:00 PM, Oct 22 |
| Dubai (GST) | 8:00 PM, Oct 22 |
| New Delhi (IST) | 9:30 PM, Oct 22 |
| Singapore (SGT) | 12:00 AM, Oct 23 |
| Tokyo, Seoul (JST/KST) | 1:00 AM, Oct 23 |
| Sydney (AEDT) | 3:00 AM, Oct 23 |
| Auckland (NZDT) | 5:00 AM, Oct 23 |
Japanese listings give the Steam version a date of October 23 for this reason. It is the same release moment, shown on a later calendar day. The Final Fantasy Resonance Steam page counts down to this time.
If you play on both PS5 and PC, the PS5 version opens hours earlier in every region. In the US it opens 12 hours before Steam.
Final Fantasy Resonance price and editions
| Edition | Price | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Edition | $49.99 / £39.99 | Digital and physical |
| Digital Deluxe Edition | $59.99 | Digital |
| Collector’s Edition | Varies by platform | Physical (PS5, Switch, Switch 2) |
Digital pre-orders on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop include the Magitek Airship & Squire Starter Pack. It contains a cosmetic that turns your airship into a magitek vessel, plus some items for the start of the game. A separate early purchase bonus is available if you buy by November 5, 2026, at 11:59 PM local time.
No edition includes early access. Everyone starts at the same release time for their platform. The game also is not a day-one Xbox Game Pass title, and it has not been announced for PS Plus or Nintendo Switch Online.
Preparing for launch: Demo save and download size
Every launch platform has a free demo of Chapter 1, with a playtime of roughly three to five hours. Demo save data transfers to the full game, preserving your progress when October 22 arrives.
- PC: about 15 GB
- Nintendo Switch 2: about 12.6–12.7 GB
- Nintendo Switch: about 8.8 GB
Square Enix has not confirmed a PS5 preload date. Files you preload on any platform stay locked until that platform’s release time.
What Final Fantasy Resonance is
Square Enix and LANCARSE Ltd. developed Resonance, a turn-based RPG that retells the opening story arc of the mobile title Final Fantasy Brave Exvius as a self-contained release for consoles and PC. The game features a redesigned overworld, revised side quests, revamped combat, and a rearranged narrative. It has no gacha mechanics; players buy it once, and play is single-player.
