Despite producer Naoki Yoshida's initial claims that Final Fantasy 16 would not be receiving any story DLC, the announcement of Echoes of the Fallen didn't come as too much of a surprise to many. The speed with which it was released following its TGS 2023 announcement trailer did catch some people off guard though, with many having to wait hours for the base version of the game to re-download before they could dive into the DLC.