Final Fantasy XVIis currently in development at Square Enix Creative Business Unit III, and Naoki Yoshida aka YoshiP recently shared yet another update on the highly-awaited JRPG for PS5, though it’s unlikely to show up at TGS 2021.
In a new interview with Famitsu, YoshiP was again asked about Final Fantasy 16. The interview is purely focused on MMORPGFinal Fantasy XIVand its upcoming expansionEndwalker. However, seeing Naoki Yoshida is both the producer ofFinal Fantasy XIVandFinal Fantasy XVI,he often ends up getting asked aboutFF16too. And that’s the case in this new interview. (Thanks to our peers atSiliconerafor pointing it out).
Final Fantasy 16 -development is still going smoothly according to YoshiP
In the second part of theFamitsu interview, Naoki Yoshida explained:
Naoki Yoshida:“Btw, I often seeFF14players on social media saying stuff like “maybe YoshiP isn’t really involved inEndwalkerseeing he must be busy withFF16”. That’s totally wrong. I’m working to death on both games these days, so please look forward to them (bitter smile).”
YoshiP also mentionedFF14players shouldn’t idolize him so much and how he too, makes mistakes at times.
Naoki Yoshida:“And I do make mistakes myself, even if we take all the time we need to develop a game. I’m specifying this because I also often seeFF14players saying “If YoshiP had the time to look at this bug before the patch released, he would have fixed it”. Sometimes I just don’t notice these problems either! Sorry! But I’ll keep doing my best! That’s what I keep in mind while working on bothFFXIV EndwalkerandFFXIV. We’ll be sure to properly wrap up both projects!”
WillFinal Fantasy XVIshow up at Tokyo Game Show 2021?
Tokyo Game Show 2021 will be held starting September 30.Back in July,YoshiP said it’s very unlikelyFF16will be showing up at TGS. Seeing he didn’t even mention TGS in this new interview, it’s unlikely the situation has changed. I personally wouldn’t bet on Square Enix showing the game. We’ll probably get news onFinal Fantasy VII Ever CrisisandThe First Soldierthough.
FF14 Endwalkerwill be launching on June 15, 2025.Final Fantasy XVIhas no release date estimate yet. WhileFinal Fantasy VII Intergrade andFinal Fantasy XVIare officially PS5 exclusives, there are manyhints pointing toward PC versionsof the games coming at some point.
