Anyone hoping for more details on Final Fantasy 16 before the new year will be disappointed to hear that won’t be happening, and producer Naoki Yoshida is sorry about that.
“When last we spoke, I promised I would have more information on Final Fantasy 16 sometime later in 2021,” Yoshida said on Twitter. “However, I regret to inform you that I will be unable to keep that promise as complications stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have delayed the game’s development by almost a half year.”
It’s hardly surprising to hear this, as the pandemic’s effect on video game development will likely rage on your years to come. Titles such as Elden Ring and several critical features of Halo Infinite received delays for similar reasons.
However, there’s no need for any doom and gloom yet. As Yoshida states we’ll be seeing Final Fantasy 16 again soon enough.
“I am happy to announce the current plan is to conduct our next big reveal in spring of 2022 as we seek to build excitement leading up to the game’s eventual release,” Yoshida continues. “I deeply apologize to all those who have been looking forward to learning more about Final Fantasy 16, and thank you for your continued patience while we focus our combined efforts on development.”
You can read the complete statement from Yoshida below.
A message from Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida. #FF16 #FFXVI pic.twitter.com/qtfJUUp6LA
— FINAL FANTASY XVI (@finalfantasyxvi) December 27, 2021
Given the monumental success of Final Fantasy 14, which Yoshida serves as producer and director on, the man knows what’s best for a game’s development. We spoke to him back in October about working on Endwalker, the MMORPG’s latest expansion, which also had several delays.
If nothing else, at least everyone has more time to check out that Final Fantasy 6 pixel remaster coming soon.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
