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web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-17-final-fantasy-16s-exclusivity-is-a-mess|title=Final Fantasy 16's exclusivity is a mess|author=Tom Phillips|date=September 17, 2020|website=Eurogamer|accessdate=September 20, 2020|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919233124/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-17-final-fantasy-16s-exclusivity-is-a-mess|url-status=live}}</ref> The game has yet to have a release date, however more info will be revealed in an event in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/final-fantasy-16-guide/|title=Everything we know about Final Fantasy 16 – release date, platforms and more|last1=Hetfeld|first1=Malindy|last2=Wald|first2=Heather|date=September 16, 2020|website=]|accessdate=September 20, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923071320/https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/final-fantasy-16-guide/|url-status=live}}</ref> During the original announcement, the game was also said to be releasing on ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/final-fantasy-xvi-announced-for-playstation-5-and-pc/|title=Final Fantasy XVI Announced for PlayStation 5 and PC|author=Jenni Lada|date=September 16, 2020|website=Siliconera|accessdate=September 20, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917150010/https://www.siliconera.com/final-fantasy-xvi-announced-for-playstation-5-and-pc/|url-status=live}}</ref> however the trailer released outside the PlayStation 5 event specifies this game is a timed console exclusive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-final-fantasy-16|title=Final Fantasy 16 Announced for PS5 |author=Matt T.M. Kim|date=September 17, 2020|website=]|access-date=September 20, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917150010/https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-final-fantasy-16|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21444039/ps5-playstation-5-final-fantasy-xvi-demons-souls-pc-announcement|title=Demon’s Souls’ and Final Fantasy XVI’s now-retracted PC launches are an odd coincidence|author=Jay Peters|date=September 17, 2020|website=The Verge|accessdate=September 20, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920080653/https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21444039/ps5-playstation-5-final-fantasy-xvi-demons-souls-pc-announcement|url-status=live}}</ref> The game has yet to have a release date, however more info will be revealed in an event in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/final-fantasy-16-guide/|title=Everything we know about Final Fantasy 16 – release date, platforms and more|last1=Hetfeld|first1=Malindy|last2=Wald|first2=Heather|date=September 16, 2020|website=]|accessdate=September 20, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923071320/https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/final-fantasy-16-guide/|url-status=live}}</ref>


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Video game
Final Fantasy XVI
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Developer(s)Square Enix Creative Business Unit III
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Director(s)Hiroshi Takai
Producer(s)Naoki Yoshida
SeriesFinal Fantasy
Platform(s)PlayStation 5
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Final Fantasy XVI is an upcoming action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 5 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. The game is being produced by Naoki Yoshida and directed by Hiroshi Takai.

Premise

Final Fantasy XVI is an action role-playing game set in a fantasy world divided between several factions, including the Twin Kingdoms and Zambrek Empire. The world is suffering from a malady called the Blight, which is kept at bay by the Mothercrystal. A central part of the plot are Eikons, summoned monsters controlled by or manifesting through humans dubbed Dominants; a mystery is the appearance of two Eikons of fire, Phoenix and Ifrit. Gameplay has the protagonist fighting using a combination of melee-based sword attacks and magical abilities.

Development

Final Fantasy XVI is being developed by Square Enix Creative Business Unit III, the same division behind the development and maintenance of the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. The game is being produced by Naoki Yoshida, director of Final Fantasy XIV; and directed by Hiroshi Takai, known for his work on the SaGa series and The Last Remnant. Takai described the development process has been challenging due to the establishment of a new development environment and the transition to developing for new gaming platform, suggesting that the process has been arduous for the team and progressing slowly.

During the original announcement, the game was also said to be releasing on Microsoft Windows, however the trailer released outside the PlayStation 5 event specifies this game is a timed console exclusive. The game has yet to have a release date, however more info will be revealed in an event in 2021.

Notes

  1. Fainaru Fantajī Shikkusutīn (ファイナルファンタジーXVI) in Japanese

References

  1. ^ O'Conner, James; Knezevic, Kevin; Barbosa, Alessandro (September 18, 2020). "Final Fantasy 16 Revealed At PS5 Showcase Event". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. Pampino33 (September 17, 2020). "FFXVI : Décorticage de la bande-annonce". Finaland. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. O'Conner, Quinton (September 16, 2020). "Square Enix Has Announced Final Fantasy XVI And I Am Shaking". RPGFan. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Final Fantasy XVI announced for PS5". PlayStation Blog. September 16, 2020. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  5. Jenni Lada (September 16, 2020). "Final Fantasy XVI Announced for PlayStation 5 and PC". Siliconera. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. Matt T.M. Kim (September 17, 2020). "Final Fantasy 16 Announced for PS5 [Update: Square Retracts PC Announcement]". IGN. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  7. Jay Peters (September 17, 2020). "Demon's Souls' and Final Fantasy XVI's now-retracted PC launches are an odd coincidence". The Verge. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  8. Hetfeld, Malindy; Wald, Heather (September 16, 2020). "Everything we know about Final Fantasy 16 – release date, platforms and more". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

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