Final Fantasy XVI was revealed in 2020 with a gory trailer unlike anything else in the usually cheerful and hopeful series. The game’s creative director is the much-loved Naoki Yoshida, giving fans of the franchise hope that this single-player game would be more like the critically praised MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV (which Yoshida also heads) and less like the critically disappointing but nonetheless outstanding Final Fantasy XV. Yoshida pledged that news regarding the game would be released in spring 2022, six months later than planned due to the epidemic. As part of that pledge, Yoshida stated that Square Enix will conduct press interviews in the following months in order to disclose additional details about Final Fantasy XVI.
Final Fantasy XVI will be released in the summer of 2023 as a PlayStation 5 exclusive.
