Final Fantasy 16: Release shock – Producer delays the game for six months

Final Fantasy 16 has been quiet for a long time. Fans should see something new in this year’s role-playing game. The release will now come at least six months later.

TOKYO, JAPAN – Final Fantasy fans will have to be patient again and again. This is also the case with the sixteenth part of the traditional series. Square Enix announced Final Fantasy 16 in 2020, as part of Sony’s PS5 big show. It was recently said that audiences can still see new material from this year’s role-playing game. Meanwhile, 2021 is over and there is no trace of Final Fantasy 16. The game producer has now announced to fans that the release and new materials will be delayed.

Final Fantasy 16: No New Material Until 2022 – Producer Explains the Problem

When is there any news about FF16? In the final days of 2021, fans should not expect a new trailer for Final Fantasy 16. The game’s producer, Naoki Yoshida, is working Twitter He explains in a long communication that the entire development has been delayed by half a year. So, he makes it clear that the next big reveal for Final Fantasy 16 won’t come in 2021, but in the spring of 2022 at the earliest.

Why this shift? The reason for the postponement of Final Fantasy 16 is clear. Yoshida wrote in a press release that the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic has caused complications in development. Since those involved will be working from home, communication with the Tokyo office has suffered.

…and this, in turn, has led to delays – and in some extreme cases, complete failure – in the delivery of assets by our external partners.”

According to the producer, the team had to spend a lot of time in 2021 solving these issues. Final Fantasy 16’s development should make new progress by the new year.

Final Fantasy 16: This is a role-playing giant known so far

Where is the development now? According to Naoki Yoshida, Square Enix will primarily be working on technology and gameplay in Final Fantasy 16 in the coming weeks. The quality of the graphic framework will have to be improved again, and more work will be carried out on the combat system and individual battles. From this one can assume that the story as well as most of the content in Final Fantasy 16 could already be in a very advanced state. The first PS5 trailer for Final Fantasy 16 has already given a first impression of where the story could go.

What is known about FF16 In Final Fantasy 16, Square Enix will remain faithful to the combat system that the developer studio introduced with its predecessor. The new part will also be obtained without the rotating system with which the series was previously known. In turn, Part 16 will once again focus more firmly on the elements of true fantasy and gameplay in the world of Valistea. The last parts of the main series went more and more towards science fiction. In addition, Final Fantasy 16 will appear exclusively for Sony’s PS5 console.

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