Square Enix has decided to postpone the Final Fantasy XVI release date due to development complications and delays.
Recently, Square Enix announced to PlayStation Plus subscribers that the PS5 version Final Fantasy VII was free for anyone who received the PS4 version earlier this year. But what the players were waiting for at the end of the year 2021, it was rather news of the next installment of the franchise, namely Final Fantasy XVI. As the New Year approaches, the studio finally has some information to share with us, and that’s not good news. In a message posted on Twitter, we read:
” During our last conversation, I promised that I would have more information about Final Fantasy XVI sometime in 2021. However, I regret to inform you that I will not be able to keep this promise, because complications linked to the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the development of the game by almost six months “.
A message from Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida. # FF16 #FFXVI pic.twitter.com/qtfJUUp6LA
– FINAL FANTASY XVI (@finalfantasyxvi) December 27, 2021
The pandemic got the better of the developers
This message comes from the hand of Naoki Yoshida himself, the producer of the franchise. Final fantasy. He explains the reasons for the delay in the development of the game, which is delayed by at least six months. He declares :
“ Due to the health crisis, a large part of the internal team has switched to telecommuting. Because of this, our central team was unable to deliver instructions to our partners on time, some items created overseas were delivered late, and we even had to deal with cancellation requests. of contracts.
We have managed to resolve these issues as best we can during the year 2021, and currently we are working on improving the quality of graphics resources, tweaking the overall combat system and each battle on an individual scale. , to the completion of the cutscenes of the main scenario and to the optimization of the graphics. In the coming months, we plan to patiently improve the game by fully testing it ourselves extensively. “
A release date in the spring?
For the moment, no specific release date has been announced, but Naoki Yoshida plans to make the big announcement by spring 2022. Until then, patience is required among players, who are still experiencing some concerns. of connections on Final Fantasy XIV since the release of the Endwalker expansion.
