When a game is too big and ambitious, delays are something players have to deal with. That almost always happens and now it is the turn of Final Fantasy XVI suffer the same.
This week the producer of this title, Naoki Yoshida, announced that due to complications arising from the current situation, production is delayed. At least for six months and the next information will arrive until the spring of next year.
COVID-19 strikes video games again
Yoshida shared a message and started by saying ‘Last time we spoke, I promised that I would have more information on Final Fantasy XVI sometime before the end of 2021’.
Then he added ‘However, I regret to inform you that I will not be able to fulfill it, as the complications arising from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have delayed the development of the game by almost half a year.’. It’s a shame that that happened.
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Naoki Yoshida He showed that for the development of this title he created ‘a sizeable team of talented developers from around the world’.
But in an effort to keep working, and incidentally, avoid the effects of the disease, he stressed ‘we had to decentralize that workforce by allowing staff to take care of their assignments from home’.
He revealed that this caused communication problems with the office in Tokyo.
There will be news of Final Fantasy XVI in 2022
This led to delays or even cancellations of deliveries of elements for the development of Final Fantasy XVI from your external partners. Is why Square enix spent a lot of time in 2021 to solve this problem.
At least he expects the impact to be minimal next year. Now they focus on increasing the graphic quality of the game, perfecting its combat mechanics, the development of its individual battles and other general aspects.
Among them the final touches to the kinematics and a graphic optimization in general. According Yoshida And as we mentioned before, a big announcement and reveal is expected in the spring of 2022.
That to generate expectation before the publication of Final Fantasy XVI. He apologized to everyone who wanted to know more about the game and thanks them for their patience while Square enix focuses their combined efforts on its development.
So far the only version of the game in development is Playstation 5. It only remains to be patient and wait for more details.
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