Fans will have to wait a little longer to admire the next beautiful images of Final Fantasy XVI. Producer Yoshida Naoki confirmed that it was due to the impact of the pandemic COVID-19the game’s development process suffered delay “half a year” and “the next big reveal” about FFXVI will be revealed in spring 2022.
Mr. Yoshida explained in a statement posted on Twitter: “When we last spoke, I promised that I would share more information about Final Fantasy XVI by the end of 2021. However, I regret to inform you. inform you that I cannot keep that promise because complicated circumstances stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic have delayed the game’s development for nearly half a year.”
The producer explained that the studio needed to decentralize the large staff responsible for game development and let them work from home. The pandemic has hindered communication from headquarters in Tokyo and affected the progress of the transfer of work.
However, the above influence is still under control and the studio is promoting the completion of the game to be ready for launch day. Mr. Yoshida shared that the studio has spent “most of 2021 addressing this issue” and hopes “the impact of the issue will be reduced to a minimum in the new year,” which will allow the production team to The export focuses on tasks such as increasing the quality of graphic resources, improving combat mechanics, adding single battles, perfecting cutscenes and carrying out overall graphics optimization.
