Immediately following the announcement of Final Fantasy XVI, Square Enix confirmed via a press release that the manufacturer of the game is Naoki Yoshida and the manager is Hiroshi takai. Also, Final Fantasy XVI will not be presented at Tokyo Game Show 2020: Square Enix has confirmed that more information on the game will only arrive in 2021. This announcement was made via the Final Fantasy XIV Twitter profile:
発 表 と な り ま し た フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー XVI, 続 報 は 2021 年 を 予 定 し て い ま す の で 楽 し み に お 待 ち く だ さ い! # FF16 で は プ ロ デ ュ ー サ ー を, 引 き 続 き # FF14 で は P / D を, ど ち ら も 死 ぬ 気 で 頑 張 り ま す !! @ 吉田 https : //t.co/y6nwgBS6AW
- FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_JP) September 16, 2020
Naoki Yoshida is known as the producer and director of the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. Hiroshi Takai was the director of the PC version of Last Remnant. an improved game over the original on Xbox 360. Hiroshi Takai also worked on FFXI and FFXIV.
Here are some statements made by Naoki Yoshida and Hiroshi Takai:
Naoki Yoshida, producer of Final Fantasy XVI
“I'm Yoshida, the producer of Final Fantasy XVI. This is the latest title in the series, a project that started with an unusually small team, and has been consistently built little by little. Now we have revealed it along with a first trailer, with real-time footage and battle scenes. Did you like it? Until the game is completed, we will do our best to increase the quality even more and make it the best experience possible from a gameplay and story point of view. The next big information release is scheduled for 2021, so let your imagination work and wait for more details! Please keep your attention on both FFXIV and FFXVI! I'll do my best on both counts! "
Hiroshi Takai, Director of Final Fantasy XVI
“I've been playing the Final Fantasy series since I was a student. The first game in the series that I joined the development team was Final Fantasy V. Since then, I have been given the opportunity to work on the online games Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV. Now, I am the director of the sixteenth chapter and we are facing various challenges. Also, we are developing it on PS5. The development team works hard every day. I think it will take some time before we will be able to finish the game, but wait for us! "
The Japanese press release mentions Final Fantasy XVI is an Action RPG. No evaluation ZERO has still been set. No release date. The logo was made by Yoshitaka amano. It goes without saying that this is a single player game. The Japanese press release only states "PS5", but will also arrive on PC according to the PS5 showcase.
Ryota Suzuki, who worked on the Devil May Cry 5 battle system at Capcom, previously explained his role as Battle Director by Final Fantasy XVI.
