Final Fantasy 16 – Square Enix Soliciting Fan Feedback for Future Development

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis will launch for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on September 7, Square Enix announced. Pre-registration is available now on both platforms.

Hideki Kamiya, who you'll probably know as the creator of Bayonetta and Okami and as that guy who blocked you on Twitter, thinks «JRPG» is A-OK. The vice president of Platinum Games was asked for his take on the term—which has been the subject of a debate in the last few months—in a chat with VGC, and came out strongly in favour of it. In fact, he thinks Japan should wear it as a badge of honour: A symbol of everything unique and essential about the country's games.

Square Enix reported some steep drops in its latest financial report, leading the company’s stock to take a hit on the Japanese market. Notably, the company’s MMO segment saw a 22% drop in revenue year over year.

Final Fantasy XVI failed to meet the high-end of Square Enix's sales expectations, according to company president Takashi Kiryu.

Upon its highly anticipated launch last month, Final Fantasy 16 sold over 3 million units worldwide, with Square Enix stating shortly afterward that it considered the action RPG’s initial sales to be “extremely strong”. It seems, however, that the momentum of its sales has slowed down considerably since then.

Hideki Kamiya, creator of Bayonetta and Devil May Cry, believes Japanese developers should be «proud» of the term JRPG.

Sales of Final Fantasy 16 did not meet Square Enix's high expectations, said president Takashi Kiryu.

Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida revealed in an interview at the game’s recent Fanfest that he wanted to bring the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games to the MMORPG, making them playable in-game, according to GamesRadar. Yoshida revealed that the studio had experimented with trying to get old Final Fantasy games running inside Final Fantasy 14, and potentially making them playable at the Gold Saucer.

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 14 had several announcements during the recent Fan Festival, from the new expansion Dawntrail to the Xbox Series X/S version. Both are coming next year, but in the meantime, players can look forward to patch 6.5, “Growing Light.” Part 1 goes live in October, while Part 2 follows in mid-January 2024 in patch 6.55 and connects the story to Dawntrail.

Square Enix wants to let Final Fantasy 14 fans play with others who live across the globe, though certain challenges throw up a barrier to making that happen.

Have you ever wanted a Final Fantasy game in your Final Fantasy game? It’s not impossible—but it’s going to be a technical feat. 

During its recent Final Fantasy 14 Fanfest, Square Enix has announced that the free trial for Final Fantasy 14 will be getting expanded to now also include the Stormblood expansion alongside its earlier contents covering up to the end of the Heavensward expansion.