Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth creative director Tetsuya Nomura and producer Yoshinori Kitase are in disagreement over the use of the term «JRPG» for their games.
03.09.2023 - 03:47 / gematsu.com / Naoki Yoshida / Square Enix
Square Enix has released a free update for Final Fantasy XVI, which adds a weapon-skin feature, Onion Sword weapon, and new outfits for Clive, Jill, Torgal, and other characters, as well as announced that both a PC version and two paid downloadable contents are currently in development, with more information to come before the end of 2023.
The news came via Square Enix’s “Voices from Valisthea” panel at PAX West 2023 in Seattle, which featured the English voice cast of Final Fantasy XVI. Producer Naoki Yoshida shared the announcements in a video message at the end of the panel.
The full message is as follows:
Final Fantasy XVI is available now for PlayStation 5.
Watch a new trailer and the full PAX West 2023 panel below.
Warning: Contains spoilers.
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth creative director Tetsuya Nomura and producer Yoshinori Kitase are in disagreement over the use of the term «JRPG» for their games.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth creative director Tetsuya Nomura and producer Yoshinori Kitase can't seem to agree on whether the term JRPG is a bad thing or not.
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There’s plenty of hype built up around Final Fantasy XVI. The resurgence came when it was officially unveiled that a PC release was coming. Now, this is not anything that should surprise fans. We knew before the PlayStation 5 launch that a PC version would likely come. Developers had only stressed the fact that the game would take time as it was initially developed with PlayStation 5 optimizations. So now that the PC release was officially confirmed and the developers are working to bring this title out, there’s at least one question that has been on players’ minds. That question is just where exactly the PC version of the game will be available to purchase.
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