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Final Fantasy XVI Producer Naoki Yoshida Shares Development Updates During Talk Show

During a recent talk show broadcast as part of a live stream, Final Fantasy XVI Producer Naoki Yoshida shares some updates on the game's development.

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franwex1058d ago

So we probably won’t see anything this year then. Bummer.

Maybe Yoko Taro can start on FF17 then. Hehe.

NeoGamer2321058d ago

People keep talking about franchises that need a serious break. To me FF is the top of that list.

franwex1058d ago

But it doesn’t get a yearly release though. If anything-I wished we got one more often.

Greg28011058d ago

I mean FF15 released in what 2016 or something...

Final Fantasy has a lot of spin-off and remakes, that's why it seems that a new one is releasing every year or something.

But 5 years since the last main game is a long time.

Droppedez1058d ago

No we need another Final Fantasy Tactics or at least a remake before Final Fantasy takes a break. IMO

franwex1058d ago (Edited 1058d ago )

@Greg2801

I count FF7 Remake as an actual Final Fantasy. So technically we just had one last year.

But yeah, brand spanking new since 2016.

CrimsonWing691058d ago

I’m not sure why you feel that way, it’s not like the same game every time nor is it an annual release. In fact, I’d say this is one of the few most diverse franchises in the gaming industry.

SullysCigar1058d ago

I mean, YOU could take a break from FF. Then catch up as and when you're ready.

nommers1058d ago

I feel the opposite. It's one of the very few franchises that manages to keep things fresh while still being very successful.

NeoGamer2321057d ago

@CrimsonWing69
I have been playing Final Fantasy since the late 1980's. I will agree that their releases are diverse and they change a lot of the dynamics and explore different stories. But, After over 15 mainline games, I think any franchise needs a break. LOL. People talk about Uncharted and Halo needing breaks and both those games have 4 and 5 mainline games respectively.

Final Fantasy was released in 1987. That is 15 games in 29 years with FF XV releasing in 2016. Averaging a game every two years. Uncharted has four mainline games in a 9 year period. And Halo had 5 mainline games in 14 years. At the very least FF should lesson the announcements of the next game to a half a year before release. To, me, it just sounds like they are always releasing a mainline game.

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Viking_mo1058d ago

So most likely the next trailer will have a release date. Good news for me, since everything else is near to completion

Eamon1058d ago

Hmm, looks like it really was revealed a bit too early. Here's hoping it will appear again at Jump Festa, and hopefully with a release date. I don't think the wait will be as agonizing as FFvs13/FF15 and FF7R.

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XDefiant dev confirms release date for upcoming sniper nerf patch

Following a wave of community complaints, XDefiant executive producer Mark Rubin has confirmed when players can expect the sniper nerf patch to arrive.

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"We are the competitors of GTA 6, Forza, The Crew," says TDU: Solar Crown

Amaar writes: "Our recent interview with TDU: Solar Crown's game director reveals their ambitions to compete with titans in the gaming industry."

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anast7h ago

So far, it doesn't look like it.

dumahim3h ago

I dunno. Might actually be better than Forza Motorsport 2023 was at launch.

Jingsing6h ago

Only a competitor if your game works fully offline and isn't some service.

DigitallyAfflicted6h ago

it sounds like this game is stuck in last generation.

Skuletor6h ago

Personally, I wouldn't want my game compared with The Crew at all, I certainly wouldn't be the one making the comparison either.

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Days Gone Director Says Bend's Project Costs Over $250M; Says PS Co-CEO Doesn't Want 2 Zombies Games

Days Gone director claims Sony has already poured in at least a $250M in Bend's project; says Days Gone sold more than Death Stranding.

shinoff21834d ago

Well that sucks. Seems they want more online trash. I'd rather of had the sequel if it was single player

MrNinosan3d ago

What online trash games did PS Studios release last 10 years?

Notellin3d ago

The past has nothing to do with the future. This is such a terrible argument. Everyone knows about their current live service push.

_SilverHawk_3d ago

It's so tragic what happened to days gone. It is such an amazing game but bandwagoners trashed it and it underperformed in it's launch year. Days gone is the best open world zombie game released in the past five years. I was recently playing it on pc and I'm still amazed by it.

Games are very expensive to make and it seems like it's normal for a AAA game to cost over a quarter billion to make so if a quality game like days gone greatly underperforms then people shouldn't be upset when they see a lot of GAAS. I still remember a lot of bandwagoners calling days gone trash but years later it's now amazing when it's considered a failure by sony.

If a game isn't the best thing seen since hats with pockets then a lot of gamers who haven't played it automatically calls it rubbish and whoever made it should be incarcerated

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Co CEO prefers gamers to boycott.. so be it. I’ll never buy a gaas.
Just imagine buying a game you cannot replay in some years.. this shit must stop.

Days Gone did zombies in a very original way. The story was also so engaging. You actually only meet Zombie hordes later in the game. There are many more enemy groups to deal with.

MrNinosan3d ago

@Notelin
I am one of the few who bought Days Gone on release day and loved it completely.
However, "more online trash" is phrased like Sony has put out alot of trash online games.
We got what, 2 games? Helldivers 2 and GT7, 2 of the most sold Playstation games where both is loved by millions.

You, me and especially shinoff has no idea if Fairgames, Marathon and Concord will be trash.

Just because we (as in you and me) don't love or support online games, doesn't mean millions of other do.

And we don't know what Bend Studio is working with? We don't know if they're forced to make a online game or another amazing single player experience.

The only thing we do know is that it's not Days Gone, sadly due to poor sales the first 6 months.

shinoff21833d ago (Edited 3d ago )

More online trash wasmt meant how insee it comes across. I should've worded it different I was meaning the focus they currently have on it.

Anything online is online trash to me. How long did naughty dog spend on that dumba last of us multiplayer, how about Concord, or even the other couple we hear about. I fk with Sony because rpgs and their 1st party single player games. Been like that for years. I hate seeing them waste time, money, and talent on trash. I understand bot every game is gonna be for me but this focus they've seem to had on multiplayer is extremely disheartening. Even at the state of play the only things I was really feeling were Astrobot and silent hill 2 and I'm content with that, not everything is for me. It's just the online focus I hate. Ms bought up 3 to 4 wrpgs developers, Sony just ignores rpgs 1st party wise.

And a days gone 2 would've been much better then whatever online sht bend is working on. I do know sometimes I get very idk emotional. I do need to work on toning that down a bit lol

SimpleDad2d ago

Ammm let's see... That All-stars, Foamstars, Babilon 5 wass gaas...
Concord... can wait to play that...Marathon uuuu... Last of them gaas... U
Horizon Zero dawn has a project that leaked as a Fortnite lookalike.

They bought Destiny that is a dead gaas...people love ti.

Helldivers 2 was luck.

Jimbo was all in and pushed Sony single player games 5 years behind.

Spiderman gaas was cancelled... I mean every 1st party studio was doing gaas.

Bend had to pitch a gaas game... Open world coop something

I can't remember more... Of that crap.

tay87012d ago

@simpledad. Destiny 2 isn't a dead game. Its the number 5 most played game on steam. I dont play it, but alot of people do.

MrNinosan2d ago

@SimpleDad
You failed to mention a single PS Studios game that has been released last 10 years.
Either your reading skills are crap or you think Sony own every studio in the world.

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just_looken2d ago

I rolled my eyes at concord not only was it just yet another cookie cutter hero shooter but that qucik look for the hero select.

Already has a free section then paid section along with a they/them she/her dei crap top right.

Nothing like a day off of work to fire up concord to read about the new characters sexual identity and or preference then a paywall do you want o buy this character shit like no i just want to shoot my gun have fun.

-Foxtrot4d ago

It would be a shame if it was true that Hermen never gave the franchise a chance simply because he didn't like it and they already had a "Zombie" game with TLOU.

NaughtyDog are most likely moving onto a new IP next so it would have been the perfect time to do it.

ThinkThink3d ago

Here's where xbox steps in and releases state of decay 3 day and date on ps5.

shinoff21833d ago

I mean it's not out of the realm of possibility at this point.

Grilla3d ago

Days gone 2 was canceled before Herman was in charge. That happened like 4 years ago.

vfl5233d ago

4 years ago he was head of Playstation Studios. He would've probably had a hand in the cancelation.

Notellin3d ago

Man two seconds of research could have saved you from this comment. Amazing work Grilla you fit in with the uniformed N4G community who speaks before verifying anything that they say.

Redemption-643d ago

Maybe encourage people to buy the game at full price and not when it's heavily discounted or go on plus. If this game had sold well when it was full priced a sequel would have been in the works. They made a single-player game that most people didn't support until they dropped the price.

Cacabunga3d ago

The guy’s just a moron.. he should have stayed within game development. His choices will have a terrible impact on the brand in the long run.

tay87013d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Dude is pretty pathetic. Sounds like a guy who's girl left him for someone better. Always talking about days gone sequel that never was, even though he is no longer at bend and hasnt been for a while. I for one am not upset about the lack of a sequel. It is one of the worst 1st party games in recent memory. Completely jank, played like an xbox game. The only redeeming quality was the hordes.

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excaliburps3d ago

Yep. Kind of weird since it wasn't a sales flop, no?

I know we have to take what Ross says with a grain of salt since we're hearing just one side of the story, but even so, the game wasn't bad at all. Heck, it's my brother's favorite last-gen game from what I recall.

The amount of zombies on screen, imagine that with the PS5 and SSD? That would be insanely fun!

Grilla3d ago

Most copies were sold on sale. Not enough ppl bought it at full price. I paid 20$ for it 6 -7 months after release.

Notellin3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Yeah we should never believe the creators side until we hear the corporate/big business side as history has shown we should always believe billion dollar corporations.

What a bootlicker statement.

derek3d ago

@Notellin, of course you'll believe an embittered ex-employee with an axe to grind because it's evil Sony he's complaining about. You guys act like days gone was this huge success and somehow Sony hates easy money a sequel would have generated. The game was mid and so was the response to it. They're still supporting the developer who is making a new ip that could be great.

shinoff21833d ago

Days gone was fantastic. I bought day one but didn't get around to it for months. When I finally did I was pissed at myself for waiting so long lol

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P_Bomb3d ago

Well I don’t want 10 live service games, but they have no problem doing that lol. Ugh.

CrimsonWing693d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Oh great so we only get what the big wigs want… y’know, the people that really have their fingers on the pulse of what their consumers want. Faaaaantastic!

rippermcrip3d ago

Well consider they know the sales... they do know what the consumer wants.

It sold shit.

-Foxtrot3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

But if it’s true what this guy says it sold better than Death Stranding

Yet that got a sequel and Kojima aside out of them both DS didn’t really NEED a sequel compared to Days Gone which ended on such a cliff hanger twist.

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