The next big reveal for Final Fantasy 16 will be in the spring, following delays due to COVID-19.
Producer Naoki Yoshida, who’s also been busy with the recently released Endwalker expansion for Final Fantasy 14, wrote an update on the game’s website explaining it’s been delayed by almost half a year.
“When last we spoke, I promised I would have more information on Final Fantasy 16 sometime later in 2021,” Yoshida said. “However, I regret to inform you that I will be unable to keep that promise as complications stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have delayed the game’s development by almost a half year.”
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Due to the pandemic, the workforce was decentralised and allowed to work from home. “This has unfortunately hampered communication from the Tokyo office, which, in turn, has led to delays in-or in extreme cases, cancellations of-asset deliveries from our outsource partners,” said Yoshida.