Final Fantasy 16 Director Teases New Project

Posted by By our-little-miss-is-home December 28, 2024 3 Views 5 Min Read
Final Fantasy 16 Director Teases New Project



Summary

  • Hiroshi Takai will be working on a new, unannounced game project in 2025.
  • Final Fantasy 16’s momentum continued in 2024 with expansions and a PC launch.
  • Fans speculate about Takai’s next project, which remains a mystery.

The game director of Final Fantasy 16, Hiroshi Takai, stated in an interview that 2025 will see him working on a new, unannounced game project. While Takai could not share any specific details about his next project after Final Fantasy 16, fans took to social media to share guesses and speculate about what it could be.

Although Final Fantasy 16 and its Echoes of the Fallen DLC launched in 2023, the momentum continued into 2024. April saw the release of Final Fantasy 16‘s second expansion, The Rising Tide, which took players to the land of Mysidia and brought to light the mysteries surrounding the watery Eikon, Leviathan the Lost. In September, over a year after Final Fantasy 16 was released on PS5, the game saw its long-awaited PC launch on Steam and Epic Games Store, which also included both expansions. Finally, Final Fantasy 16 shocked fans by announcing a collaboration with Bandai Namco that saw Clive Rosfield enter the arena as Tekken 8‘s Winter 2024 DLC fighter.

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What to Expect From the Final Fantasy Franchise in 2025

As per the usual, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy franchise has plenty in store for fans in 2025, including a crossover, a mobile release, and a PC port.

While some developers at Creative Studio 3 will continue working on Final Fantasy 14 in 2025, others will turn their attention to different projects. In a series of end-of-year interviews with Japanese game developers conducted by 4Gamer.net (and translated by Gematsu), Final Fantasy 16 director Takai stated that he was fully occupied with work on FF16 in 2024, but 2025 will see him work on something different. While Takai was unable to share specifics about the project, he assured readers that he would continue to work hard in the year ahead and was confident that it would lead to something that fans would enjoy in the future. Another Square Enix lead echoed this sentiment, as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi said that his team was putting all their efforts into Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, and asked fans to bear with them before receiving any new information.

Final Fantasy 16 Director Hiroshi Takai Is Working On Something Different

On the r/FinalFantasy subreddit, fans took turns speculating on what Takai and Creative Studio 3 have planned for 2025. While some fans wondered if Takai’s next project was Final Fantasy 17, others expressed hope that a remake of Final Fantasy Tactics was on the docket for Creative Studio 3 in 2025. However, fans also guessed that the next mainline Final Fantasy entry would not be released until Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 was out.

Between Takai’s tease, and Square Enix asking Final Fantasy fans for feedback about the direction of the franchise, the future of Final Fantasy is both bright and uncertain. Only time will tell what Square Enix’s 2025 plans will entail.

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