Don't Give Up On Final Fantasy 16 On Xbox Just Yet, Says Naoki Yoshida

As PC players enjoy the recently released port of , producer Naoki Yoshida wants Xbox fans to know that they shouldn't give up hope. The franchise has long been associated with PlayStation, going back to the ground-breaking RPG that is. Square Enix has attempted to take the series farther afield by making nearly every game available on PC, but the next step in the publisher's multiplatform approach must be Xbox, a console that has missed out on several of the most recent games.

Speaking during an interview with Video Games on Sports Illustrated, Yoshida clarified that the development team behind wants to see the title come to Xbox Series X|S as much as the fans:

Of course we did announce the PC version of the game, so looking towards the Xbox version, we do want to release it on Xbox. But when it comes to the specifics such as when the game would be available and such, we are not in a position to be able to share anything. But of course, I want to say that it’s not as if there’s zero hope, and we very much do want to achieve that. So players should not give up in terms of their hopes .

No further details on the potential port were provided but one has to imagine that Square Enix is currently in the process of bringing the game over to Microsoft's ecosystem. is available for Xbox but neither title in the remake has made it onto the Series X|S.

In early 2024, Square Enix confirmed that it was looking to broaden its horizons by embracing a more traditional multiplatform approach for its games. The studio has long neglected Xbox, releasing most of its major franchises on PlayStation or Nintendo Switch before eventually bringing them to PC. While certain exclusivity deals were established for and, one has to wonder how long such a contract was intended to last.

It seems obvious that bringing games to Xbox would open up an entirely new opportunity to generate revenue. Square Enix has already been making inroads on the console; It recently ported every game in the