Summary
The game director ofFinal 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 afterFinal Fantasy 16, fans took to social media to share guesses and speculate about what it could be.
AlthoughFinal Fantasy 16and its Echoes of the Fallen DLC launched in 2023, the momentum continued into 2024. April saw the release ofFinal 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 afterFinal Fantasy 16was 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 16shocked fans by announcing a collaboration with Bandai Namco that sawClive Rosfield enter the arena asTekken 8’s Winter 2024 DLC fighter.
While some developers at Creative Studio 3 will continueworking onFinal Fantasy 14in 2025, others will turn their attention to different projects. In a series of end-of-year interviews with Japanese game developersconducted by 4Gamer.net(andtranslated by Gematsu),Final Fantasy 16director 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, asFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthdirector Naoki Hamaguchi said that his team was putting all their efforts intoFinal 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 wasFinal Fantasy 17, others expressed hope thata remake ofFinal Fantasy Tacticswas on the docket for Creative Studio 3 in 2025. However, fans also guessed that the next mainlineFinal Fantasyentry would not be released untilFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3was out.
Between Takai’s tease, andSquare Enix askingFinal Fantasyfans for feedbackabout the direction of the franchise, the future ofFinal Fantasyis both bright and uncertain. Only time will tell what Square Enix’s 2025 plans will entail.
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An epic dark fantasy world where the fate of the land is decided by the mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them.This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a warrior granted the title “First Shield of Rosaria” and sworn to protect his younger brother Joshua, the dominant of the Phoenix. Before long, Clive will be caught up in a great tragedy and swear revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that brings calamity in its wake.
