Final Fantasy XVI Goes Gold

Square Enix has announced that their upcoming action JRPG, Final Fantasy XVI, has officially gone gold. This means that the game’s development is complete and that a delay at this point is immensely unlikely. So, very slight touch-ups are likely all that’s remaining before the game launches this June.

Final Fantasy XVI is set to be a more action-heavy entry than its predecessors, with a Devil May Cry V designer even taking the helm. Throughout the title, players will control the protagonist Clive, as he confronts various Dominants, humans who have been cursed with the power to become Eikons.

Clive is the “First Shield of Rosaria,” sworn to protect his younger brother Joshua, who’s the Dominant of Phoenix. However, following tragedy, Clive swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit.

The producer, Naoki Yoshida, describes this game as akin to his experience with the first Final Fantasy, as “playing the lead in an epic motion picture.” The reasoning for this title’s action-oriented approach and more classical fantasy setting was to “appeal to as wide a range of gamers as possible.” Moreover, “there will be a “comprehensive support system in place for players who aren’t too confident with action games.”

You can view the tweet announcing Final Fantasy XVI going gold below:

Final Fantasy XVI is launching exclusively for PlayStation 5 on June 22, 2023.


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