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An Ambitious New Final Fantasy XVI Trailer Just Dropped

Final Fantasy XVI screenshot

Square Enix just shared a new trailer for Final Fantasy XVI that gives us new glimpses into the world, characters, and combat. Spoiler: everything looks amazing. The sneak peek also reconfirms the Summer 2023 release window.

Check out the “Ambition” preview below and read on for messages from Director Hiroshi Takai and Producer Naoki Yoshida, also known as Yoshi-P. Some say he’s still suffering from success!

The Final Fantasy XVI Twitter account shared messages from Takai and Yoshi-P to add a little context (and a little more hype). Of note: they say development has entered the “home stretch” and the team is now focused on debugging and optimization work.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRODUCER

Greetings everyone!

I’m happy to announce that our newest trailer—Ambition—is now live. Rather than focusing on action as we did in our last reveal, this time we wanted to give the world a more in-depth look at FINAL FANTASY XVI’s lore and its rich cast of characters—with the Dominants front and center.

The flames of war spread as Valisthea enters an age of twilight. Where will fate lead the Dominants and what future awaits the realm at the end of this bitter conflict? There are still many more questions to be answered, many more truths to be uncovered.

With regards to development, the team has turned the corner and entered the home stretch, and its currently concentrating its efforts on debugging, tweaking, polishing, and optimization. As for promotion, over the next few weeks, myself, Main Director Hiroshi Takai, Creative Director Kazutoyo Maehiro, and Localization Director Michael-Christopher Koji Fox will be taking part in interviews with multiple media outlets from across the globe to bring you even more information, so make sure you keep your eyes out for those out as well!

FINAL FANTASY XVI Producer
Naoki Yoshida

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Hello!

Our third trailer is finally here and jam-packed with exciting new information that provides a better picture of how the game’s setting, lore, and characters tie in with our compelling narrative. Hopefully it was worth the wait!

As the game edges closer to completion, the team has turned its full attention to debugging and final adjustments. Now that things are starting to come together, the game is sizing up to be something truly special.

We know you are all hungry to see more, but for now we hope that this little peek into the world of FINAL FANTASY XVI is enough to keep you both satisfied and (of course) speculating until our next big reveal.

FINAL FANTASY XVI Director
Hiroshi Takai

“Ambition” definitely seems like the October trailer that Yoshi-P alluded to at Tokyo Game Show. In June, he actually shared a lot of information about Final Fantasy XVI‘s world, lore, and mechanics, among several other things. For more news and screenshots, visit our game hub. Final Fantasy XVI is currently scheduled for a Summer 2023 release on PlayStation 5.

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Gio Castillo

Gio Castillo

Gio is a writer and editor with a deep fondness for role-playing and management games. He lives in the Philippines with two cats he loves dearly.

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