Final Fantasy 16 Goes Gold 3 Months in Advance
Final Fantasy 16 has gone gold ahead of its release this June. It has been nearly seven years since the last numbered entry for the franchise, and Final Fantasy 16 is shaping up to be one of 2023's biggest releases.
The past few weeks have seen the marketing for Final Fantasy 16 skyrocket, with outlets and content creators offered opportunities to preview slices of the game, in-depth showcases highlighting the world, and trailers teasing the narrative that brings it all together. Yoshi-P recently held a panel at PAX East, presenting a significant amount of details and gameplay for Final Fantasy 16. A lot of time has been dedicated to explaining the complete embrace of real-time action combat, a stark deviation from a series that has traditionally included turn-based elements of some variety. With how much of the game is being publicly shown, it is not too surprising to learn that development has reached a new milestone.
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A brief and simple tweet from the official Final Fantasy 16 account announced the news, expressing hope on behalf of the entire team that fans are looking forward to the fast-approaching launch. It is rare for video games to go gold this far out from release, as it usually means that the title is virtually finished and has been granted approval by first-party companies. Given that Final Fantasy 16 is to be released exclusively on PlayStation 5, this approval would have only been required by Sony, which might explain why it was secured so early.
That said, it does not mean the approved version is exactly what gamers will experience at launch, as bug fixes and minor adjustments are almost certainly still being conducted. Although little
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