Final Fantasy 16 news, trailer and everything we know so far

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Final Fantasy 16 (XVI) is in development and it's coming to PS5 next year. This RPG is the next mainline title in the long and storied Final Fantasy series – in every entry, Square Enix completely changes the setting, characters, and how the game plays. That's no different here. 

Following its reveal trailer, Square Enix launched a new teaser website, confirming character names, the story, and the location this entry take place in. During that trailer, we meet three main characters, who we now know are Clive (the main protagonist), Joshua (Clive's younger brother), and Jill, a family friend close to the two brothers.

After the game's reveal, Square Enix kept fairly quiet, playing its cards close to its chest for a good while. That's all beginning to change, though as in May 2022, producer Naoki Yoshida teased that Final Fantasy 16 is close to completion and, thanks to the June 2022 State of Play conference, we've had our best look at the game yet.

Here's everything we know about Final Fantasy 16 so far.

Final Fantasy 16 has a release window of «Summer 2023» (between June and September) for its PS5 release. Right now, a more firm release date than that hasn't been shared yet. It won't be appearing on last-gen consoles though, the PS4 version of Final Fantasy 16 was scrapped in early development, according to producer Naoki Yoshida. 

It does, seem, though, that the game's development is right on track to meet this window. Following the June 2022 State of Play stream, in a post on the PlayStation Blog, Yoshida stated: «The team, under direction of Hiroshi Takai, has entered the final leg of development and is focusing on polish as they continue their march toward master up and launch. I, for one, would like to personally thank