Final Fantasy 16 won't be released in Saudi Arabia

eurogamer.net:

Square Enix's forthcoming Final Fantasy 16 will not be on sale in Saudi Arabia.

The news comes from a tweet by the country's Public Authority for Media, which gives age classifications of video games.

According to the tweet, the game will not be released «due to the publisher's unwillingness to make the necessary modifications» (translated by Google).

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، نود التوضيح بأنها لم تفسح بالمملكة، وذلك بسبب عدم رغبة الناشر بإجراء التعديلات اللازمة. الهيئة العامة للإعلام <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#المرئي_والمسموع <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#تصنيف_الألعاب pic.twitter.com/5OuWZJGEvX

Earlier this week, the board's general supervisor Hattan Tawili tweeted «one of the most important and biggest games of the year» is «on its way to being banned due to the company's complete refusal to modify the content to suit the region». Now we, seemingly, know which game he was referring to.

So what exactly are those «necessary modifications»?

Eurogamer has contacted Square Enix for clarification, though is yet to receive a response.

Of course, that response may lead to a spoiler. Until then, we can only speculate.

As we previously reported, Final Fantasy 16 will include more mature themes than previous games in the series. Its trailers have already received an M rating, while last year it was rated in Brazil as «not recommended for children under 16 years old».

The Brazilian rating lists the likes of nudity,