Here's why some players plan to boycott Final Fantasy 16
eurogamer.netSome Final Fantasy players have revealed they plan to boycott Final Fantasy 16 due to the development team's «continuously questionable response» to the lack of diversity in the game.
Last November, producer Naoki Yoshida addressed the lack of diversity in an interview, and the response did little to assuage the concerns of Black and minority ethnic players.
In direct response to this, some players are now planning to «boycott Final Fantasy 16 due to the lack of diversity and minority characters».
«So despite notable criticism and backlash online regarding the lack of diversity in the game, and square's continuously questionable response to the topic, it seems a lot of people are still planning to purchase FF16,» began one poster, adding a poll to collate commenters' views.
«This feels...a little odd to me, because it would seem like the best way to send a message to Square would be to 'vote with your wallet' per say [sic], and not purchase the game given these concerns?
»Therefore [...] I was specifically wondering if anyone was going to take a stand, and not purchase or boycott FF16 due to these issues?"
«I am. It's not particularly difficult either, given just how many games there are to play. It won’t move the needle, but it’ll make me feel better about my purchases,» said one commenter, whilst another added: «I'm not buying it. To be completely honest, knowing that Starfield and Dragon's Dogma are coming with black characters and black character creation make it really easy to skip FFXVI. Forspoken is mediocre, but Frey being a good character helps a bit. I'm good.»
However, at the time of writing, over 1200 players have responded to the poll, but just 2.9 per cent – that's around 40 people – are intending to
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