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NateTheHate: Final Fantasy 16 to be released on Xbox in Spring 2025

Lunatic_Gamer

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According to NateTheHate, Final Fantasy 16 will be announced/released on Xbox shortly—not in the near future, but by/around the mid-first half of 2025 (around spring).

FF7 Remake is scheduled for later this year, and FF Rebirth for 2026.

FF16 is not presently planned for the Switch 2. The decision was taken to prioritize the FF7 Remake and Rebirth.

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Great for people who like extremely mediocre and safe games

Safe ? A full-on-action Final Fantasy ? Man, that's the opposite of "safe" (something which was reflected in the not-so-good sales).

Also : Amazeballs OST, beautifully rendered and extremely likeable characters, some of the best (if not the best) voice overs in a Japanese game without the usual "huh ?"/"what the...??" and moans ad infinitum cliches featured in every JRPG, buttery smooth controls and DMC-lite combat system - there's lots to like here.

Its main "problems" are the low difficulty and the not so stellar performance.

You may not like it but to call it mediocre...yeah
 

Zacfoldor

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I hate to be a downer but if Xbox is not getting Rebirth till 2026 and we are celebrating this news, that is emblematic of the entire Xbox generation.

Where was the leadership? These games shape a generation. Silent Hill 2, Rebirth, Wukong, Baldur's Gate 3. All of these games should have made Xbox at launch, there is only lack of leadership to blame. For example, you may say "there was nothing he could do" but was not BG3's delay due to the parity clause? A leader could easily make an exception.

If Xbox had kept their quality up we would not be worrying about PC right now. Consoles would be healthy.
 
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DonkeyPunchJr

World’s Biggest Weeb
I really liked FF16. If you think of it as an action game with a cinematic story, it is great. The RPG elements are basically non-existent.
An action game with a cinematic story and dozens of hours of filler + garbage MMO quests
 
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I hate to be a downer but if Xbox is not getting Rebirth till 2026 and we are celebrating this news, that is emblematic of the entire Xbox generation.

Where was the leadership? These games shape a generation. Silent Hill 2, Rebirth, Wukong, Baldur's Gate 3. All of these games should have made Xbox at launch, there is only lack of leadership to blame. For example, you may say "there was nothing he could do" but was not BG3's delay due to the parity clause? A leader could easily make an exception.

If Xbox had kept their quality up we would not be worrying about PC right now. Consoles would be healthy.

As if we needed any more proof of how lackluster this gen has been, some cross gen games and remakes “shape this generation”.
 

diffusionx

Gold Member
I hate to be a downer but if Xbox is not getting Rebirth till 2026 and we are celebrating this news, that is emblematic of the entire Xbox generation.

Where was the leadership? These games shape a generation. Silent Hill 2, Rebirth, Wukong, Baldur's Gate 3. All of these games should have made Xbox at launch, there is only lack of leadership to blame. For example, you may say "there was nothing he could do" but was not BG3's delay due to the parity clause? A leader could easily make an exception.

If Xbox had kept their quality up we would not be worrying about PC right now. Consoles would be healthy.
If the Series S is more popular than the X which seems to be the case, parity clause is necessary.
 

Jigsaah

Gold Member
Been playing this on PC. Outside of the Eikon fights...this game is maybe the most boring Final Fantasy to date. It's actually worse than 13 IMO. At least you could control multiple characters in 13.
 
Did Square Enix not get the memo that Xbox is going third party? If they’re expecting another three million sales from Xbots who have been conditioned to not buy games because of Gamepass, then they really need to see a doctor.
 
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HRK69

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Safe ? A full-on-action Final Fantasy ? Man, that's the opposite of "safe" (something which was reflected in the not-so-good sales).

Also : Amazeballs OST, beautifully rendered and extremely likeable characters, some of the best (if not the best) voice overs in a Japanese game without the usual "huh ?"/"what the...??" and moans ad infinitum cliches featured in every JRPG, buttery smooth controls and DMC-lite combat system - there's lots to like here.

Its main "problems" are the low difficulty and the not so stellar performance.

You may not like it but to call it mediocre...yeah
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It's the most boring AAA game I ever played.

It's not even a true RPG. Just an action game with oversized HP sponge enemies. And let’s not even get started on the mind-numbingly bad and painfully boring side activities

Oh and the dude walks so fucking slow. Terrible game-design
 
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