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Asked about the next generation of consoles and the possibility of Final Fantasy XIV launching on them in a fresh interview posted on Feed4Gamer, Yoshi-P confirmed there's always the possibility of the game launching on new platforms, as his aim is to make the game accessible to as many players as possible. With recent platforms coming with very high specs, the team's work is considerably easier than in the past, so any new hardware release is definitely a positive in this regard. From a gamer's perspective, however, there's no need of the PlayStation 6 and the Xbox next-generation system, Yoshi-P added. Right now, the Final Fantasy XIV director feels that people are happy with the current-generation systems, highlighting how the price of new hardware likely plays a factor in this sentiment.

There's No Need Of The PlayStation 6 and Xbox Next From a Gamer's Perspective, Final Fantasy XIV Director Says

There's no real need of a PlayStation 6 or Xbox next generation console, as players are happy with current systems, according to the Final Fantasy XIV director

wccftech.com

 

[Connificent]

 

[Gamer79]

Yes because more powerful graphics = greater cost and long development time.

Modern games are taking way too long as it is. Adding more to that already full plate is just going to make matters worse.

It also feels like this generation has barely started due to the lack of impact games.

 

[Blood Borne]

Agreed.
PS5 is greatly underutilised.
Everyone should just focus on software.

 

[cormack12]

Alan Wake 2 says Hi

 

[Zacfoldor]

Imagine if there is no need for PS6, how little actually need there will be for a PS6 Portable device that plays games natively and docks to the TV.

Of course 'no need' is small brain thinking.

What "need" is there for a kitten?

What "need" is there for anything? In a world without meaning where does need exist? In a world with meaning, where would be the "need" for any videogame console?

No sir, desire is the term you seek and desire can be planted. Desire is always planted. Desire is a seed. We do not need you to desire something digital we can create the desire and the something.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

I swear the entire potential market for Neo-Geo is in this forum.

The hard reality is that tech and costs and game development time are all against new hardware upgrades. People want their money's worth for PS5 and they haven't got that yet. The people who want new hardware would always want new hardware, they will never be happy with what you sell them.

 

[kazuyamishima]

I dunno Yoshi, FFXVI doesn't has a stellar performance on Series X/PS5

 

[Valt7786]

Of course he doesn't want a next-gen system yet, he might have to make a game that doesn't run or play like dogshit on it.
I love Yoshi P, I loved FF14 for a long time but his steam is running out. FF14 is running a bit long in the tooth now unless it gets some major gameplay updates and FF16 proved his formula just doesn't work for a mainline single player title. So yeah, he wants to ride out this generation as long as he can until the heads of square realise its time for some new blood to take over.

 

[ExtendEmbraceExtinguish]

Seems to me they are not ready. I won't be shocked if most of next gen games are current w pt at the start.

 

[bitbydeath]

If PS6 is designed in a way that allows games to be churned out faster then we need it like PS5 gen needed games to load faster.

 

[graywolf323]

the title managed to leave out the most important part

"right now"

 

[Ebrietas]

There will be a PS6 but it will just be a more powerful/efficient PS5. Generations as you know them are over. Hardware is no longer holding back developers.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

My PS5 will play all AAA games until 2035. There will be no exclusives for next gen

 

[Rush2112]

Funny because I played this MMO on PC and had to unsub because they were forcing win 11 upgrades. But no upgrades for consoles.

 

[lh032]

ill buy the next ps6 day 1.

 

[diffusionx]

that's true, nerds on forums will whine about underpowered consoles, demand release of a new one, then complain about that new one immediately.

just enjoy what you have for a little bit

 

[ReBurn]

Probably a PC gamer

 

[Orpheus]

the title managed to leave out the most important part

"right now"

Added

 

[ungalo]

I remember some compulsive consumers were getting pretty annoying, couldn't bear someone saying the PS5 Pro would be useless when it was actually obvious. I hope this kind of people will get more humble as time goes by. New hardware is just not what it used to be, PS6 will not save gaming just don't freak out over very simple truths.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

I wouldn' get any console but I still wanna see it.

Besides a good PC, the PS6 and XBOX XXX Series can bring out the full potential of GTA VI with not just better graphics but also processing power and efficiency. Along with other giant great games like Witcher 4, Fallout 5, and Elder Scrolls VI.

 

[Radical_3d]

The rise of POS software with little to no optimisation has driven many gamers here crazy. We need to fix software in the first place before moving forward.

 

[T-Reks]

might be unpopular but I agree, devs have completely lost the ability to develop games in a reasonable timeline that offer unique and creative experiences, it's nothing but 8 year waits for focus group slop. I would rather the industry get its shit together than push forward into uncharted territory at this point

 

[Karim]

There is also no need anymore of Final Fantasy series for a gamer's perspective too...

 

[Durin]

Yeah, maybe if this gen lasts a bit longer than normal we could even see a console drop in price :/

Hardware ain't advancing the way it used to.

 

[saintjules]

No need for annual GPUs but they come out every year anyway.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Asked about the next generation of consoles and the possibility of Final Fantasy XIV launching on them in a fresh interview posted on Feed4Gamer, Yoshi-P confirmed there's always the possibility of the game launching on new platforms, as his aim is to make the game accessible to as many players as possible. With recent platforms coming with very high specs, the team's work is considerably easier than in the past, so any new hardware release is definitely a positive in this regard. From a gamer's perspective, however, there's no need of the PlayStation 6 and the Xbox next-generation system, Yoshi-P added. Right now, the Final Fantasy XIV director feels that people are happy with the current-generation systems, highlighting how the price of new hardware likely plays a factor in this sentiment.

There's No Need Of The PlayStation 6 and Xbox Next From a Gamer's Perspective, Final Fantasy XIV Director Says

There's no real need of a PlayStation 6 or Xbox next generation console, as players are happy with current systems, according to the Final Fantasy XIV director

wccftech.com

Guys there's no need for better graphics cards and CPUs. Just keep using whatever you got till the end of time!

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Imagine if there is no need for PS6, how little actually need there will be for a PS6 Portable device that plays games natively and docks to the TV.

Of course 'no need' is small brain thinking.

What "need" is there for a kitten?

What "need" is there for anything? In a world without meaning where does need exist? In a world with meaning, where would be the "need" for any videogame console?

No sir, desire is the term you seek and desire can be planted. Desire is always planted. Desire is a seed. We do not need you to desire something digital we can create the desire and the something.

Beautiful

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

My PS5 will play all AAA games until 2035. There will be no exclusives for next gen

Sounds extremely believable but I bet Sony will have at least 1, hell they had 1 exclusive for PSVR2 lmao

 

[The Cockatrice]

Yeah 720p UE5 games are fine on consoles. A human eye can't see more than 480p anyway. All you need is 240p upscaled to 4k.

 

[SABRE220]

Sadly true, most developers have done a terrible job utilizing the consoles using reconstruction techniques etc as a crutch instead of optimizing the hardware to the metal like past gets. A large majority of games are still using their last gen pipelines and happy to put a 60fps sticker on it to send it out with some improved lod settings, death stranding 2 being an example where it trades blows with horizon which was a launch cross gen title on the same engine.

Most of the big studios haven't even got their main games out, we still don't have fallout, elderscrolls, gta, naughty dog games etc even out. With the pro out they could easily bide their time until holiday 2029 to deliver an actual substantial improvement on 2nm, looking at the dissapointing specs leaked so far, it's going to be a very weak new gen uplift and I hope the leak is outdated because if not goodluck to Sony justifying the mass market to buy a 600$ console in this economy for nothing more than high/ultra settings.

 

[Sintoid]

Can you do better with this hardware?
I'm ok with this

 

[UltimaKilo]

Yeah, maybe if this gen lasts a bit longer than normal we could even see a console drop in price :/

Hardware ain't advancing the way it used to.

It's not being utilized like it used to, is more precise. We might finally start to see some games push boundaries next year, hopefully. Late 2028 or even early 2029 is fine.

 

[crackajack]

Feels a bit like PS3 era where devs needed very long until they were able to squeeze more out of it.
Some gamers would not mind more potent hw, and some devs probably would welcome better hw to brute force their bad code but for now most games are slightly improved ps4 games at best. One can only hope that we'll have not yet seen what this gen is capable to do.

 

[Sorcerer]

That being said I bet Square has a PS6 dev kit and is toying around with it as we speak.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

I couldn't agree more. A good chunk of PS5's current life cycle was wasted by devs on live service and GAAS trash that noone wants, so i feel we still have plenty of time and life in current gen for some more really great things!

 

[PlayStaytion]

And UE5. I want the real shit now.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Devs can barely push games out as it is. New systems and bigger budgets would just make things worse.

 

[JimmyRustler]

If you told me 20 years ago I could ever agree with such a statement I would have laughed at you but here we are. I agree.

With the miniscule amount of progress PS5 did compared to the PS4 and given that chances of PS6 being any different are basically zero, I see no need for new consoles at all.

 

[PeteBull]

the title managed to leave out the most important part

"right now"

Yup, lack of "right now" in the tittle was trigerring af for many ppl, since we know already from the leaks next gen consoles will come latest holidays 2028, maybe even we will have both next gen xbox(w/e its gonna be) and ps6 even by holidays 2027, so 2-3years from now, it will be quicker than most ppl think, especially that official presentiation will have to be few months earlier than that even

 

[Sethbacca]

There's no need for a 5090 either but people buy them. Probably wouldn't be an issue if devs weren't releasing poorly optimized games. As it stands at the moment we either need more power to brute force these games or need the devs to optimize, and I know which is more likely to happen first.

 

[yurinka]

Yes, it's too early.

Devs haven't had time to take full advantage of the current hardware and still are publishing games that were started as games for the previous gen because still didn't have specs, devkits and engines to do so. It doesn't make sense to release a PS6 until minimum at least late 2027 or 2028.

New consoles now would mostly only mean same game but at a slightly higher FPS in a way too expensive console. It would be a PS5 Pro Pro

 

[deriks]

If you play Splinter Cell 3 on the original Xbox, it looks a early 360 game. There's many examples before this, with many consoles. That's how devs worked back in the day. Now, we still have PS4 level of games running bad on PS5 Pro. It's been a while that hardware is not the problem

 

[Toots]

Surely he did not play Avatar on ps5pro

 

[Kerotan]

Nobody wants a PS6 right now in 2025.

2 year's from now holiday 2027 sure why not. If it was to come end of 2028 I don't think too many would complain however.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Nobody wants a PS6 right now in 2025.

2 year's from now holiday 2027 sure why not. If it was to come end of 2028 I don't think too many would complain however.

Nobody?

 

[PeteBull]

If you play Splinter Cell 3 on the original Xbox, it looks a early 360 game. There's many examples before this, with many consoles. That's how devs worked back in the day. Now, we still have PS4 level of games running bad on PS5 Pro. It's been a while that hardware is not the problem

Care to give examples? Coz ps4(not the pr0) had 1,8tf gpu and jaguar cpu, pc equivalent to that back in 2014-2016 was basically this:

aka cheapest i3 with 2c/4t and oced 750ti

Ps5 is by no means juggernaut in 2025 but still its well above that, same with pc equivalent tech, its way above i3 and 750ti from 2014

 

[Fbh]

Maybe I'd feel less of a need for a Ps6 if games like FFXVI didn't have shitty performance while dropping to 720p despite offering a boring empty world that feels like it was designed 2 console generations ago.

Then again, at this point I'd expect Ps6 games will offer marginal visual upgrades while somehow still running at 720p. But it should at least be able to brute force better performance and IQ out of Ps5 games.

My PS5 will play all AAA games until 2035. There will be no exclusives for next gen

Probably true, which is why despite my comment above I do think there is some truth to what he is saying. I think Ps5 will stick around for even longer than Ps4 and next gen adoption will be slower.

That said, there's always going to be a market for people wanting a better and smoother experience. Many UE5 games are already dropping to 720p while struggling to hit 60fps in 2025.
I'd guess by 2035 PS6 is going to be less about having exclusive games and more about being an optional upgrade if you want to play AAA games at more than 720p at 30fps.

 

[Rosoboy19]

Yes because more powerful graphics = greater cost and long development time.

Modern games are taking way too long as it is.

People keep saying that full path tracing will make graphics development faster and easier but it may be PS7 before that is actually feasible on console hardware.

 

[MSduderino]

People are happy with the systems. They need more high quality games. Software dev and hardware R&D are different departments, but good, fun games sell better than graphical showcases. There's plenty more to do with current gen graphics, there's little need for a PS6 for a while. People are still being wowed by GTA6 trailers on base PS5s FFS. Let the PS5 show it's age a bit before we start clamouring for next gen. And we're only 5 years in.