Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has requested followers to please not make “offensive or inappropriate” mods upon the sport’s PC launch tomorrow, September 17.
Yoshida would not touch upon any particular mods he needs to see in Final Fantasy 16 in an interview with PC Gamer, although made clear what he does not need to see.
“If we stated, ‘it might be nice if somebody made X, Y, Z,’ it’d come throughout as a request, so I will keep away from mentioning any specifics right here,” Yoshida stated. “The one factor I’ll say is that we positively don’t desire to see something offensive or inappropriate, so please do not make or set up something like that.”
Mods enable gamers to create customized content material for video games, usually leading to extremely helpful gameplay modifications similar to the power to play Elden Ring with mates seamlessly, or main additions similar to a complete new enlargement for Fallout 4 or the power to play as customized characters in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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Due to the character of the web, nevertheless, many mods are additionally, as Yoshida put it, “offensive or inappropriate.” Whereas dishonest is one factor, fellow writer Capcom expressed concern in November 2023 that “there are a variety of mods which can be offensive to public order and morals” which trigger harm to the property itself.
Final Fantasy 16 arrives on PC after a number of backwards and forwards from developer Sq. Enix. The unique reveal trailer claimed blatantly the sport is “additionally out there on PC,” and whereas Sq. Enix mysteriously scrapped this declare quickly after, its standing as a PlayStation 5 unique was introduced into query once more in November 2022 when an commercial for the PS5’s DualSense controller stated Final Fantasy 16 would solely be a “PS5 unique for six months.”
Yoshida himself then denied a PC model existed in any respect. “No one stated a phrase a few PC model releasing,” he stated, incorrectly. “Why is it like a PC model is releasing six months later? Don’t be concerned about that, purchase a PS5. Sorry, I went overboard. We did our greatest, so please look ahead to it.”
Yoshida then admitted in February 2023 it is true that “Final Fantasy 16 is a six-month restricted time unique on the PS5” however “the PC model is not going to come out in half a 12 months.” It is because the group would not give you the option to begin improvement till the PS5 model launched in June that 12 months.
Lastly, nevertheless, the role-playing sport was introduced for PC in August 2024, with the aforementioned September 17 launch date. This got here after Final Fantasy 16 failed to meet the expectations of Sq. Enix alongside different PlayStation exclusives together with Foamstars and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, prompting a shift to an aggressive multiplatform technique going ahead.
Yoshida made clear in August that Sq. Enix can be doubling down on Xbox releases following this alteration in technique, whereas Final Fantasy 16 director Hiroshi Takai stated future video games within the franchise would possible come to PC on launch.
In our 9/10 evaluation of the PC model, IGN stated: “Final Fantasy 16 is actually a departure from what followers might count on out of a Final Fantasy sport, however its glorious story, characters, and world constructing are proper up there with the most effective the collection has to supply.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.