Final Fantasy XVI Producer Naoki Yoshida revealed that Square Enix plans to distribute a demo for the upcoming game at some point in the future. When asked about future developments of the game, Yoshida said that more information about it will appear near the end of 2022. This is where he mentioned the prospect of a beta version appearing. The reason is that the team wants to keep the momentum going for the upcoming release. [Thanks, Dengeki!]
Here is a translation of an excerpt from the Dengeki interview:
If information about the game is released too soon, it won’t bring such excitement, so we plan to share the information about three months before it’s release. We also plan to have a Final Fantasy XVI demo is available, but we want to do so with that motivation. “
This means a demo is in development, but it should appear closer when Square Enix reveals a more specific release date for the game. Final Fantasy XVI. Right now the game is slated to release in Summer of 2023, shared via a trailer. A more finite release date would be announced around 2022.
Final Fantasy XVI will release in the summer of 2023.
