Closing Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has stated that, whereas there’s the potential for extra DLC being made for the sport, gamers shouldn’t count on extra any time quickly. Closing Fantasy 16 is at present gearing up for the discharge of its second DLC, The Rising Tide. When requested if Sq. Enix was desirous about releasing extra DLC for the title, Yoshida, whereas not definitively shutting down the chance, did say that it’s unlikely.
“That’s a tough query,” stated Yoshida to Recreation Informer when requested about whether or not the writer had expressed curiosity in additional DLC. “My trustworthy reply is, ‘I don’t know in the meanwhile,’ however on the identical time, the chance isn’t completely zero. I don’t need to bar out any actual potentialities right now. The reason is is that we did spend a variety of effort […] and time creating this sport […] and we put a variety of leading edge expertise into this sport.”
Yoshida went on to speak about how the expertise of creating Closing Fantasy 16 was positively an essential one for the studio, because it led to builders studying fairly just a few issues about creating a significant single-player mission earlier than transferring on to the subsequent one. The studio itself, nevertheless, is likely to be extra desirous about engaged on a brand new mission reasonably than making extra DLC for Closing Fantasy 16.
“And due to that, we have been in a position to acquire a variety of expertise, a variety of learnings, that we are able to presumably apply to our subsequent mission or title,” continues Yoshida. “So my trustworthy feeling is that the workforce does need to tackle a brand new problem and transfer on to a distinct mission – possibly it’s a totally new sport, maybe in a totally new type of leisure. I really feel like finally, that is likely to be one of the best route for not simply the gamers, however for us as nicely, too. However once more, to reiterate, the potential for extra DLC content material for Closing Fantasy 16 will not be zero.”
Closing Fantasy 16 was launched on PS5 again in 2023. Being developed by Sq. Enix’s Artistic Enterprise Unit 3, it’s price noting that the studio sometimes additionally has its fingers full with MMORPG Closing Fantasy 14, particularly since that sport can be getting an growth this yr with Dawntrail.
Closing Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide was introduced with a trailer again in December. The DLC will take gamers to Mysidia to tackle the Eikon Leviathan.
