{"id":613323,"date":"2026-03-23T08:42:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-gets-summer-2023-release-window-at-state-of-play"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:42:52","slug":"final-fantasy-16-gets-summer-2023-release-window-at-state-of-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/final-fantasy-16-gets-summer-2023-release-window-at-state-of-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 16 gets Summer 2023 release window at State of Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/final-fantasy-16-gets-summer-2023-release-window-at-state-of-play.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been waiting a while, now, for Square Enix&#8217;s next big <strong>Final Fantasy<\/strong> game. Despite having been in development for a while, <strong>Final Fantasy 16<\/strong> was announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-ps5\">back in September 2020<\/a> for PlayStation 5 only. Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-news-limited-intentional\">Square Enix has intentionally been staying quiet<\/a> about the game so that it doesn&#8217;t &#8220;say something that&rsquo;s half baked and cause speculation on the title.&#8221; Smart move.<\/p>\n<p>Today, though, that changed. During Sony&#8217;s State of Play livestream, the developer unveiled a new trailer on the world, showing off more of this mysterious, high-fantasy game.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer, embedded below, shows we get a look at the new summons &ndash; or Dominants &ndash; that will be introduced to the game. Named and listed are Ramuh, Ifrit, Odin, Shiva, Bahamut, Phoenix, Garuda, and more besides. We see battles between the godly entities that take up the whole screen &ndash; and feature fighting game-like health bars in the scene. Hm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-gets-summer-2023-release-window-at-state-of-play\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-gets-summer-2023-release-window-at-state-of-play\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been waiting a while, now, for Square Enix&#8217;s next big Final Fantasy game. Despite having been in development for a while, Final Fantasy 16 was announced back in September 2020 for PlayStation 5 only. Since then, Square Enix has intentionally been staying quiet about the game so that it doesn&#8217;t &#8220;say something that&rsquo;s half baked and cause speculation on the title.&#8221; Smart move. Today, though, that changed. During Sony&#8217;s State of Play livestream, the developer unveiled a new trailer on the world, showing off more of this mysterious, high-fantasy game. The trailer, embedded below, shows we get a look at the new summons &ndash; or Dominants &ndash; that will be introduced to the game. 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