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Final Fantasy 14 is great and all, but Yoshi-P would “tackle completely new game designs and values” if he were to make another MMO
Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida has said that, if he made another massively multiplayer online game, he would not simply repeat the approach used for Square Enix’s long-running hit. Instead, he would seek entirely new design ideas and values, suggesting that any future MMO project would need to respond to changes in players’ expectations and the wider games market.
Yoshida’s comments do not confirm that a new MMO is in development. Final Fantasy 14 remains Square Enix’s major MMO success following its 2013 relaunch, but Yoshida indicated that recreating its formula would be inappropriate for a new project, even though he remains proud of what the team has achieved.
In short
- Yoshi-P would not simply recreate Final Fantasy 14.
- A future MMO would pursue new design values.
- No new MMO has been announced.
Explained simply
Final Fantasy 14 is a massively multiplayer online game made by Square Enix, a Japanese video game company. It launched in its current form in 2013 after a failed initial release and has become one of the most successful subscription-based MMOs in the world, attracting millions of players.
Naoki Yoshida, known as Yoshi-P, has been the director and producer of Final Fantasy 14 since its 2013 relaunch. He is credited with transforming the initially failed game into a long-running commercial success, making him an influential voice on MMO design in the industry.
Yoshida has suggested that if he were to make another MMO, he would develop it differently from Final Fantasy 14 rather than repeating that formula. His point is that a new MMO would need to respond to how player expectations and the gaming market have changed, and he has not indicated that such a project is in development.