Final Fantasy 16 Producer Naoki Yoshida Wishes There Was Only One Console

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Final Fantasy 16 Producer Naoki Yoshida Wishes There Was Only One Console - IGN

Final Fantasy 16 producer and 14 director Naoki Yoshida wishes everyone played games on the same console.

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Spotted by Truno on ResetEra, Yoshida appeared on Taiwanese YouTube channel Muyao 4 Super Player and shared his thoughts on the PlayStation versus Xbox console debate.

"Game platforms... I probably shouldn't say this, but I wish there was only one," Yoshida said, translated by IGN. "It would be better for both the developers and the players."

The comments are perhaps particularly interesting given Yoshida's latest game, Final Fantasy 16, is a PlayStation 5 exclusive (with a PC release pending). His other main project, Final Fantasy 14, was a PlayStation console exclusive for the better part of a decade, but was announced for Xbox Series X and S in July.

Yoshida was joined by Xbox boss Phil Spencer on stage at Final Fantasy Fan Fest 2023 to announce the new version, something Yoshida was likely happy about given his latest comments.

The director hasn't always been sensitive to the sentiment that all gamers should be able to play all games though, blatantly telling those looking forward to Final Fantasy 16 to "buy a PS5" instead of waiting for a PC version.

 

[historia]

Meanwhile we was stucked with 3.

 

[anonpuffs]

Meanwhile we was stucked with 3.

Can I interest you in a Series S 2 Pro?

 

[Entropi]

That implies a monopoly. Not good for the market.

Nintendo + PS is all the market needs.

 

[ethomaz]

It is the best for developers… yes.
Focusing in a single platform will always be easier and cheap than work on multiplatforms.

 

[Bryank75]

Can I interest you in a Series S 2 Pro?

 

[Remember_Spinal]

Jim Ryan can make that a reality for SE

 

[JAHGamer]

There pretty much is only one console, the Switch is a handheld and Xbox is irrelevant.

 

[Zzero]

That might seem good in the short term but it would really stiffle innovation and advancement in the long run. For the first time in a long time all of the big competitors (and even small ones like whoever is making the Ally) are focusing on different things and offering different strokes to different folks.

 

[Cool hand luke]

A one console future is good for competition. Instead of dividing resources across multiple platforms with different technical standards, developers can focus on a single development environment and release just once to reach the entire gaming audience. Think of all the innovative games that can come out of that instead of the wasted resource of developing for dying platforms like Xbox.

 

[Kokoloko]

Jim Ryan can make that a reality for SE

Jim will buy Deck Nine games after MS has bought Sega, Warner, EA, Taketwo, Valve, Capcom, Square.. But look at our record breaking numbers which wont matter soon

 

[Darth Vader]

Jim will buy Deck Nine games after MS has bought Sega, Warner, EA, Taketwo, Valve, Capcom, Square.. But look at our record breaking numbers which wont matter soon

Under Jim Ryan, Playstation has had the highest revenue of any console manufacturer ever.

 

[Kokoloko]

Under Jim Ryan, Playstation has had the highest revenue of any console manufacturer ever.

Death Stranding is actually about Jim Ryan hand deliverying PS5’s during covid

 

[Darth Vader]

Death Stranding is actually about Jim Ryan hand deliverying PS5’s during covid

And building those amazing ziplines so that the craftsman could deliver souped up hematic grenades.

 

[Box]

Jim will buy Deck Nine games after MS has bought Sega, Warner, EA, Taketwo, Valve, Capcom, Square.. But look at our record breaking numbers which wont matter soon

Just more studios for MS to mismanage and run into the ground