Sure thing, here’s my take on it:
—
So, here’s the scoop: Naoki Yoshida and Kazutoyo Maehiro from the Final Fantasy 16 squad might just be cooking up something wild. They’re kind of nudging and winking at bringing this gritty beast of a game to—drumroll—Nintendo Switch 2. It’s on PlayStation 5, PC, and not long ago, hopped onto Xbox Series X/S. And yeah, I was thinking, “What’s next?” Well, maybe the Switch 2 is in their sights. Who knew?
FF16, as I like to call it, first strutted onto the PS5 scene in 2023. But you know how games are; they gotta wander. So, bam, 2024 rolls around, and there it goes on PCs through Steam and Epic. Funny thing, right? Two years after, they pull a sneaky one during the Xbox Games Showcase and—ta-da! It drops onto Xbox consoles. At first, it sorta stumbled on Xbox. Like, I was all, “Uh-oh,” but eventually, it clawed its way up to the 11th spot on their Top Paid Games list. Heck, they even let Game Pass Ultimate folks stream it whenever. Kinda cool, right?
Anyway—oh wait, back to it. So, during some livestream chit-chat Yoshida was doing—wait for it—he throws it out there. Like, “All that’s left is Nintendo.” Maehiro chimes in like, “Yeah, conquer that!” The Switch 2 has this thing where it can play stuff from the old Switch. Cool feature or what? Maybe FF16 could totally run on it, given that Cyberpunk 2077’s been doing not-so-shabby as a third-party game there. I mean, if CD Projekt Red pulled it off, why not Square Enix, eh?
Creative Studio 3’s next baby, FF Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, is all set to pop up on Switch 2 alongside everything else. Rumors fly around like autumn leaves, who knows what’s true? But maybe, just maybe, FF16 will make its grand entrance on Switch 2. But hey, time spills the beans eventually.
Oh, and there’s this other thing happening—this game is rated M for all the wild stuff—violence and strong language. Just a heads-up, parents, or whoever still checks ratings. So, yeah, Yoshida and his crew might just be up to something. Could be nothing, could be the next big thing. I guess only time will tell.
