Yoshida's comments should finally clear up the air and help fans set the right expectations for the game when it launches later next year. However, Square Enix never truly tackled the question directly, not to mention teased such a possibility in any of the two trailers we have gotten so far. In an interview with IGN, Producer Naoki Yoshida finally confirmed that Final Fantasy 16 is not an open world game since they didn't want the game to be confined to 'a single open world space.' Instead, it seems, the game will feature independent large-scale hub areas 'while still taking inspirations from other AAA games.'ДЄccording to Yoshida, 'To bring a story that feels like it spans an entire globe and beyond, we decided to avoid an open world design that limits us to a single open world space and instead focus on an independent area-based game design that can give players a better feel of a truly 'globalвЂќ scale.'ДЇans have been speculating about Final Fantasy 16's open-world status since its reveal in 2020. One of the most pressing questions of them all is whether Final Fantasy 16 is an open-world game or not? Final Fantasy 16 is taking a different route than Final Fantasy 15 Final Fantasy 16 is ditching the open world design for a more hub-based one. While the recent trailer may have been quite the appetizer for many, it's no surprise that fans crave more info on this highly anticipated 16th mainline Final Fantasy game.

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