Overview
- Speaking at Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival 2026, Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida said he has thought about a single-player game set in the MMO’s world.
- He noted that some series fans dismiss online entries as “not a Final Fantasy,” which fuels interest in a standalone option.
- Yoshida said only the current Final Fantasy 14 team could make the best version and that group remains focused on the live game, so no project is in development.
- Square Enix outlined near-term plans for Final Fantasy 14, announcing the Evercold expansion for early next year and a Switch 2 release targeted for August.
- Yoshida told reporters players should not worry about frame rate on Switch 2, despite acknowledging some issues during development.