Final Fantasy XVI is astir “95 percent” complete, manager Hiroshi Takai told Famitsu successful a recently published interview.

“Currently, we’re playing done the crippled time aft day, ironing retired immoderate unsmooth patches, and brushing up immoderate show and rendering issues,” Takai said. “After that comes bug fixes.”

Final Fantasy XVI is presently announced for a summertime 2023 release. When asked erstwhile a circumstantial merchandise day would beryllium announced, shaper Naoki Yoshida said Square Enix volition stock that accusation precise soon.

“We’re readying to enactment retired adjacent much accusation earlier the extremity of the year, truthful I deliberation we’ll beryllium capable to archer you [a merchandise date] astatine that time,” Yoshida said. “It won’t beryllium immoderate aboriginal than summer, truthful don’t worry. (Laughs.)”

Yoshida was much circumstantial erstwhile speaking to 4Gamer.net, stating that a caller trailer would beryllium released by the extremity of 2022, and that they should besides beryllium capable to stock a merchandise day astatine that time.

Back to Famitsu, Yoshida continued, “Since I’ve grown truthful accustomed to the improvement situation of online games implicit these past fewer years, I was a small amazed astatine however rapidly we had to spell gold. (Laughs.) If you see the accumulation of carnal discs, shipping them worldwide… each of that takes respective months of carnal clip aft going gold. So erstwhile we accidental improvement is 95 percent complete, immoderate mightiness say, ‘well past merchandise it immediately,’ but that’s the world of the situation…”

Yoshida besides told Dengeki that a demo is planned.

Final Fantasy XVI is successful improvement for PlayStation 5. Watch the latest trailer here.