Posts by Naoki Yoshida
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![Introducing the world and characters of Final Fantasy XVI](https://blog.playstation.com/tachyon/2020/10/MV_EN.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAsaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJGMEQCIH8LJL1sic%2BftwurfKVkVEBdAil8ONPw8QJY6WyhfJcmAiA1sOTrHGUPanw%2B%2Fv5aB3XxtLiLbZusrFpfLyycPXwB8iqGBAjk%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAAaDDU3NzQxODgxODQxMyIMY3SYaWf0ZKDC53gLKtoDYryFURF6bKAeyHW7KVLTE4igEZqbGTiNNJYzEWQT0fBAlOti%2BeLBcgZbhMoMU8h5mGq80wupzFO3jMibEXgg4qAVUtP9q%2BAkksplhs9HlfTv7qOaHi33cKoQtagyp8cDhci1u1qyWxGaJbQUusG%2BpJf5WcX%2BXwdwl73Iwp%2B3X7PWeEAGbON9o1KFlJiz7EIb6w34cLsEvq9W%2F39zlKAPjRpK7V4rEWyoEAnS9IVvUwmnk1XeM0%2FzLVdRo9LndBNZUbpOEsd3vcNDZHUFktTXkW1xc%2F1b665sIfdmNkIKALJRdzL5UnSKX71UkqGUvOvilgOlDc44gdUfSv0AVP3dXIL5pIOhzOVMbRfif8jpbG2A%2FqE7rdzUMyqWPojFmmLRaCgqEt8Kk7uJCH5OSdjkUN%2BD%2FFe0p8FPdRo3pt0XxTzuqFwXxsquiWoHu72bLl7qgO1q72F5u6KRKcWNe8Oe%2FV0Aj6IcFPrko%2F73oWwVXm%2B8dd2gr9MLybC7kJ9V2OzoGvPpILLPJ9FiV3KC4rLif6%2B6koEnZZ%2FaGVdyaBhpvEiQWU6HvyyGaZ4hOsI1FMSQ3TQaL8DYJ52YdOGIdsQAhKm%2BCb8eRjOlNYysoyZ48GdypI%2FqovfNhkQPMIvFkbUGOqYB3O9d%2FfwkSKBcYk9N9jWA7vNkoxybEFyp8XU6mcvNZhq6vGTwmEBPg93%2FoXGoDYJoen%2BrDEBRqbgHUgE%2B5YO4gWJkn%2FOFNBohWGkaY0yMvsTa0H1rXQJYWMZAmewWSQ0kEVOoOZEDPZ1CgZti1WwvRjEvaRVI3%2F385%2FPYIticesbsbyP9U1%2BzxOvbqIzAaRM1YXnN6XmWU2bfYnRtGUPcHpLmmcZ6Gg%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAYM4GX6NWU4VGK6EA%2F20240727%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T032004Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=900&X-Amz-Signature=28384a9848a095828c374681b139e92a0adf29cd07dd4a2444c8e87fdf8cadef&resize=1088%2C612&crop_strategy=smart)
Introducing the world and characters of Final Fantasy XVI
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Naoki Yoshida Producer, Final Fantasy XVI, Square Enix
![Final Fantasy XVI announced for PS5](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yr6PtdY0i7M/hqdefault.jpg)
Final Fantasy XVI announced for PS5
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Naoki Yoshida Producer, Final Fantasy XVI, Square Enix
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Hiroshi Takai Director, Square Enix