No “offensive or inappropriate” Final Fantasy XVI mods, producer pleads

Enlarge / There are much more inappropriate Final Fantasy PC mods out there, but few we are willing to show in an article like this. (credit: Nexus Mods)

Final Fantasy XVI finally arrives on Windows PCs today, over a year after its launch on the PlayStation 5. That means expanded access for a game that sold below Square Enix’s expectations on console. But it also means the first opportunity for modders to add their own content to the game.

For game producer Naoki Yoshida, though, that new opportunity comes along with a plea for the user community to behave themselves when modifying the game. In a recent interview with PC Gamer, Yoshida felt the need to step in when director Hiroshi Takai was asked about what “goofy mods” he would like to see in the game.

“If we said, ‘It’d be great if someone made xyz,’ it might come across as a request, so I’ll avoid mentioning any specifics here!” Yoshida told PC Gamer. “The only thing I will say is that we definitely don’t want to say anything offensive or inappropriate, so please don’t make or install anything like that.”