However, Europe’s PEGI rating board granted Forspoken an “18” rating, the equivalent of the ESRB’s “Mature” rating in the United States. RELATED: Forspoken Gets 10 Minutes of New Combat Gameplay Should Final Fantasy 16’s launch be closer than anticipated, many fans speculate that another Forspoken delay would make sense as Square Enix may not want to cannibalize sales and draw attention away from either game this fall. Recently, a handful of uncorroborated rumors suggested that Square Enix would instead release Final Fantasy 16 this year and further delay Forspoken into next year as the former is reportedly finishing development. Europe’s PEGI rating board has stamped Forspoken with an '18' rating, indicating that the game may be in its closing stages of development.įirst revealed in 2020, Forspoken was initially slated to release in early 2022 before a delay pushed the title back to October 2022. Amidst various rumors and speculation that Square Enix’s forthcoming Forspoken may see another delay, it appears that the game could be on track to release this year after all.

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