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Naoki Yoshida
Naoki Yoshida (吉田 直樹, Yoshida Naoki, born May 1, 1973), also known by the nickname Yoshi-P, is a Japanese video game producer, director and designer working for Square Enix. He is known primarily for his work on massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), as chief planner on Dragon Quest X, and as director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. He is credited with rescuing the original Final Fantasy XIV project from its disastrous launch. Yoshida is an Executive Officer at Square Enix, the Head of Square Enix's Business Division 3 and part of the Final Fantasy Committee that is tasked with keeping the franchise's releases and content consistent.
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1973-05-01
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‘Final Fantasy 14”s Naoki Yoshida thinks the metaverse isn’t “entertaining”

Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida has said that he doesn’t see the metaverse itself as “entertainment”, but rather as a vessel for “entertainment content”. Yoshida made the comments in an interview with Weekly Bunshun that was published yesterday (May 9), which was then picked up by Siliconera. Yoshida’s comments have been displayed below via Google Translate, with some quotes edited for clarity.
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A walk through the end with Naoki Yoshida

The problem with a lot of long-lived MMOs is that, eventually, the villains get so powerful that they become absurd. But Naoki Yoshida, game director of Final Fantasy XIV, isn’t worried about villain power creep. In an interview with The Verge, the celebrated director of the phenomenally popular Final Fantasy XIV MMO shared insight into Endwalker’s phenomenal story and why he’s not worried about creating an even bigger Big Bad.
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Naoki Yoshida confirms a fix is on the way for ‘Final Fantasy 14”s housing lottery bug

Director and producer of Final Fantasy 14, Naoki Yoshida, has provided an update on the game’s ongoing housing lottery bug, confirming a fix is on the way. Today (April 28), Square Enix released a brand new Final Fantasy 14 Lodestone blog post which once again addressed the ongoing housing lottery bug that has affected players’ chances of obtaining a home in the game.
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