Naoki Yoshida吉田直樹
Now
Head of Creative Studio III at Square Enix; producer & director of Final Fantasy XIV · Square Enix · game page →
As of 2026-07-19 · source ↗
Yoshi-P inherited Final Fantasy XIV in 2010 as the most publicly failed MMORPG launch of its era, kept the original running while his team rebuilt the entire game, and relaunched it in 2013 as A Realm Reborn — the greatest turnaround in the genre's history and the foundation of one of the world's biggest MMORPGs. His candid live-letter communication style became the modern standard for MMO stewardship.
Rebuilt a failed MMORPG into a genre giant in three years, in public, while keeping the broken one running — the A Realm Reborn rescue has no equal.— MMOlist Hall of Fame citation
Career
- Final Fantasy XIV2010–Producer & director — led the A Realm Reborn rebuild
- Final Fantasy XVI2015–2023Producer
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