One of the most anticipated PS5 console exclusives is Forspoken, not only because it is a new IP from Square Enix, one of the most beloved publishers in the entire industry, but because it is the first new title from Luminous Productions since Final Fantasy 15. While it’s been over half a year now since the project was last revealed, it seems that the wait is coming to an end soon as the game's lead actress has implied that Forspoken could be appearing at this week's PlayStation Showcase.
Forspoken was first announced at Sony's Future of Gaming event in June 2020, where it was revealed under the working title of Project Athia. The game was revealed to be a console exclusive for PlayStation 5, with a PC release also planned for the game's launch, and that it is being developed by Luminous Productions, the team behind Final Fantasy 15, with the Luminous Engine, which has not been seen since that game's release in 2016. It last appeared at the Square Enix Presents event in March of this year, where it was revealed that Ella Balinska would be portraying Frey, the game's protagonist, and that it would be officially titled Forspoken.
Since then, Square Enix has been silent regarding the game, with it not even appearing at the E3 2021 Square Enix Presents event. Now, with PlayStation's next major event on the horizon, it appears that fans will see more of Forspoken very soon, with Balinska teasing on Instagram "Forspoken content pending..." While this isn't outright confirmation that the game will appear at the PlayStation event, it seems hard to imagine it will not be present given that the game will be a PlayStation 5 console exclusive for two years and is coming from a publisher as big as Square Enix.
There's more than enough reason to be excited for Forspoken already, given that it's coming from Luminous Productions, an exciting and relatively new studio within Square Enix. Not only that, it will be utilizing the Luminous Engine, a tool that's yet to reach its maxiumim potential on consoles, especially given the upgrades it has received in the five years since Final Fantasy 15's release.
On top of this, the game promises to have an incredibly ambitious story, which is being penned by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story co-writer Gary Whitta. The team has also promised to deliver the "best looking open world action game ever" with Forspoken, which at one point was rumored to release in January 2022, however this doesn't seem quite as likely anymore. It is possible that we will see a release date revealed later this week.
Forspoken is currently in development for PC and PS5.