Final Fantasy 16 was announced

[Gothicshark]

So that's where all our sub money went!

yes, that, and Yoshi-P has been working on it as well. (producer credit)

[M0rrigan]

yes, that, and Yoshi-P has been working on it as well. (producer credit)

So it was a lie when he kept denying that he was working on FF16 and it was annoying him that people were making those rumors?

[FeliAiko]

So it was a lie when he kept denying that he was working on FF16 and it was annoying him that people were making those rumors?

Think the rumour was that he was developing another FF MMO, so the idea that he was going to drop XIV is what annoyed him.

[Jandroid]

So it was a lie when he kept denying that he was working on FF16 and it was annoying him that people were making those rumors?

He only really denied two things. That he was "directing" Final Fantasy XVI and that he was leaving Final Fantasy XVI to work on it.

He didn't lie at all. He's not "directing" Final Fantasy XVI, he's "producing" it. Hiroshi Takai is the Director of Final Fantasy XVI whereas Naoki Yoshida is the Producer for it while simultaneously maintaining his position as both Director and Producer of Final Fantasy XIV.