Square Enix has revealed through an updated list of its executives that Final Fantasy 14 and Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida is no longer a member of the companys board of directors. While Yoshida is still present in one of Square Enixs official websites pages as one of its executives, his departure from the board of directors is still recent enough that not all pages have been updated yet, as caught by Automaton Media.Having originally joined Square Enix back in 2005, Yoshida became an executive officer in the company back in 2015, shortly after the success of Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn. Since then, Yoshida has worked as producer on the MMORPG, and most recently, was also the producer on Final Fantasy 16.Square Enix itself hasnt yet released a statement about Yoshida leaving the board of directors. An interview he had with Dutch publication NRC indicates that the decision to leave the position might have been at least partially his. I dont want to be on the board, its much more fun to just make games, said Yoshida in the 2023 interview (translation via Dot Esports).Yoshida hasnt yet made any statements about his departure from the board of directors either, and it looks like he will continue heading up Square Enixs Creative Business Unit 3 as producer.Final Fantasy 14 itself has still been quite successful for Square Enix; the MMORPG got its most recent expansion, Dawntrail, last year. Dawntrail also saw quite a rise in player numbers for the game, with Yoshida himself announcing that the expansion saw the highest number of concurrent players across all platforms since the release of Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn all the way back in 2013.Yoshida has been notable in the history of Final Fantasy thanks in large part to his leadership of the team that was able to successfully turn Final Fantasy 14 around from its originally-failing release into a decent MMORPG with A Realm Reborn. Since then, the game has seen several expansions along the way, with Heavensward and Shadowbringers being especially praised by critics thanks to their stories.Final Fantasy 16, on the other hand, while still critically acclaimed, had seemingly disappointed Square Enix in terms of sales figures for its original PS5-exclusive release. Since then, the game has also been released on PC. Yoshida himself also said that future titles by Square Enix would be getting multiplatform releases.The sentiment was echoed by Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth producer Yoshinori Kitase back in December, when he said that while Square Enix was satisfied with the sales of the title, its clear that we cant be exclusive to a single platform.I think we need to offer the game to as many players as possible, he said.In its recent earnings repot, Square Enix reported a rise in operating profits. Among the games credited for this increase in revenue was Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D, which was released on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch back in November 2024. Check out our review for more details.