FFXIV Composer Masayoshi Soken Opens Up on Battle With Cancer, Shares Tearful Reunion with Yoshi P

Foursquare Enix held on the May 15-xvi weekend the Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest outcome, most notably revealing a new course and the release appointment for the FFXIV Endwalker expansion – and among the celebrations, composer Masayoshi Soken revealed his successful battle against cancer and how the Warriors of Lights, FF14 players, have been supporting him emotionally.

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On May 16, at the stop of the FF14 Fanfest event, as the Square Enix staff took turns to say their goodbyes to the fans, Masayoshi Soken opened up about his battle against cancer. Post-obit the event, fans around the globe flooded Twitter with the hashtag #WelcomeBackSoken.

Masayoshi Soken first started his speech by thanking all FF14 players. He started by going back to March 2022, how his FF14 band The Primals had a concert planned that was canceled with the pandemic, and how he was diagnosed with cancer right after. Notwithstanding, Soken kept working at the infirmary.

FFXIV composer Masayoshi Soken opens upwards on battle with cancer

Masayoshi Soken: "I spent 6-7 months in the hospital, till October 2022. I didn't want to stay there doing nada, and so I had a special arrangement with Naoki Yoshida and CEO Yosuke Matsuda to keep working. I had a lot of back up from my sound team likewise."

Soken then mentioned chemotherapy and how the fans' dearest supported him: "Chemotherapy was incredibly exhausting, but when I finished To The Border, which released with Patch v.3, seeing the players' reactions from all over the globe is what gave me strength."

Soken too explained he was able to attend the Fanfest as his cancer is almost in full remission, thanking Naoki Yoshida, CEO Matsuda, and all the Hr department of Square Enix who made arrangements for him to proceed working. Soken also explained that also these parties, the FF14 development team did non know about his cancer.

Soken thought that if he told the team, information technology would affect their performance. And existence treated the same equally usual pushed him forward. He also kept working on To The Border till the last minute, in order to make it fit perfectly with the cutscenes.

Masayoshi Soken ended by thanking all FF14 fans again: "All of your comments and love resonated in my middle and brought me back. It made me realize games tin can really heal someone. I will continue to give it my all to create great games for everyone."

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Naoki Yoshida / Yoshi P comments

Naoki Yoshida, crying, then added he struggled well-nigh whether to let Soken keep working or not, and keeping it a underground from the staff. And how this is nothing compared to what Soken went through.

Yoshi P welcomed his "best friend" back, and shared his wish for the pandemic to settle down apace. To organize an in-person Fanfest again where they tin get and meet all the fans together, and programme new concerts for The Primals.

You lot can watch Masayoshi Soken's emotional message from the 10:36:38 marking of the issue's livestream:

LaHee concert

It's also Important to notation Masayoshi Soken held a concert during the livestreams. On May fifteen, the starting time day of the consequence, Soken delivered an incredible performance of LaHee during the concert part.

The Endwalker extension will be launching on November 23, 2022. Square Enix is also working on Final Fantasy 16.

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Lastly, while Square Enix did not reveal the composer for Concluding Fantasy sixteen nevertheless, it'southward likely to be Soken. As you can experience his vibes in the JRPG's reveal trailer. Assuming he is the composer, it'south possible he might have worked on the FF16 OST aslope the FF14 Shadowbringers tracks while in the hospital.

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