Tetsuya Nomura ute av Final Fantasy XV-produksjonen
Final Fantasy-seriens kanskje mest kjente person er nok Tetsuya Nomura, mannen som tok over etter at skaperen Hironobu Skaguchi forlot Square Enix. Nå kan selskapet fortelle at Nomura ikke lenger kommer til å være involvert i utviklingen av Final Fantasy XV. Nomura skal i stedet fokusere på Kingdom Hearts, og det er Hajime Tabata som tar over regien på Final Fantasy XV.
Square Enix-sjefen Yosuke Matsuda sa i offisiell uttalelse:
"In reviewing our development structure, we have decided to assign Hajime Tabata as the new director for Final Fantasy XV. Currently, Tabata and the entire development team are working, whole-heartedly, towards completing the production of Final Fantasy XV and ensuring the delivery of the highest quality Final Fantasy title to date. We invite every one of our fans to view the fruits of our labour through Final Fantasy XV's demo, and promise to present a game that further surpasses expectations when the finished product is released."
Matsuda fortsetter med å forklare Nomuras videre rolle i selskapet:
"As the director of Final Fantasy XV, Tetsuya Nomura has mainly worked on the original concept for the story and universe in addition to creating the characters. Hereafter, he will be focusing his efforts on the production of titles that can only be made possible by Nomura, himself, and delivering products that exceed the quality of past titles, starting with another one of his representative projects, Kingsom Hearts III. Square Enix will continue to work on these titles with the best staff formation in an effort to deliver them to everyone as soon as possible and appreciates your continued support."
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