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Hajime Tabata has replaced Tetsuya Nomura as the director of Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix has announced.
The change in leadership follows a “development restructure” at the company, with Nomura leaving the project to focus on Kingdom Hearts 3.
“In reviewing our development structure, we have decided to assign Hajime Tabata as the new director for Final Fantasy XV,” Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda said in a statement provided to Kotaku. “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.
“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, Kingdom 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.”
Tabata has previously directed multiple handheld titles for Square Enix, including Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy Type-0 and The 3rd Birthday.
A new trailer for Final Fantasy XV was released earlier today alongside news that a playable demo is to be included with the PS4 and Xbox One release of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD.
Source: kotaku.com
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