Final Fantasy 15 director is working on two new RPGs, explains why he left Square Enix in 2018
The RPG was to receive more DLC before Hajime Tabata resigned
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Final Fantasy 15’s director Hajime Tabata has revealed why he left Square Enix in 2018.
Two years after the release ofFinal Fantasy15, Tabata resigned from his role as director of the game which led tothree out of four DLC episodes -Aranea,Lunafreya, andNoctis- being canceled.
At the time it wasn’t revealed why the director decided to leave the company, but in a recent interview with4Gamer(viaGamesRadar+) he finally shared his reason, stating that he couldn’t explain his reason back in 2018 but thinks it’s right to be honest in 2023.
Although he joked that the details have become a little hazy over the years, Tabata explained that he shared “different” philosophies with former Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda.
Tabata added that the decision was years in the making, but he finally decided to resign in 2018 when it became clear that the company was going ahead with Matsuda’s policies.
Tabata also recently announced during Taiwan Creative Content Fest 2023 that he’s currently working on two games at his company JP Games. One is an original, in-house MMORPG, while the other is an RPG that will be worked on in collaboration with a different company.
Square Enix is currently gearing up for its next release in theFinal Fantasyfranchise,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.The game is a direct sequel toFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeand is coming toPS5on February 29, 2024, however,Final Fantasy 7series creative director Tetsuya Nomura recently confirmed thatRebirthwon’t be getting any DLC after its launch.
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On the other hand, alongside the PC release ofFinal Fantasy 16next year, producer Naoki Yoshida has confirmed that the RPG will also be gettingtwo DLC packs.
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