Final Fantasy 15 director finally reveals why he left Square Enix, and announces he's working on 2 new JRPGs
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Now, Tabata has finally revealed why he left Square Enix so abruptly. In a new interview reported by4Gamer, the former Luminous Productions head joked that he departed the company so many years ago that the details have become a little hazy over the years.
However, Tabata pointed to the philosophy of Yosuke Matsuda, who was Square Enix president at the time, as the main reason for his departure. The president and Tabata had “different” philosophies at the time, Tabata said, and since Square Enix would obviously proceed according to Matsuda’s policies, Tabata departed.
In more current news with the franchise,Final Fantasy 16 still has two paid-for story DLC expansionsto come.
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