Yoshi P. working on a new game?

[Genz]

Great.

I can't wait.

Looking at FFXIV, this new game can only be a new breakthrough in the art of videogame.

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[Shougun]

I don't expect FFXIV to go anywhere anytime soon. We've likely go at least two more expansion, potentially more - which would be at least another 4 years worth of content. Even when the game ceases to be updated, FFXI is proof enough that the plug won't be pulled on FFXIV for quite some time.

Now, personally, I'd quite like to see a new Final Fantasy MMO at some point. I'm in no rush, though - and I hope that if one is made it's more 'high fantasy' and learns from the mistakes FFXIV made in regards to player housing and character customization.

That'll be very interesting, with SE trying a sort of Bethesda FF with FFXV (mods, open world-ish, etc), and Yoshida not afraid to check out the competition and see what's going on.

With FFXI I don't think they had to worry much about pulling lots of information very quickly so I think some of the design styles that didn't need to anticipate as much fast paced info, say like Blizzard games, were baked into FFXIV's structure. Blizzard, I was referencing, because they've got their account bound, nearly every item glamour log, many different player owned concepts, fast paced loading, and part of that team was the one that went into making Wild Star's housing system (which had thousands of slots for every player for every character, no limit)-- so in that FFXIV experience I hope the team has picked up the tools and expectations that their next MMO doesn't have that concern as often.

I agree that another FF mmo is likely far off but if it doesn't happen in this game I hope their next one brings back airships, I really miss those guys . High Fantasy FFIX Mist Continent with high importance to transportation... Yum.

If they keep trying some western concepts (general stereotypical statement) like Bethesda games hopefully they can keep their own style still (take the good stuff, but stay unique), but I liked they were attempting mod support for FFXV (I love mods :3).

[Floortank]

well, according to this, which is based on this Yoshida's 5th businesses division is now the 3rd development division, and working on a new large scale game.
(Now, before you just assume this to be an April's fool joke, today is also the start of the new fiscal year, so restructurings like this would naturally happen today.)

worst scenario for us if true is probably XIV bleeding dev power to this new game again

I've been speculating on this since Tokyo Fanfest in past posts. It seems like they're moving resources for 14 over to another project. That would explain why Shadowbringers seems to offer so much less than previous expansions.

[Vahlnir]

That would explain why Shadowbringers seems to offer so much less than previous expansions.

Feel free to elaborate.

[LyraKuroneko]

I found this
https://gematsu.com/2019/04/final-fa...xt-gen-project
Dunno if april joke or not.

[Catwho]

For the record FFXI was actually the most profitable game in their franchise, from a pure money expended to money generated ratio. Something like 12 million to develop the base game which turned over to ten times that profit in the first year and has been a cash cow ever since.

I remember that Yoshi P announced he had been promoted to be one of the Big Wigs at SE some time ago, so I'm not surprised he's being shuffled around and put in charge of other games as well. I don't see SE killing off the FF franchise entirely though. The games are at their core always experimental, and they can slap FF on any kind of game they want and it'll still be a legit game.

[Floortank]

Feel free to elaborate.

I'd rather not derail the thread with an argument. It seems to be a much less substantial expansion to me. YMMV.

[Vahlnir]

I'd rather not derail the thread with an argument. It seems to be a much less substantial expansion to me. YMMV.

I'm not starting an argument. I'm asking for details.

[Floortank]

For the record FFXI was actually the most profitable game in their franchise, from a pure money expended to money generated ratio. Something like 12 million to develop the base game which turned over to ten times that profit in the first year and has been a cash cow ever since.

I remember that Yoshi P announced he had been promoted to be one of the Big Wigs at SE some time ago, so I'm not surprised he's being shuffled around and put in charge of other games as well. I don't see SE killing off the FF franchise entirely though. The games are at their core always experimental, and they can slap FF on any kind of game they want and it'll still be a legit game.

Yeah, agree. No way in Hell will they "retire" the FF brand. As it is they're six years into development hell on FF7-R.

Nomura is back from exile in whatever city he was in during the development of KH3 and is back at Square-Enix HQ. He's the director of 7-R.

[LyraKuroneko]

They got mobile app to do. There's still FF to do.