Square Enix, it's time to come clean about your plans for the future

[TheNight]

After a recent article from the ff11 producer about the state of ff11 for the future whatever little bit of copium they had left for any sort of content is gone.

The same will happen to 14. The only question is when. I think this ten-year period is going to be used for CBU3 to make FF17 using funds from FF14...

[Nebelheim]

The same will happen to 14. The only question is when. I think this ten-year period is going to be used for CBU3 to make FF17 using funds from FF14...

It probably depends if the current formula that they been using for the last 10 years will continue to keep peoples interest for another 10 years with the current formula. I dont think the games current formula will carry the game for 10 more years.

[DamianFatale]

The same will happen to 14. The only question is when. I think this ten-year period is going to be used for CBU3 to make FF17 using funds from FF14...

FF17 is not likely to be soon. There will be DLC most likely for XVI, but DLC doesn't have to take up all of Yoshidas time. They can outsource that somewhat to get it done since its just DLC. Even quality DLC is often guided, but outsourced by a company. Even if its just to another team within the company. My point is, people are being realllllly dumb here and need to wake up to the fact that we know nothing about how it works, just what it MIGHT entail. This is a conspiracy crapshoot of a thread. I dont mean to be harsh, but Ive really had it with this argument. Its all based on rumors that we dont even know to be true or false. Greater clarity on how much of the budget for XIV is being used for XIV would be nice though, and I don't disagree that those questions should be asked. Just don't be surprised if they dodge the question.

Also FF doesn't usually repeat the same director, so just because it will likely happen one day, does not mean it will be creative business unit III.

You know what would make for a really fun game? A Creative Business Unit II FF game for the next installment. Though maybe a combined II and III. Dragon Quest is absolutely on par with quality these days, and the ideas for Bravely Default, Octopath, and their other games are often really fun. It should be considered tbh. II just deserves a little more attention for their successes, because they are absolutely as good as III.

[DPZ2]

The same will happen to 14. The only question is when. I think this ten-year period is going to be used for CBU3 to make FF17 using funds from FF14...

Congratulations!

You've just discovered the deep dark secret of gaming companies that, well, want to remain gaming companies over the long haul. "Reinvest funds from earlier games towards new games". It's amazing how companies do that, isn't it?