Quote Originally Posted by Rolder50 View Post
That's Japanese work culture for ya. They never say "No" and instead they say "We're looking into it (but not really)"
People also tend to forget that Yoshida's on the board of directors, meaning the success of the company as a whole is the number one priority even if it's to the detriment of XIV's current playerbase while trying to get more mass appeal. He's also said that he's in the early stages of helming another game, and if Square holds to their pattern and it's another FF MMO, he could be collecting data and feedback for that so that people are willing to jump ship.