Devs, can we please have a response?

[AnnaRosa]

They are also very obviously pressed for time, simple as that. Crystarium was barely ready in time for Tokyo, Eulmore was barely ready, the Eden art was barely ready with Nomura not even having boss designs finalized, the Hrothgar models were barely ready, etc. Even in western countries, which don't have the insane work culture that Japan does, this is the crunch period where developers spend days or weeks at a time without leaving the office and often barely sleeping. Attempting to expand what they already have on their plate at this point screws up the entire workflow.

Yours perspective might be the most realistic on the motive they can't give an ETA for both missing genders for each playable race right now.