Tetsuya Nomura steps down as director of Final Fantasy XV

Longtime Final Fantasy developer Tetsuya Nomura is no longer director of the upcoming Final Fantasy XV it has been revealed by Square Enix. Nomura will instead focus on Kingdom Hearts as Final Fantasy Type-0/Type-0 HD director Hajime Tabata fills his position on the Final Fantasy XV team.

"In reviewing our development structure, we have decided to assign Hajime Tabata as the new director for Final Fantasy XV. Currently, Tabata and the entire development team are working, whole-heartedly, towards completing the production of Final Fantasy XV and ensuring the delivery of the highest quality Final Fantasy title to date," said Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda regarding the staff changes. "We invite every one of our fans to view the fruits of our labour through Final Fantasy XV's demo, and promise to present a game that further surpasses expectations when the finished product is released.

As the director of Final Fantasy XV, Tetsuya Nomura has mainly worked on the original concept for the story and universe in addition to creating the characters. Hereafter, he will be focusing his efforts on the production of titles that can only be made possible by Nomura, himself, and delivering products that exceed the quality of past titles, starting with another one of his representative projects, Kingsom Hearts III. Square Enix will continue to work on these titles with the best staff formation in an effort to deliver them to everyone as soon as possible and appreciates your continued support."

If you didn't fully grasp that there will be a demo released for Final Fantasy XV as a bonus with Final Fantasy Type-0 HD as it sees release in March next year. Anyway, check out the new trailer for Final Fantasy XV below and some additional assets.

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