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[Instro]

Seems reasonable. Any non direct sequel game is going to take at least 3 years of dev time.

 

[Yu Narukami]

If FFXVI is in development I wonder which team is in charge.

 

[Astral Dog]

One FFXV tier game per generation

 

[duckroll]

Also, I thought Ivalice was in a completely different universe.

Square, plz

FFXIV has a Doma and a Cyan. FFXIV has a Crystal Tower. FFXIV has a Diablos and an Alexander. FFXIV is not in the same universe as FFVI, FFIII, FFVIII, or FFIX.

These are not cameos, these are actual story elements that build the world and history of FFXIV, but draw from other FFs for fanservice.

FFXIV has an Ivalice, and in it a Dalmasca and Rabanastre. Delita is a hero who legend says rose up from low birth to save the world and unite Ivalice. What is the truth? What are the lies?

FFXIV is not in the same universe as FFT. But in the light of the mother crystal all things are possible.

 

[Ray Down]

If FFXVI is in development I wonder which team is in charge.

If 16 being worked on it would have to be Business Division 5.

BD1 hiring for FF7R and I don't think 14 expansions would explain alot of the hiring there.

 

[Death Penalty]

Makes me genuinely wonder if VII Remake has switched development to aim for the new generation of consoles. It's gotta be years off, had that big switch in development, and hey, wouldn't be Nomura's first time, right?

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Yoshi-P will not stop until he has harvested all the other FFs for assimilation into FFXIV. "Creator" from FFIV: The After Years is actually Yoshi-P's final evolution after he has gone mad in the far future and condensed all the other FF universes into Crystals.

 

[Breakage]

I'm convinced FFVIIR won't be a PS4 game.

 

[Koozek]

So I take it they ain't switching engines anytime soon?

Luminous 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Nope. They're using Luminous for their new IP:

But he was clear about one thing: the Luminous Engine that Square Enix has so painstakingly invested in over many years, and that has thus far produced only one game, has a future. Luminous will be used to make new games on PC and console—there may even be one in the works already.

"I think we've got everything we've wanted to do with Final Fantasy XV out of Luminous Engine," says Tabata. "Certainly the next project we're looking forward to doing now we can only do because of that experience developing Final Fantasy XV. We fully intend to use the luminous engine, and keep tweaking it, and upgrading it, and taking it to the next level."​

And you believe this?

As it happened sometimes in the series there is a small chance SE suddenly says we're gonna rebrand your new game as FFXVII, yeah, but anyway, in the last two years Tabata has stated several times that he wants to do something that's not FF next.

• He confirmed that just recently in a Japanese interview.
• And a few months ago:
  
  G: Let’s change a bit subject and let’s talk about you personally, Tabata-san. Have you started to think what you’d like to do next after Final Fantasy XV?
  
  HT: I want to use all the knowledge and expertise that I built up with Final Fantasy XV and create a new IP.
  
  G: This might be more of a dream: since we heard that you received advice from Sakaguchi-san [Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy series], and of course I’m talking about you personally. I’m not asking to speak for the company, but would you like to work together with him on a game?
  
  HT: We approached Sakaguchi-san in the initial phases of the project, and we received some ideas from him. Afterwards, we ate dinner together and he gave me his congratulations for the launch. At that time we did have some discussion about what I would do after the launch of Final Fantasy XV, and whether it could be a possibility for us to work together.
  
  To be more specific, while we were having dinner, Sakaguchi-san asked me “What are you going to do after Final Fantasy XV?” and I told him that I’d like to create a new IP. That’s when I got in trouble, as Sakaguchi-san got angry (laughs). He said “You don’t want to do another Final Fantasy? What’s wrong with you?” I still haven’t made amends for that conversation yet, but hopefully it’ll be soon.
  
  Sakaguchi-san also said “Give back the meat you’re eating! I gave you life as the father of Final Fantasy and now you’re going to quit on it? Give it back to me!” (laughs)
  
  [Editor’s Note: at the point of the conversation, there was a lot of hilarity in the way Tabata-san described the scene and a lot of laughing, so it’s difficult to gauge how much of this was a joke, and whether there was any seriousness in the discussion.]
  
  G: I guess now you’re bound to Final Fantasy for the rest of your life.
  
  HT: Whether it will become a reality or not, it’s a different story, but the truth is that I do want to create something new after Final Fantasy XV.
  
  G: That said, if i can mention a personal note, I would really like to see you direct a mainline Final Fantasy from the start.
  
  HT: Of course, this is something the other developers say as well, and a lot of people have mentioned to me, and that’s something I’ve felt myself too, so that motivation exists.
  ​
• Back in 2015 already BD2's job posting message said this:
  
  [...] Nowadays, facilities that develop world-class AAA games are on a decline within Japan, but we have it right here.
  We offer you the chance as a creator to be involved with the latest FF title deployed on cutting-edge hardware and platforms, or using that know-how to create a new IP that will serve as an upcoming mainstay of SQUARE ENIX. We are looking forward to your application.
  
  Business Division 2
  Division Executive
  Hajime Tabata​

If FFXVI is in development I wonder which team is in charge.

BD5 (the FFXIV team) has been hiring for a big project since last year. Yoshida doesn't necessarily have to be the director either; there are other people there who could take on the task of leading a mainline FF for the first time.

 

[Inuhanyou]

So 2019/2020?

what i'm worried about is this multimedia bullshit detracting from a competent story

 

[KZXcellent]

So 2019/2020?

what i'm worried about is this multimedia bullshit detracting from a competent story

If they're going to do it I'd like for it to be consistent. Kingsglaive feels so disconnected from FFXV.

 

[CheckMate]

This makes no sense: We still have around 3 years before Next gen starts, and then we still have a year and a half before all the big companies abandon last gen consoles. It would make sense to release a new IP on a bigger install-base.

If only Square would stop jerking off about technology, as it did XV no favors.

 

[badcrumble]

Whatever Tabata's next project is, we know it's not FFXVI, but I'd be extremely surprised if it were a new IP given that the level of risk for AAA development gets higher and higher each generation.

 

[mortal]

Please hire writers at all.

After hiring better writers, please do a better job intergating the writing of the narrative within the actaul game design.

 

[Gbraga]

I'm definitely in the minority on this, but I don't have a problem with Itamuro at all. I think she has some surprisingly good writing in the game, it's more of a direction problem, really.

FFXV really shines in the character interaction, the whole brotherhood/road trip aspect. There aren't many cutscenes, and they're not great, and the grander plot needed to be better explored, but they don't have to go for that again in a new IP. They can just focus on their strengths, and make a game around that.

It's in the moments of tranquility that FFXV really shines, and it's still one of the few examples of well done male camaraderie in games. They really love each other, and it shows. It's part of the reason why I think the anime is much more important than the movie.

That said, with talks of making it another multimedia project, I doubt that'd be the case, so yeah. It's not even in development, though, so we'll see.

 

[Eylos]

I Lost the ffxvi news, why this one cant be It?

 

[Foffy]

Maybe Tabata will make sure FFVII Remake comes out in some form, too?

 

[duckroll]

BD5 (the FFXIV team) has been hiring for a big project since last year. Yoshida doesn't necessarily have to be the director either; there are other people there who could take on the task of leading a mainline FF for the first time.

Several of the major team leads on FFXIV stepped down after Heavensward, including the director of The Last Remnant and the FFXII lead planner.

 

[Renmyra]

How did we go from FF7-9 to this.

 

[KZXcellent]

How did we go from FF7-9 to this.

HD game development didn't do them any favors.

 

[Koozek]

I Lost the ffxvi news, why this one cant be It?

Because of all his statements in the last two years and most recently too about wanting to make a new IP not FF-related after FFXV. Besides you can be sure FFXVI is already in development anyway. If Tabata's next game would be rebranded as a FF it would be FFXVII.

As it happened sometimes in the series there is a small chance SE suddenly says we're gonna rebrand your new game as FFXVII, yeah, but anyway, in the last two years Tabata has stated several times that he wants to do something that's not FF next.

• He confirmed that just recently in a Japanese interview.
• And a few months ago:
  
  G: Let's change a bit subject and let's talk about you personally, Tabata-san. Have you started to think what you'd like to do next after Final Fantasy XV?
  
  HT: I want to use all the knowledge and expertise that I built up with Final Fantasy XV and create a new IP.
  
  G: This might be more of a dream: since we heard that you received advice from Sakaguchi-san [Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy series], and of course I'm talking about you personally. I'm not asking to speak for the company, but would you like to work together with him on a game?
  
  HT: We approached Sakaguchi-san in the initial phases of the project, and we received some ideas from him. Afterwards, we ate dinner together and he gave me his congratulations for the launch. At that time we did have some discussion about what I would do after the launch of Final Fantasy XV, and whether it could be a possibility for us to work together.
  
  To be more specific, while we were having dinner, Sakaguchi-san asked me ”What are you going to do after Final Fantasy XV?" and I told him that I'd like to create a new IP. That's when I got in trouble, as Sakaguchi-san got angry (laughs). He said ”You don't want to do another Final Fantasy? What's wrong with you?" I still haven't made amends for that conversation yet, but hopefully it'll be soon.
  
  Sakaguchi-san also said ”Give back the meat you're eating! I gave you life as the father of Final Fantasy and now you're going to quit on it? Give it back to me!" (laughs)
  
  [Editor's Note: at the point of the conversation, there was a lot of hilarity in the way Tabata-san described the scene and a lot of laughing, so it's difficult to gauge how much of this was a joke, and whether there was any seriousness in the discussion.]
  
  G: I guess now you're bound to Final Fantasy for the rest of your life.
  
  HT: Whether it will become a reality or not, it's a different story, but the truth is that I do want to create something new after Final Fantasy XV.
  
  G: That said, if i can mention a personal note, I would really like to see you direct a mainline Final Fantasy from the start.
  
  HT: Of course, this is something the other developers say as well, and a lot of people have mentioned to me, and that's something I've felt myself too, so that motivation exists.
  ​
• Back in 2015 already BD2's job posting message said this:
  
  [...] Nowadays, facilities that develop world-class AAA games are on a decline within Japan, but we have it right here.
  We offer you the chance as a creator to be involved with the latest FF title deployed on cutting-edge hardware and platforms, or using that know-how to create a new IP that will serve as an upcoming mainstay of SQUARE ENIX. We are looking forward to your application.
  
  Business Division 2
  Division Executive
  Hajime Tabata​

Several of the major team leads on FFXIV stepped down after Heavensward, including the director of The Last Remnant and the FFXII lead planner.

Yep

 

[BigEmil]

Nope. They're using Luminous for their new IP:

But he was clear about one thing: the Luminous Engine that Square Enix has so painstakingly invested in over many years, and that has thus far produced only one game, has a future. Luminous will be used to make new games on PC and console—there may even be one in the works already.

"I think we've got everything we've wanted to do with Final Fantasy XV out of Luminous Engine," says Tabata. "Certainly the next project we're looking forward to doing now we can only do because of that experience developing Final Fantasy XV. We fully intend to use the luminous engine, and keep tweaking it, and upgrading it, and taking it to the next level."​

As it happened sometimes in the series there is a small chance SE suddenly says we're gonna rebrand your new game as FFXVII, yeah, but anyway, in the last two years Tabata has stated several times that he wants to do something that's not FF next.

• He confirmed that just recently in a Japanese interview.
• And a few months ago:
  
  G: Let’s change a bit subject and let’s talk about you personally, Tabata-san. Have you started to think what you’d like to do next after Final Fantasy XV?
  
  HT: I want to use all the knowledge and expertise that I built up with Final Fantasy XV and create a new IP.
  
  G: This might be more of a dream: since we heard that you received advice from Sakaguchi-san [Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy series], and of course I’m talking about you personally. I’m not asking to speak for the company, but would you like to work together with him on a game?
  
  HT: We approached Sakaguchi-san in the initial phases of the project, and we received some ideas from him. Afterwards, we ate dinner together and he gave me his congratulations for the launch. At that time we did have some discussion about what I would do after the launch of Final Fantasy XV, and whether it could be a possibility for us to work together.
  
  To be more specific, while we were having dinner, Sakaguchi-san asked me “What are you going to do after Final Fantasy XV?” and I told him that I’d like to create a new IP. That’s when I got in trouble, as Sakaguchi-san got angry (laughs). He said “You don’t want to do another Final Fantasy? What’s wrong with you?” I still haven’t made amends for that conversation yet, but hopefully it’ll be soon.
  
  Sakaguchi-san also said “Give back the meat you’re eating! I gave you life as the father of Final Fantasy and now you’re going to quit on it? Give it back to me!” (laughs)
  
  [Editor’s Note: at the point of the conversation, there was a lot of hilarity in the way Tabata-san described the scene and a lot of laughing, so it’s difficult to gauge how much of this was a joke, and whether there was any seriousness in the discussion.]
  
  G: I guess now you’re bound to Final Fantasy for the rest of your life.
  
  HT: Whether it will become a reality or not, it’s a different story, but the truth is that I do want to create something new after Final Fantasy XV.
  
  G: That said, if i can mention a personal note, I would really like to see you direct a mainline Final Fantasy from the start.
  
  HT: Of course, this is something the other developers say as well, and a lot of people have mentioned to me, and that’s something I’ve felt myself too, so that motivation exists.
  ​
• Back in 2015 already BD2's job posting message said this:
  
  [...] Nowadays, facilities that develop world-class AAA games are on a decline within Japan, but we have it right here.
  We offer you the chance as a creator to be involved with the latest FF title deployed on cutting-edge hardware and platforms, or using that know-how to create a new IP that will serve as an upcoming mainstay of SQUARE ENIX. We are looking forward to your application.
  
  Business Division 2
  Division Executive
  Hajime Tabata​

BD5 (the FFXIV team) has been hiring for a big project since last year. Yoshida doesn't necessarily have to be the director either; there are other people there who could take on the task of leading a mainline FF for the first time.

Yay. Luminous Engine is better than UE4 atleast on consoles in terms of getting more out of the hardware for their games.

 

[Gbraga]

Several of the major team leads on FFXIV stepped down after Heavensward, including the director of The Last Remnant and the FFXII lead planner.

OH SHIT.

 

[th4tguy]

Now if they will only use the same game tools or a good middleware engine, then we can avoid another 10 year dev cycle.

 

[paragonpro]

Ah, so ps6 then i pursume

 

[The Last One]

FF XVI in Ivalice would be amazing. And I think this will happen with all of the XII Remaster and Ivalice dungeon in FF XIV.

 

[muteki]

I think the series is due for another FFIX-back-to-basics moment. Please?

I'd be way down for this and I don't even like IX or fantasy settings in general. FF needs a shake up, I'm playing DQ11 now just screaming "see guys, it isn't that hard!!"

 

[orioto]

Ts ts ts, Square was able to output 3 original and unique ff in a generation before, and they were way better than now -__-

They're doing something terribly wrong.

 

[HeelPower]

Graphical ambition to the point of self detriment, zero ambition ,mostly regression everywhere else.

 

[Mediking]

Because of all his statements in the last two years and most recently too about wanting to make a new IP not FF-related after FFXV. Besides you can be sure FFXVI is already in development anyway. If Tabata's next game would be rebranded as a FF it would be FFXVII.



Yep

You're always good at sourcing info...

Why is why I'm stunned you haven't sourced that I'm the director for FFXVI.

 

[TRUE ORDER]

Kind of a bummer but it was expected.

 

[duckroll]

OH SHIT.

In 2.0 and Heavensward, Hiroshi Takai and Mitsutoshi Gondai were assistant directors. Kazutoyo Maehiro was the main scenario writer. Takai was the director of The Last Remnant. Gondai was the lead battle designer for FFXIV. Maehiro was a lead planner on The Last Remnant and worked as a planner/designer for all of Matsuno's "Ivalice" games - FFT, VS, FFXII.

At the end of the Heavensward patch cycle, just before Stormblood, all three stepped aside. Stormblood is carried by new leads who were promoted from the respective teams. So we have a director, a battle planner, and a scenario writer, who worked on the most well received FF game in the last decade, suddenly doing nothing for about a year now.

:thinkingemoji:

 

[Koozek]

You're always good at sourcing info...

Why is why I'm stunned you haven't sourced that I'm the director for FFXVI.

 

[funkystudent]

14's leads doing 16 would be something I would like to see. So what internal team is gonna be handling VII-R then?


Oh lord have mercy if they are waiting until KH3 ships to put that team on it.

 

[duckroll]

14's leads doing 16 would be something I would like to see. So what internal team is gonna be handling VII-R then?


Oh lord have mercy if they are waiting until KH3 ships to put that team on it.

The FFXIII/Mobius team. (I'm not joking)

 

[Eylos]

I would like If Matsuno contract is more than this participation on ffxiv

 

[yunbuns]

Honestly if XVI is anything like XII or XIV then I'm not going to be looking forward to it whatsoever tbh.

 

[Wagram]

Just in time for them to cancel it and make it for PS6. Then it can release with a completely dog shit story.

 

[Koozek]

14's leads doing 16 would be something I would like to see. So what internal team is gonna be handling VII-R then?


Oh lord have mercy if they are waiting until KH3 ships to put that team on it.

BD1 (Kitase's FFXIII/Mobius team) with some staff from other teams helping out, e.g. BD4 (afaik) and BD5. They've been hiring recently to accommodate to the switch to internal development.

 

[PshycoNinja]

FF XVI in Ivalice would be amazing. And I think this will happen with all of the XII Remaster and Ivalice dungeon in FF XIV.

No.

I want mainline Final Fantasy to continue in the core tradition of ensuring every mainline game is different and isn't a retread of a previous mainline world/universe.

Honestly if XVI is anything like XII or XIV then I'm not going to be looking forward to it whatsoever tbh.

Same.

 

[benzy]

So we have a director, a battle planner, and a scenario writer, who worked on the most well received FF game in the last decade, suddenly doing nothing for about a year now.

:thinkingemoji:

This just means Square gave them the Ito boot.

 

[Lunafreya Nox Fleuret]

It depends what type of game it is. FFXV didn't exactly convince me.

 

[Eylos]

BD1 (Kitase's FFXIII/Mobius team) with some staff from other teams helping out, e.g. BD4 (afaik) and BD5. They've been hiring recently to accommodate to the switch to internal development.

Koozek could you detail How many teams Square has And what they are doing?

 

[Moon Presence]

Makes sense. I just hope we see XVI this gen, VII:R is bound to be PS5 anyways.

 

[GoldStarz]

Can't wait to play this while waiting on Nomura's games

The games he works on come out late because of SE's bullshit, not because of it.

 

[PshycoNinja]

The games he works on come out late because of SE's bullshit, not because of it.

What?

 

[ZeoVGM]

To clarify, isn't this specifically the core XV team?

Couldn't a different team be working on XVI separately?

 

[Gbraga]

In 2.0 and Heavensward, Hiroshi Takai and Mitsutoshi Gondai were assistant directors. Kazutoyo Maehiro was the main scenario writer. Takai was the director of The Last Remnant. Gondai was the lead battle designer for FFXIV. Maehiro was a lead planner on The Last Remnant and worked as a planner/designer for all of Matsuno's "Ivalice" games - FFT, VS, FFXII.

At the end of the Heavensward patch cycle, just before Stormblood, all three stepped aside. Stormblood is carried by new leads who were promoted from the respective teams. So we have a director, a battle planner, and a scenario writer, who worked on the most well received FF game in the last decade, suddenly doing nothing for about a year now.

:thinkingemoji:

Maaaaan, this is great news! I really like The Last Remnant, sheeeit.

I don't care if it's Final Fantasy XVI or whatever, but it sounds very likely that they're at least making a game, so that's enough for me to be excited.

Or maybe they're just joining Ito in his basement.

 

[Koozek]

Koozek could you detail How many teams Square has And what they are doing?

Business Division 1

FINAL FANTASY XIII – Windows PC (2014)
FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 – Windows PC (2014)
MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY (2015-present)
LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII – Windows PC (2015)
FLAME vs BLAZE (2017) – co-developed by Business Division 3​

Business Division 2

Head
Hajime Tabata

Notable Recent Projects
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (2015) – co-developed by HexaDrive
Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV (2016)
Final Fantasy XV (2016)
Final Fantasy Type-0 Online (2016-present) – developed by Perfect World
Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire (2017) – developed by Epic Action
Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition (2017)
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV (2017)
King's Knight -Wrath of the Dark Dragon- (2017) – developed by Flame Hearts​

Business Division 3

Head
Shinji Hashimoto

Notable Recent Projects
Final Fantasy III – Windows PC (2014) – developed by DotEmu
The World Ends with You: Solo Remix – Android (2014) – developed by h.a.n.d
Final Fantasy IV – Windows PC (2014) – developed by DotEmu
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX (2014)
Final Fantasy Explorers (2014) – developed by Racjin
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years – Windows PC (2015) – developed by DotEmu
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – PlayStation 4 (2015) – developed by Virtuos
Final Fantasy VII – iOS (2015) – developed by D4 Enterprise
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] (2015-present) – co-developed by BitGroove
Final Fantasy V – Windows PC (2015) – developed by *unknown*
Final Fantasy VII – PlayStation 4 (2015) – developed by DotEmu
Final Fantasy VI – Windows PC (2015) – developed by DotEmu
Final Fantasy IX – remaster (2016) – developed by Silicon Studio Thailand
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness (2016) – developed by tri-Ace
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – Windows PC (2016) – developed by Virtuos
Final Fantasy VII – Android (2016) – developed by D4 Enterprise
World of Final Fantasy (2016) – developed by Tose
Star Ocean anamnesis (2016-present) – developed by tri-Ace
SaGa Scarlet Grace (2016) – co-developed by studio R.E.E.L
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (2017)
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX (2017)
Flame vs Blaze (2017) – co-developed by BD1
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age (2017) – developed by Virtuos
Final Fantasy Explorers-Force (2017)
Kingdom Hearts III (2018)​

Business Division 4

Head
Ichiro Hazama

Notable Recent Projects
Pictlogica Final Fantasy (2013-present) – developed by Jupiter
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call (2014) – developed by indieszero
Final Fantasy Record Keeper (2014-present) – developed by DeNA
Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (2015) – developed by indieszero
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2015-present) – developed by Team Ninja
Grandmarche-No-Meikyu (2016-present) – developed by indieszero
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival (2016-present) – developed by indieszero
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia (2017) – developed by Team Ninja​

Business Division 5

Head
Naoki Yoshida

Notable Recent Projects
Final Fantasy XIV (2013-present)
Final Fantasy Grandmasters (2015-present) – developed by Crooz
Dragon Quest Builders (2016)
Final Fantasy XI Mobile (2017) – developed by Nexon
Dragon Quest Builders II (TBA)​

Business Division 6

Head
Yu Miyake

Notable Recent Projects
Dragon Quest X (2012-present) – co-developed by Orca
Dragon Quest Monsters 2 Iru To Ruka No Hushigina Kagi (2014) – developed by Tose
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (2015) – developed by Omega Force
Bravely Second: End Layer (2015) – developed by Silicon Studio
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King – 3DS (2015) – developed by Tose
Hoshi No Dragon Quest (2015-present) – developed by Game Studio
Fortune Tellers Academy (2016-present) – developed by Digital Works Entertainment
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (2016) – developed by Tose
Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016) – developed by Omega Force
Nier Automata (2017) – developed by PlatinumGames
Bravely Default: Fairy's Effect (2017) – developed by Silicon Studio
Dragon Quest XI (2017) – co-developed by Orca (PS4) and Toylogic (3DS)
Dragon Quest Rivals (2017) – co-developed by ArtePiazza
Fortune Street Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary (2017)
Project Octopath Traveler (TBA) – developed by Silicon Studio​

Business Division 7

Head
Takamasa Shiba

Notable Recent Projects
Dragon Quest Monsters Super Light (2014-present) – developed by Cygames
Figureheads (2016-present) – developed by Silicon Studio
Gunslinger Stratos 3 (2016-present) – developed by Byking
Dragon Quest Monster Battle Scanner follow up (2017) – developed by Marvelous
Lord of Vermilion IV (2017) – developed by Think Garage​

Business Division 8

Heads
Kei Hirono & Tomohiro Hasegawa

Notable Recent Projects
Final Fantasy VI – remaster (2014) – developed by Matrix Software
Dragon Sky (2014-present) – developed by Poppin Games Japan
Dragon Quest IV – iOS & Android (2014) – developed by ArtePiazza
Dragon Quest II – iOS & Android (2014) – developed by Matrix Software
Dragon Quest III – iOS & Android (2014) – developed by Matrix Software
Secret of Mana – Android (2014)
Dragon Quest V – iOS & Android (2014) – developed by ArtePiazza
Final Fantasy Dimensions II (2015-present) – developed by Matrix Software
Heavenstrike Rivals (2015-present) – developed by Mediatonic
Dragon Quest VI – iOS & Android (2015) – developed by ArtePiazza
Imperial SaGa (2015-present) – developed by Think & Feel
Dragon Quest VII – iOS & Android (2015) – developed by ArtePiazza
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (2015-present) – developed by gumi
Adventures of Mana (2016) – co-developed by MCF
Romancing SaGa 2 – remaster (2016) – developed by ArtePiazza
Bahamut Disco (2017) – developed by Huis Ten Bosch
Meshi Quest: Five-Star Kitchen (2017) – developed by Apprits
Romancing SaGa 3 – remaster (TBA) – developed by ArtePiazza
Secret of Mana – remake (2018) – co-developed by Q Studios​

Business Division 9

Heads
Ryoji Yamanaka & Toshinori Mizumachi

Notable Recent Projects
Dragon Quest Monster Parade (2013-present) – developed by Zener Works
School Girl Strikers (2014-present)
Star Ocean: Second Evolution – Download Version (2015) – developed by Gemdrops
Grimms Notes (2016-present) – developed by Genki
Valkyrie Anatomia -The Origin- (2016-present) – co-developed by DokiDoki Groove Works
School Girl Strikers – Twinkle Melodies (2017) – developed by R-Force Entertainment​

Business Division 10

Head
Yuuki Watanabe

Notable Recent Projects
Chaos Rings III (2014) – developed by Media.Vision
Cosmos Rings (2016)
Million Arthur – PS4 & PS Vita (2016) – developed by BeXide
Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur VR (2017) – co-developed by Gree VR Studio
Kimi To Kiri No Labyrinth (2017)
Aozora Under Girls (2017) – developed by h.a.n.d
Mashiro Witch: Marchen of Midnight (2017)
Million Arthur Arcana Blood (2017) – developed by Exam​

Source: https://squarebd1.wordpress.com/

 

[Shin]

Good, hoping to here more and more about the next-generation from other developers as well.