GN: The game wont be released on PS3 in the west. Can we assume that this will be the last Tales game that gets released on PS3 in Japan as well? Could that open the door to the graphical innovation that many expect from a current generation title?
YF: When the games development was started the PS3 was the most popular PlayStation console in the world. Yet, in the western countries more and more users are now starting playing games on PS4. This is really fast compared to the Japanese market, so we decided to release the game only for PS4 and PC in the west.
I can say that Tales of Berseria will be probably the last title that well release for the PS3. When talking about the next Tales title, unfortunately we dont have information or plans for now, but if the game can be released only for current generation consoles, we can make use of the specs of the PS4.
I believe that, and this is just my idea, we can evolve the battle system more and make it seamless by using those higher specs.