Fans of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts have been patiently awaiting news on Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III, especially news on when the games will release. A Square Enix dev has spoken up on why we haven’t heard much for either game.
In an interview with a French Publication Khisland Info, Square-Enix game producer Shinji Hashimoto, detailed why the news for Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts III has been hard to come by. According to Hashimoto, there’s a lot going on for the Final Fantasy franchise and that they can only announce things when they hit specific milestones for upcoming games, like the Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III.
“You must know that for each future titles (i.e. FFVII Remake, KH3 etc), there is an established development planning. So we must first consult it to check on the progress of the game, to be able to convey the most interesting and relevant information to the public. To give you an example, many events will take place this year. There is Final Fantasy’s 30th Anniversary event, Final Fantasy VII’s 20th Anniversary event as well as Kingdom Hearts’ 15th Anniversary event.
“Knowing this, it is obvious that fans are expecting a lot and we wish to show more in order to celebrate all of these events. Regarding Final Fantasy’s 30th Anniversary, we have many events planned in Japan, Final Fantasy XV’s DLCs, Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age Remaster and the new extension of Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood. We wish we could give as much information as possible but it is imperative that we have control on the calendar in order, so that we can reveal relevant information at the precise time.”
Basically, this is a lot of wording for a very simple thought, they won’t be talking about the games until they are further developed and know exactly what the games offer and don’t offer.
Final Fantasy VII Remake is heading to the PlayStation 4 at some point in the future (there’s no release date). Kingdom Hearts III is set to release in 2018 for PS4 and Xbox One, again no specific release date is confirmed.
