Shinji Hashimoto Interview: KH3 and FFXV Skip E3 2014

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Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

VXIII said:

http://gematsu.com/2011/09/final-fantasy-versus-xiii-in-full-production

Before Sep 2011 only the core team was working on it, the project was put on hold so many times ( mainly due to XIII spin-offs and the disaster XIV turned out to be at launch ) SE didn't take the project seriously for is was not meant to be a main FF title. I wouldn't call the management mess a " 10 year development cycle ".

The bright side is that this is more or less the same kind of environment that the original FF was spawned in.

If FFXV and KH3 don't take off SE will be a shell of its former self and become a white dwarf.

bolded: SE is already that. FF XV and KH3 is their (last) chance to reverse the situation.