Otter on 19 June 2019
Just because they're searching for an art director it doesnt mean that there was no one in those shoes (even as placeholder) and that a fair amount of development hasn't already taken place. If up until now they've been getting mechanics, script and story in place and need some fine tuning where art is concerned it could arrive in 2 years without being rushed.
And starting from scratch likely means the technical stuff (just as FFXV started from scratch) so they could already have a strong art and story basis to work from
