Shinji Hashimoto is one of the brainchilds behind two of Square Enix’ biggest upcoming games, Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III, by serving as an executive producer on both. As a result, it is likely that he knows what he is talking about, but sadly the news he provided to Famitsu is not good for those expecting a major E3 for either game.
Thanks to a translation by sqex.info, we learned that Final Fantasy XV will definitely not be at the event:
Well, first I’d like to say that development for FFXV is going well. Internally, we try to ascertain the best timing for revealing new information about FFXV to the fans. So when we were going over our promotion plans, we judged that this year’s E3 would not be the best time to exhibit information about FFXV. Instead we are currently planning to exhibit new information at events after E3 2014. I am extremely grateful to all the fans who excitedly anticipate FFXV, and I’m looking forward to share new information when the timing is right. I would appreciate if fans hold out until then.
He also went on to discuss Kingdom Hearts III, where he said “We are are working diligently on KH3, but I think releasing new information will still take some time.” I’m hoping this is still just an elaborate smokescreen to shock us all with big info on both games, but I have a feeling that is wishful thinking.
