Final Fantasy VII Remake Project Lead is Now Co-Director - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 July 2019 / 2,125 Views

Final Fantasy VII Remake project lead Naoki Hamaguchi is now the co-director on the game, according to the Square Enix recruitment page. Tetsuya Nomura is the other director on the game.

Also Square Enix’s former 5th Business Division is now known as the Third Development Division and working on a title for the next generation.

"Based on the former 5th Business Division, the newly established Third Development Division has started work on a new key project following Final Fantasy XIV, taking up a challenge for the next generation," said Yoshida. "This project has already finished early development, as well as preparation of the development environment, and is now moving into the full-blown, large-scale development phase. The new project is seeking developers who want to deliver both ‘fun’ and ‘enjoyment’ to the world, as well as ‘surprise.’ If you want to challenge the world market, then we look forward to your application."

Final Fantasy VII Remake is in development for the PlayStation 4.

Naoki Hamaguchi is now credited as Co-Director of Final Fantasy VII Remake on Square Enix's official recruitment page (updated for the new fiscal year). His previous title was Development Leader.

He's worked on FFXII, the XIII trilogy, XIV and Mobius.https://t.co/2ss72FGkJ2 pic.twitter.com/UTfjr3Ae6S
— DKHF (@DKHF_) April 1, 2019

Thanks Gematsu.

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3 Comments

Rêveur (on 01 April 2019)

April fools! Right?

ZODIARKrebirth (on 01 April 2019)

i think e3 will be the big final fantasy VII remake moment with release date announcement

G2ThaUNiT (on 01 April 2019)

Great! Now.....WHEN IS IT BEING RELEASED?! I was so hoping it would have been ready for a 20th anniversary release :( but now we're more than 2 years past that mark and still barely any information