Rinoa said: Apparently Hiromichi Tanaka resign due to health issues, hope da dude is ok...
Iâ??d like to take a moment to clarify which platform Seekers of Adoulin will be available on for those that have been asking. We will continue to support North American FINAL FANTASY XI players on the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and PC (Windows) platforms. However, FINAL FANTASY XI: Seekers of Adoulin will only be available on the Xbox 360 and Windows platforms in North America when it is released in 2013.
Zubis said: Why would a NA player keep playing on PS2? Why? WHY? ._.
Zubis said: To be fair to SE, the reason they're not supporting it and not making a PS3 version is because they actually asked. About 8 months ago when you logged onto PlayOnline/FFXI you were asked a number of questions including what platform to you play on primarily, and what platform you would like to see the game on (PS3 and Vita were choices). In less than a year SE has gone from saying "We're looking into a PS3/Vita release" to a fairly definitive "Nope, not doing it". Obviously the percentage of PS2/PS3/Vita players is so low that it's not worth it.
Originally Posted by Hiromichi_TanakaThank you all so much for the warm words. It was due to all of you that we were able to successfully put on VanaFest 2012 and I deeply appreciate all of you adventurers who have been supportive. Despite my resignation announcement, the following day was the regular run of the mill busy day filled with preparations for the next version update and organizing data for succession and it all hasnâ??t really sunk in yet. I am sure that up until the last day of next month I will be working just as usual. As for my illness which everyone has been so kindly concerned about, it is not something that is curable with modern medicine, but neither is it something that will worsen, so itâ??s an illness that I will have no choice but to deal with. Finally, I would like to once again introduce my successor Akihiko Matsui and the rest of the development and operations staff who will be working hard together to develop the new expansion as well as the next version update. Thank you all very much!