In this months issue of EGM #232, it features an interview with Hiromichi Tanaka, the lead developer for Final Fantasy XI.

Key points taken from the interview:

- The back and fourth communication with the fans has made FFXI successful.
- Problem with Japanese market compared to EUR/US is that it hasn’t changed much. Doesn’t move as fast as EUR/US with each new console generation.
- Upcoming MMO differnt than FFXI. Same team that worked on FFXI is working on new MMO. So they’ll use what they learned for next game. Aiming for something different from the beginning.
- Not meant to replace FFXI. They want both games to exist in same world.(as in Earth) Without one replacing the other
- As long as gamers keep playing FFXI they will continue to make content. And that regards to future expansions which will be delivered as patches for now.
- Can’t say anything else about the future MMORPG

Source: NeoGAF

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