Final Fantasy 14 director and longtime Square Enix employee Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida has admitted the JRPG series' longer release interval is making it hard for younger players to connect with the series.
Square Enix has a lot on its hands with the Final Fantasy series alone, with the third and final entry in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy still in development and Final Fantasy 17 presumably in the very early, conceptual stages. That said, the most recent mainline installment, Final Fantasy 16, is already almost three years old without a follow-up in sight. Compare that to the two-year interval between Final Fantasy 7 and 8, and it's easy to see why Yoshida reckons the series is more popular with older crowds.
