Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida, AKA Yoshi-P, has floated two very early ideas for Final Fantasy 17: a hybrid of real-time and more traditional turn-based combat, and another that would bring the series back to its pixel art roots.
Speaking to Sony veteran Shuhei Yoshida for the AIAS Game Maker's Notebook Podcast (timestamped here), Yoshi-P was asked whether he'll be directing Final Fantasy 17. After hesitating because he's "on the board of directors now," he skirted around the question and offered that, "maybe it's time for someone new instead of having the same old guys handle the next one." Dang, tough break, Tetsuya Nomura.
