We have reached the end of this troubled one 2020 and, as per traction, it is time not only to sum up but also to project ourselves into the year to come, obviously hoping that it will give us a greater number of joys than the one that is about to end. For the occasion Famitsu interviewed ben 110 personalities linked to companies of the caliber of Square Enix, Konami e Sony, many of which anticipate their plans for the 2021. Katsura Hashino di Atlus spoke about his ambitions for the coming year and the changes it has caused COVID-19:
With last year's Coronavirus causing rapid changes around the world, all we can do is keep focusing on our work. Our title in development is going through an important phase and we want to face it head on in order to offer the world interesting gameplay.
In home Koei Tecmo he expressed himself Keisuke kikuchi, who talked about their plans for 2021:
2020 was a year when things that were normal were no longer normal. I would like to go through what is important and what I love once again and create a game with a new perspective. 2021 is also the 20th anniversary of the Fatal Frame series, so I'd like to celebrate that in some way if possible. We are working hard to announce some titles by spring.
Di Koei Tecmo also expressed himself Fumihiko Yasuda, who believes that 2021 will be a year of transition:
The development of the Nioh series has come to a lull and there are several projects whose full-scale production will begin in 2021. I intend to change my development style to adapt to current lifestyle changes, as well as focus on new titles.
In home Konami the watchword instead is "learn from the past", as underlined by Noriaki Okamura, who then spoke about the plans for 2021:
Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban !, which we released at the end of this year, are now available and are getting great feedback! […] There are also plans for a new Bomberman announcement very soon!
At Square Enix we are very excited about future plans. Tomoya Asano, for example, he can't wait to see how he will be received by the public Bravely Default II:
I hope Bravely Default II is a success and that I can prepare for the next one!
Great enthusiasm at Square Enix also for other historical sagas of the company, from the project Final Fantasy VII a Dragon Quest:
Yoshinori Kitase:
The future of Final Fantasy VII is in preparation. But we will have to wait a little longer for further details.
Noriyoshi Fujimoto:
Dragon Quest will be celebrating its 35th anniversary, so I hope I can announce something about it.
Naoki Yoshida:
2021 will be the busiest year of my career. I wish it was a year in which I can offer surprise and excitement to the players, while also paying attention to my health. I look forward to the various announcements for both Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XVI!
Nicolas Doucet di Sony Interactive Entertainment think instead of a 2021 in the name of the cultivation of their interests, without putting aside work. citing specifically the Asobi team responsible for the appreciated Astro's Playroom:
I'm looking forward to watching the new seasons of Upload and After Life on Amazon Prime and Netflix, as well as starting a new project with Team Asobi.
Manabu Shimomoto di Bandai Namco Entertainment instead he looks to the past, willing to celebrate the next anniversary of the famous series Ace Combat:
I would like to do something for the 25th anniversary of the Ace Combat series, initially slated for 2020. These plans unfortunately have not been realized, although they were preliminary ideas. Keep supporting the Ace Combat series!
