In a current interview with One More Game, Ultimate Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi joked that he „cheated on Nintendo“ with PlayStation for the discharge of Final Fantasy VII in 1997.
When talking on the transition from console growth to cell, Sakaguchi regarded again on his profession and successfully credited the NES and Nintendo for giving him the kickstart he wanted again within the ’80s. He then joked about dishonest on Nintendo with PlayStation earlier than noting how they each function an origin level for his profession:
„And this isn’t essentially growth associated, however I look again at my profession and I actually received an enormous a part of my begin from the NES and Nintendo. So, with out the NES, I might say none of any of this may have been attainable, however then, you realize, I cheated on Nintendo and went to PlayStation, however whether or not it was Nintendo or Sony, I feel each of these corporations along with Ultimate Fantasy VI type of signify plenty of my origin story by way of my profession growth.“
Sakaguchi’s most up-to-date title, FANTASIAN Neo Dimension, is making its solution to the Change on fifth December 2024 by way of a partnership between developer Mistwalker and Ultimate Fantasy writer Sq. Enix. As for the Ultimate Fantasy collection, lots of the mainline titles can now be discovered on the Change, together with the long-lasting PlayStation title, Ultimate Fantasy VII.
We just lately spoke with Sakaguchi-san ourselves relating to the upcoming launch of Fantasian, so you’ll want to examine that out if you happen to’re wanting ahead to the brand new launch.