Final Fantasy 14 director responds to rumors that he has been removed from Square Enix Board

Summary

Earlier this month, Final Fantasy 14 fans noticed that producer and director Yoshi-P were no longer listed by Square Enix Board.
This caused a lot of worry and rumors about what may have happened to Yoshi-P.
However, do not worry, as Yoshida commented on the situation during an FF14 live letter and said that there is in principle no “change”.

Final Fantasy 14's beloved director and producer, Naoki Yoshida, has debunked the latest rumors that he is no longer on Square Enix's board under a recent Life Letter from FF14.

Since Starved Kingdom Hearts fans who have been waiting for any update on KH4 or even missing link are well aware now, Square Enix has recently undergone some major changes. Not only has it interrupted several projects and changed the focus to deal with Big Triple-A games, but it has also moved some of the staff staff around the past year or so.

A frustrated character in Final Fantasy 14.

Family

My usual tricks don't get me out of my final fantasy 14 decline

Maybe a break from FFXIV will help me charge my warrior of light battery.

Although most of these changes do not seem to have caused so much impact yet, it was a rumored change that worried many fans. Almost two weeks ago, it was reported that Final Fantasy 14's producer and director, Naoki Yoshida, was no longer listed in Square Enix's board, which caused some concerns about his future.

Don't worry, Yoshi-P doesn't leave Square Enix

Since the small detail was first discovered a few weeks ago, Final Fantasy 14 fans have been waiting for an official comment from Yoshida about his position on Square Enix. As reported by the PCGAMSN, that is exactly what we got in the pre-show for Final Fantasy 14 Live Letter 86, where Yoshi-P set the record straight.

Which was translated by Final Fantasy 14 Discord user Iluna Minori, Yoshida talked to community producer Toshio Murouchi during livestream pre-show, where the subject of his board lined up. Yoshi-P says that his title will be changed from director to the CEO sometime this year, but that it will not be a big change for him.

Obviously, some people misunderstand that Yoshi-P is no longer an CEO of Square Enix and such. But there is actually no change. If something is just a certain change in roles and so on. Yoshi-P's position is untouched. – Iluna Minori

Minori says Yoshida confirmed that there is “actually no change” and that it is really just a change in roles, with Yoshi-P's position as “untouched” outside the name Switch. According to minority, Yoshi-P laughed at people made up the idea that he didn't want to become an executive anymore, but that he will do his best to just continue to deliver “fun games”.

Although it is still a bit unclear why Yoshida's name even changes if there is no real impact on his role, at least it is comforting to know that he is not coming anywhere and has not encountered any kind of problem on Square Enix. Here it is hope that this is the last time we have to worry about the whole situation.