Persona director apologizes for Index bankruptcy concerns, teases unannounced games
Posted on August 13, 2013 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News
Katsura Hashino, director of Persona 3 and Persona 4, recently took to the series’ official blog and spoke up about Atlus’ recent troubles as well as future announcements.
Hashino first apologized for concerns caused by bankruptcy issues stemming from parent company Index. He also made mention of the 25th anniversary for the Atlus brand and noted that there are unannounced games “under zealous development”.
Hashino stated:
I’m sorry for the concerns caused by the recent circumstances, and I apologize. Next year is set to bring many announcements as part of the 25th anniversary of the Atlus brand, but there are a few things I’d like to share before that.
All the unannounced titles we are working on are “under zealous development”. The challenge, for the time being, is how good they will be. We have spent days full of problems and worries, but we work strenuously so that it doesn’t break our focus.
Looks like the values of games have become very diverse nowadays, but as long as we continue to think about you that love our games, about the creativity, the know-how accumulated, the challenges and the expectation of results, I believe that the future of the series will be something great, full of fun and stimulating.
