The reference of a Square Enix employee on LinkedIn has dropped the hint that Square Enix has turned the wheel on a triple-A game for PS5 (PlayStation 5).
Accident evidence about PS5
It has been 5 years since the release of PlayStation 4 so that any suggestion and rumor related to it can stir up public attention. Recently, Tomohiro Tokoro, a 3D character model lead artist at Luminous Productions has updated his LinkedIn profile, though quickly removed it later. However, user "nolifebr" on ResetEra has nimbly grabbed a screenshot of that reference. As refer to his work credits, a new AAA title for PS5 has already under development as a Sony's next-gen console.
Other supporting proofs
In addition, Luminous Productions is a new-established studio, belonging to Square Enix. However, recently, Hajime Tabata, Final Fantasy XV director, in charge of developing AAA games has left both Luminous and Square. His departure from the film has led to the cancellation of three in-development DLC episodes. Furthermore, Square Enix has to set a different direction to Luminous, re-focusing on a new triple-A title. In particular, in a statement around Tabata’s departure case, the studio announced to form a strategic partnership with Tencent to work on a new intellectual property.
Moreover, Sony recently confirmed working on the next-generation console. Last month, Sony President Kenichiro Yoshida though haven not revealed or confirmed any information, claimed that "it's necessary" to the upcoming hardware. Thus, it makes sense for us to believe in the upcoming debut of PS5.
All in all, although the publish date of PS5 is still under questions, we can almost say for certain that Square Enix has turned their wheels on PlayStation 5 at this time.
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