Hajime Tabata, the director and producer of Final Fantasy XV, recalled how the release date of the game was determined and the troubles that arose from its delay.
Square Enix fully trusted Tabata with the release details of FFXV, including the launch month and schedule adjustments.
Initially, Tabata set the release date for September 2016, but later faced a delay, pushing it to November 29, 2016.
Tabata admitted that the delay caused trouble and considered it a valuable experience despite the mistakes.