Just a small clarification regarding the facts.
The work behind the latest update had actually been in progress since last year, and what is currently being delivered is the result of that long-running effort. (Anyone who has worked in game development will probably understand this timeline—it’s not just about debugging and QA; there are also first-party certification and approval processes involved.)
About a year ago, I made this post –> ( https://t.co/0IH3lubaGB )
And yes, the direction of this patch update was naturally led by Nakatsu (Kohei Ikeda). At the same time, the other director you mentioned, Yasuki Nakabayashi, was also deeply involved in directing it. Mishimastar as well.
The reality is that they spent the past year working toward this release, and this update became the final work they delivered before leaving the company.
Also, this should go without saying, but not only for this update—these results are the product of many project members working incredibly hard, even if their names are not widely known. Because of that, I hope people will evaluate these achievements as the work of a team rather than focusing on individual names. (Personally, I don’t think there is much value in studying the credits and trying to attribute everything to specific individuals.)
I also see a variety of speculation and analysis from the community. Unfortunately, most of it is not accurate (and I don’t mean just this particular topic).
In fact, the directors whose names you mentioned, including Yasuki Nakabayashi, have already left the project and begun new journeys of their own.
There are also a small number of people who explain things based on their supposed knowledge of the game industry. Unfortunately, most of those explanations are not accurate either.
This is simply a factual clarification and nothing more. Nothing beyond that.
That will be all on this topic.
Now then, since we’re here, a quick personal update.
I recently considered changing my X account name, but the X team advised me against it. They warned that the current name could quickly be claimed by someone else and potentially used in a misleading way. Even the old trick of changing the name and immediately reclaiming it with another account apparently doesn’t work very well these days, because bots monitor these changes and can grab the name almost instantly. They did say X might lock the name, but there are no guarantees.
My heart remains with this community. It always has, and it always will. (Well, I do get angry from time to time, but I deliberately do that because I believe people expect honesty from me lol.)
So I’ve been thinking that perhaps I should leave this account here as a piece of history and simply create a new one. But there’s no rush. I have plenty of time to think about it.
For now, let’s keep talking here.
It turns out there is quite a bit of demand from younger generations for stories about the game industry in the 1990s and the early days of the 21st century. (Who would have thought? lol)
Anyway, today is guaranteed to be another incredibly fun day at VS Studio.
There is a shared environment, atmosphere,vision, and team here that genuinely feels like stepping back into the 1990s and the early 2000s.
Get Ready for the Next Creation!
I have launched VS Studio.
Built on the knowledge and passion we have cultivated over many years on the front lines of game development, we are now beginning a new challenge.
VS Studio を立ち上げました。
私たちは、長年ゲーム開発の現場で培ってきた知見と情熱をもとに、新しい挑戦を始めます。
https://t.co/js8uZH5O7N
New Video: Did you know there is a secret homing mechanic in Tekken 8 that triggers only under specific circumstances?
I wager most players, or even high Ranked players would not even have heard of something like this. But it has been around since at least Tekken 7.
Okay this is genuinely disgusting that people are still spitting out bullshit onto the timeline. There’s some stuff I am going to clear up since people are just throwing around blind hate to push a narrative that is non-existent. John is a friend of both mine and Kyedae, just because they hung out on a trip that I was suppose to come out on but had to cancel last minute WITH one of my best friends from high school there with them who also is conveniently cropped out of the photo to once again push this crazy cheating story is fucking wild. Maybe before people start speculating things in a relationship they have absolutely nothing to do with they should focus on fixing their own insecurities so it’s not projected outwards. Also I have absolutely no clue how people started saying I donated bone marrow to her when I most definitely did not. I legitimately cannot tell if this type of shit is just rage bait but it’s genuinely pretty hard for me to get emotionally charged like this.