Thought this might be interesting to discuss.

So in an interview with Kotaku (yes it's from Kotaku get over it) Tabata mentioned how still wanted to make console FFs but due to shifts in demographics within Japan and possible changing interest in the West, the future of the console FF might be changing for the company and it may all come down to how XV fares when it's released.

Here's the quote:
Quote Originally Posted by Hajime Tabata via Kotaku
There's probably a cultural explanation for why the Japanese market is shifting toward handheld or smartphone devices. It's pretty unique to Japan, where everyone is transporting—they have long train rides and bus rides to work, they have time to play handheld devices, or they're spending more time in their own rooms vs. spending more time in the living room.

There's this kind of trend to being more accessible. But since I was very young, I've played games for long hours, I spent long amounts of time in front of the TV, delving into the games. So I enjoy those types of games, and I naturally want to create those types of games for the current generation and the next generations to come.


So in terms of whether console games will be received moving forward, it's not to say that I don't have any concerns at all, but I believe that it'll really depend on how Final Fantasy XV does. Because I really want more people to enjoy games in the living room, on a big screen. If Final Fantasy XV doesn't do well, perhaps there's not much of a future for console games. It kind of really depends on how that goes
Whether you believe his words or not, this kind of brings us back to the idea from this thread but what are your thoughts on this?