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that feels very unreal, I can't imagine Tekken without Harada

Damn, but it doesn't seem like he's going out on a high note in some ways, sadly. Ironically, what's still my favourite Tekken was one not directed by Harada (Tekken 2). It'll be interesting to see how the series goes forward after this...

@inochinagi some things to probably note is that he was planning to leave even before T8 was even a thing, so I don’t think Harada is leaving because of criticism with 8. Fast forward to T8's development, he finalized it saying he'll be leaving on Tekken 9 as his last game.

Fast forward again and now he's leaving by the end of 2025. That's quite the dramatic shift of time placement in leaving.

Honestly I was not surprised on the outcome itself since he did state he was gonna leave Namco during T7 days. Can't beat father time either as time and life continues.

I am however surprised that he's leaving this early. Like right after Itagaki's eulogy? seems rather sudden.

I'm shocked because he did stated he was planning on retiring when Tekken 9 comes out. Man, must had been the loss of Itagaki that hit him really hard that made him to decide to leave.

Now the issue is Murray is still employed so looks like he may makes 9 worse.