Tekken Boss clears up rumors he's leaving Bandai Namco

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Summary

  • Harada clarified that he is not leaving Bandai Namco to explore new #opentowork opportunities

  • Tekken 8 development continues with Harada on board, the game continues to receive fresh content

  • Harada can only have one extra Tekken in him due to his age and future development plans

Tekken fans were recently concerned by reports circulating that Katsuhiro Harada might be calling it quits at Bandai Namco, and the game's producer offered an explanation. This follows a change to Harada's LinkedIn page that many believed would leave her Tekken team.

Harada was part of the team that was brought in Tekken to life from its inception, though not always in the same role. Initially, he provided voices for some of them Tekken characters in its first release and later went on to direct the play from Tekken 3. Although his role in the show sometimes changes, many fans have expressed concern at the idea of ​​him leaving the company and the show's development team entirely.

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Recently, Harada made a change to his LinkedIn profile that set off alarms for fans. Genki initially reported that Harada had added the hashtag “#opentowork” to his profile, implying that he was looking for work outside of Bandai. However, Harada has now clarified the matter, explaining that he is not going anywhere and just wants to broaden his horizons by talking to more people. Harada assured Tekken telling fans not to worry, and Genki has since retracted his original post.

Tekken 8 development continues with Harada on board

While fans were concerned at first, it wouldn't make much sense for Harada to leave the team at this point. Tekken 8 still receiving fresh content. The game just released patch 1.11 a few days before this disturbing development, and he also added Final Fantasy 16's Clive it Tekken 8 list of fighters recently. Tekken 8 is already teasing and laying the groundwork for Season 2 to arrive in Spring 2025. While future updates to the title have likely already been planned, it would be surprising to see him leave while Tekken the game is still getting content.

With that said, Harada may still be leaving the series in the relatively near future. Harada previously talked about his future with the series, noting that he might only have one Tekken in him, due to his increasing age and “how it works in Japan and development.” It is worth noting that there was almost a decade between releases Tekken 7 and Tekken 8so if the next entry's development cycle is similar, players could still see Harada in the lead role Tekken 9 sometime in the 1930s. In any case, players don't need to worry about him leaving at this point.

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