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Long lived and well loved, Star Ocean is a series that's now a lot less relevant than it once was, but there's still demand from fans to keep the franchise ticking along. During a recent Japanese Star Ocean livestream, some fans were waiting on a potential Star Ocean 6 announcement, but it never happened.

Square Enix producer Shuichi Kobayashi says that the publisher is aware of the demand for a new entry, but apparently "it’s not that simple to make".

"If it could be made without tri-Ace, then surely it would possible. But that’s not the case, is it? I’m saying please wait a little longer. Won’t you please wait a little longer?” Kobayashi continues.

The last mainline title in the series, Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness, launched back in 2015, but it's safe to say that it didn't make much of a splash. As such, we reckon Square Enix must still be pondering over the future direction of the property.

Would you be up for a new Star Ocean? What would you like to see from the series moving forward? Keep up those crazy combos in the comments section below.

[source blog.esuteru.com, via gematsu.com]