>>21551080>Same thing with X/Y and having a Z straight afterwards>Z straight afterwardsThat was what I was thinking of. My mistake. Masuda himself doesn't specifically mention ORAS, but that's what the context of that line was:
>Our interview also touched on the upcoming Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire remakes for 3DS. Asked why Game Freak went down that route instead of creating, say, a "Pokemon Z" to follow 2013's X/Y, Masuda said the developer is always looking to surprise players.Which is what I was saying: The "unexpected" was following up XY with ORAS, not going right to Z. Z itself is not ruled out here.
Z, of course, is no more confirmed than ORAS was before it was announced earlier this year. And there is now a precident for having a "not third version" main game in a generation. So it might not happen. But considering how poorly BW2 sold, I'd bet we'll get a single third version, even if it's not strictly "Z."
