>>36174232We won't know who the director of Gen 8 will be, but it most likely will be Ohmori.
Masuda is about 50 years old, so I'm assuming he's planning to retire within the decade. Anyways, I forgot exactly where the source is, but it said something along the lines of: "This (the changes to the catching mechanics and similar) were seen as controversial, even at Game Freak; but as director, Masuda said it was "his responsibility"."