I remember others interviews with IGA, and I see not differences in the new one. But the answers to the questions he have, I think they are all brilliant.
Hearing about his departure from Konami, brings me the same vibe that I have when Inafune lefts Capcom. My two all-life favorites franchises comes from Konami and Capcom (Castlevania and Megaman), so I think the same when I know the situation with Inafune, and now with IGA: game development in Japan continue in crisis. In my opinion, is trying to be in pair of western development, in terms of story and gameplay (in that order). Final Fantasy is not the same anymore, too. So, let´s see whats hapen in the next days, weeks, months...
...But, was IGA been awaiting the end of the LoS games to give his announce? Too much coincidence...