The newest issue of Dengeki Games has a giant 30-page starting guide for FFXIV in it, and at the top is a long interview with Hiromichi Tanaka. He compares the development and launch of FFXI with where FFXIV is now, and what kind of influences/differences there will be after release.
Some of the basic stuff we have heard a lot before, but overall it seemed like good piece with some interesting insights from Tanaka as we head up to launch day.
You can read the full interview here.