Because of the developer's method of handwaving it.
If he had not opened his mouth, nobody would care. It's all about motivation. That's what makes it different-- because it is different.
And you clearly weren't paying attention with FFXV, because people gave Tabata (justified imo, as much as I love the game and the sheer effort he put into it) shit over his reasonings for not wanting any playable women. The thing these two situations have in common is that the person involved gave reasons that could be reasonably interpeted as bullshit. Then, people put the KC developers' reasonings in context with his political leanings and came to their own, likewise justified, conclusions.
You are comparing apples and oranges in an effort to convince people that apples are in fact the same as oranges.
His hand waving is his personality in dealing with nonsensical criticism about not bending to current social norms to represent a historical era of a nation he is from. Nowhere did he say fuck POC. There are POC in there already. Apparently POC must mean one color that needs to be represented. It's just insane. The fact this thread has gone to 12 pages is just utterly gross.
If somebody shows me this guy being racist then my mind will change. But as it stands. This is a game I and many others have wanted for a long time.