DualShockers writes, "If you are a fan of Square Enix and have ever registered one of their titles in the Square Enix Members community then you definitely want to check your mailbox this week as you may be receiving a little special surprise. I was admittedly expecting perhaps something more when the envelope arrived first class from the RPG and game publishing giant, but maybe that is a bit of my "gamer entitlement" bleeding through...."
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth publisher Square Enix has declared a $140m loss based on a shakeup of its internal development pipeline.
What are they doing over there? Sounds like they canceled something big. I read a rumor a while back about ff9 remake . Here "Final Fantasy IX has gone through a very challenging development, the game is still in progress but may undergo changes drastic enough that we won't hear about it for a couple of years."
This could be one of the reasons if the rumor is true. That was Silknight i don't know how credible he is but it's something and it would make sense.
The industry implosion is continuing. Sky high budgets, prolonged development windows, stagnant sales numbers, and falling currency values (inflation) are wreaking havoc on the legacy industry. AAA games will slowly become the rarity.
Saad from eXputer: "After suffering from massive financial hits, Square Enix & Bandai Namco appear to be turning over a new leaf but I'm still unconvinced."
I was talking about games with some Japanese guys here in Japan, and it seems like around here Bandai Namco has a fame of making low-quality games, with the occasional gem.
About Square Enix, I believe they lack the capacity to improve. They should learn with Capcom (although even Capcom still makes some bad mistakes), but I don't think they ever will. They keep chasing whatever is new at the time (blockchain, AI...) to say "we innovate", without considering the public perception and if these things actually improve the games or not. Them releasing too many small games with no advertising also shows a lack of trust in its own products. Even with their biggest games, like turning FF into an action game with XVI and the very divisive plot changes regarding whispers and timelines in VII Remake, shows them trying to attract a new generation of gamers without understanding what made the series so big in the first place.
I don’t know why NOW they decide on this, but I guess later is better than never.
Saad from eXputer: "I'm glad I don't have to choose between Square Enix, Atlus, and FromSoftware due to bad release windows and Shadow of the Erdtree."
What a word vomit, rambling, turd of an article that simply states the obvious. Classic exputer.
Already got my Silver and Bronze stuff.
More companies should do this in order to get more gamers interested in registering and buying multiples of their titles. Good stuff by Square.
i got and registered ff13 so hopefully i will be getting them as well. thats very sweet. i wonder what the occasion is...
Sad thing this, as a registered Square fan, I've lost so much faith in them that I haven't visited their site in months. Not that I care if they gave me anything.
All I WANT is freaking good game.
i thought it was just me. i registered too. man i just want kingdom hearts 3 and ffvs13 on ps3 please square enix.