Summary
- The most recent Square Enix releases have failed to meet sales expectation.
- This includes Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
- Square Enix's president plans to turn this around with releasing games on multiple platforms, but it's also reported that the studio will face layoffs in Europe and the US.
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Square Enix's most recent releases, including 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 16 and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth,ཧ failed to meet sales expectations. This is despite both games being widely critically acclaimed, praised by both fans and෴ critics alike.
As reported by , Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu has admitted that the company had higher expectations for both 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy titles. As a result, he says that Square Enix is making ¥17 billion less than projected in operating income, prompting a change of ♌strategy.
It was previously reported that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's sales dropped by 90 percent in just two weeks in Japan.
This disappointment with the sales of the latest Final Fantasy games is compounded by the poor performance of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Foamstars, Square Enix's foray into the online shooter genre. This isn't particularly surprising, as its launch was overshadowed by controversy surrounding the game's monetisation, with the most expensive cosmetic sets going for $45. On top of this, the game was free via PlaySta🐼tion Plus for its first month of release.
Square Enix's New Strategy Following Poor Sales
Due to this string of poor performances, it's reported that Square Enix is changing up its long-running strategy of releasing all of its games on PlayStation first and porting to other platforms later. Kiryu adds that this will include releases on Xbox, PC, and even Nintendo platforms, presumably its next-gen console, given that this is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:widely believed꧟ to be launching early next year.
It was separately reported yesterday by that Square Enix is also pl⛦anning to lay off workers in Europe and the US. If true, this will come into effect very soon, with sources saying that those affected in the US could be out of work by June. Square Enix has yet to respond to the🀅se claims, and the layoffs have not been announced publicly at the time of writing.
It's unclear when this new strategy will come into place. If the Square Enix president is looking to turn around the company's fortunes sooner rather than later, then it's possible that the next entry in the Final Fantasy remake series will simultaneously launch across multiple platforms, breaking its temporary PlayStation exclusivity. In the meantime, we still don't have PC ports of Final Fantasy 16 and Rebirth, and it's not clear when these will launch.
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