Sony exclusivity has hurt Square-Enix more than expected: several of the publisher's games may have been canceled in cold blood
We regret, in retrospect, the sarcasm directed at the issue when talking about Kingdom Hearts IV, but apparently the canceled games among the unborn children in gestation near Square-Enix they are more than expected. The big picture from the publisher that gave us Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth comes from the company's quarterly report. The fiscal year that ended in March, therefore, was not triumphal. The company's losses amounted to 22.1 billion Yen or, in Western currency, a 140 million dollars. “At a meeting on March 27, 2024, the Board of Directors of Square Enix Holdings voted, in light of the many changes underway at the company, to review the approach to high definition game development to better allocate development resources ,” this the begins with a stone of the sentence. We leave you at the source.
Square Enix has seemingly canceled some games in an effort to be “more selective and focused” with development moving forward. https://t.co/yxw2PsxQ9A pic.twitter.com/W4QogPvZuE
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Square-Enix's canceled games: for whom does the bell toll?
Exclusivity or not, the games canceled by Square-Enix were abandoned for good reason: “Following careful analysis,” the statement concludes, “the company estimates an overall cost of 22.1 billion Yen for abandonment of the contents at the end of the fiscal year.” In other words, therefore, the publisher intends at least ensure that future projects turn out to be profitable, or at least that future exclusives (if this is the path to pursue once again) on Sony consoles will be quite successful. However, 140 million dollars invested in the development of various titles have evaporated. It is unlikely that we will ever know what it was about.
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