I really hope start releasing day 1 on PC! We've seen so many JRPG franchises find a solid audience on Steam, it's insane they've never given their games a fighting chance there yet.
Isn't the miss largely due to their massive write-off they did a few weeks ago though? IIRC that was ~22 billion yen which is how much they were off for their earnings estimate.
Or is that only coming into play next year?
Isn't the miss largely due to their massive write-off they did a few weeks ago though? IIRC that was ~22 billion yen which is how much they were off for their earnings estimate.
Or is that only coming into play next year?
DQ already was multiplat with 11, it came out on PS4 and DS. Effectively different versions of the games but still released on both day 1. So all they need to do is throw in PC and there already there. Maybe Xbox if MS is willing to write a check
I like their business plan title lol
Parts about smart devices games (or SD games as they call it)
So hopefully more Ever Crisis (released on Steam) and less The First Soldier (which was smart devices only).
The part about the business landscape is also interesting
And how difficult it is to release a new game that can break into the market because people stick to the same games.
And this part about overseas studios.
Parts about smart devices games (or SD games as they call it)
So hopefully more Ever Crisis (released on Steam) and less The First Soldier (which was smart devices only).
The part about the business landscape is also interesting
So they are probably referring to games like Genshin Impact, raising the bar on mobile gaming.
And how difficult it is to release a new game that can break into the market because people stick to the same games.
And this part about overseas studios.
Fair point, but that Squeenix continued doing so several years after the likes of Capcom and Sega begun reaping the benefits of leaving timed exclusivity behind just strikes me as needlessly reckless and a completely unnecessary self-own that they're only now cognizant of due to the PS5 exclusivity of FF16 and FF7 Rebirth backfiring somewhat.
But, hey, better late than never!
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That would accounted for after OI; see page 14-15 in pdf attached in OP.
Good, this recent period of console exclusivity to PS5 for certain titles was so short sighted and clearly not tenable in the current market conditions. The more users that get to play these games the better.
We've definitely been here before. It's a lesson that they seemingly have to learn every couple generations. Hope it sticks this time.
Even some random guy on the street could have told them the exclusivity of Rebirth was a bad idea. Skipping PC sales, no Xbox (debatable if that's even worth it) for a year...Sony's amount probably doesn't cover it, and now the Switch 2 is most likely going to be a good candidate for new Square Games, they would be crazy not to focus on multiplatform.
For the love of all that is holy they better not make it Epic Exclusive on PC either.
For the love of all that is holy they better not make it Epic Exclusive on PC either.
I highly doubt. EGS exclusivity hasn't really been a success story to say the least..
Considering their immediate predecessors have been multiplatform, those ones are a given
The operating income is almost in line with the plan, excluding content disposal loss(22.1b yen).
Square Enix have recorded a "content disposal" loss of ¥22.1B ($140.9m) as a result of "various changes in the environment surrounding the group." News
https://twitter.com/MauroNL3/status/1785192844258336778 https://gamebiz.jp/news/385383
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I see yikes! Yeah that's a massive drop YoY in what was likely expected to be a banger year with both Rebirth and FFXVI releasing.
I'm thinking the KH situation is more of a Disney deal with Epic.
Switch 2 will absolutely handle Rebirth and 16. I dont know why anyone would even be concerned about this. There's gonna be some cutbacks, 60 fps mode will not be present , but the games will run and look fine. Rebirth runs on UE4, a certain wizard game on the same engine can run on Switch 1 with some segmenting.
I know it definitely can handle Remake and probably 16 but even on the PS5 those Summon battles/cutscenes are far from stable but those can probably just take res drop and be ok. Then Rebirth with how open the zones are with the geometry level and basically no loading, I don't even think any ps4 game can do that. Plus, with the 3rd game coming out essentially being even bigger. I guess we'll see but I feel you'd have to do a lot more than just lower the resolution and add DLSS. Then again, the switch 2 isn't out yet so we'll see.
This is more in line with what I'm thinking, otherwise I feel they'd have to design all their games with the switch 2 in mind which would affect the games ambition to a specific level if we assumed Rebirth is just the path forward. Like Xbox, PC and PS5 day one I can see. Like I posted above though maybe I'm not giving the Switch 2 enough credit as nobody has seen what it can even do yet.
Its notThe operating income is almost in line with the plan, excluding content disposal loss(22.1b yen).
Square Enix have recorded a "content disposal" loss of ¥22.1B ($140.9m) as a result of "various changes in the environment surrounding the group." News
https://twitter.com/MauroNL3/status/1785192844258336778 https://gamebiz.jp/news/385383
View: https://imgur.com/a/oefbYr8
Loss on disposal of content is an extraordinary cost and isn't including when calculating OI
I think people vastly overestimate the amount of money SE got out of these deals.
There are people who actually believe that Sony paid for the developpement of Rebirth in exchange of a mere 3 months of exclusivity.
We're talking about a +100 million dollars title.
Considering how careful they can be with 1st party titles money and budget, they didn't pay that much money for a temporary exclusivity deal.
Especially not for 3 months. I would be very surprised if the amount was higher then 10 million.
The problem is really beyond the exclusivity deals, and more of the fact that their tech and dev pipeline is not built at all to handle multiplatform development. If it were, PC ports of FF would be ready the moment those deals ended, yet there's no FF16 yet and FF7 Rebirth is probably a year away, despite only having a 3 month window.
This is something their competitors in Japan have all figured out across Bandai Namco, Capcom, Sega, so Square is the last holdout.
This is something their competitors in Japan have all figured out across Bandai Namco, Capcom, Sega, so Square is the last holdout.
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First step, stop calling mobile games "SD games". They are HD now.
Keep in mind Yan suffered devaluation recently. It's 15% weaker than a year ago. Their operating income should increase accordingly. The fact that there is no increase suggests some of their games must have missed sales target.The operating income is almost in line with the plan, excluding content disposal loss(22.1b yen).
Square Enix have recorded a "content disposal" loss of ¥22.1B ($140.9m) as a result of "various changes in the environment surrounding the group." News
https://twitter.com/MauroNL3/status/1785192844258336778 https://gamebiz.jp/news/385383
Epic doesn't do exclusives anymore so that's not a concern imo.
Am I dreaming, are we back to acting as if Nintendo doesn't have 3rd Party support?
Not for the games that matter to Gamers(TM), I guess.Am I dreaming, are we back to acting as if Nintendo doesn't have 3rd Party support?
