Comments from the Devs

[Kohan]

But SE can fuck off with those mobile games. I have a pretty good smartphone but I don't use it for gaming. I'm not a fan of small screen gaming. Anything on a phone or a handheld console is ignored from me no matter how good it may be. Haven't even played FFVII Crisis Core and given my username that will probably surprise people.

An established MMO (FFXI) and mobile games (cheap to develop) are incredibly profitable for them. You may notice that the charts in that report show high sales of home and portable console titles, but that their operating income also declined severely after 2010. That won't happen again if they focus on mobile and keeping FFXI running. That's why they're doing it. It's a perfectly sound business decision, even if it means that people who like their regular RPGs won't be seeing much of them in the future, except on smart devices.

[Raldo]

I could be reading all that junk wrong, but the bar graph stuff shows 'Game Consoles' section not really going up or down. So at least they're not reducing the quantity of games, unless I'm missing something.

[Kohan]

I could be reading all that junk wrong, but the bar graph stuff shows 'Game Consoles' section not really going up or down. So at least they're not reducing the quantity of games, unless I'm missing something.

The only graph that specifies "Game Consoles" is on the "Diffusion and Further Growth [...]" slide, which is simply their forecast about where the industry is going in terms of consumer presence. It basically reveals that consoles are not going noticeably upward, while smart devices are skyrocketing. That's true. Also, the people in the NeoGAF thread who don't believe Square Enix's assumptions about smart devices having billions in growth, they're incorrect—smart devices have a greater presence in the world than home computers, not to mention consoles, some of which aren't even available in countries that are meanwhile saturated with phones.

[Sephiroth]

An established MMO (FFXI) and mobile games (cheap to develop) are incredibly profitable for them. You may notice that the charts in that report show high sales of home and portable console titles, but that their operating income also declined severely after 2010. That won't happen again if they focus on mobile and keeping FFXI running. That's why they're doing it. It's a perfectly sound business decision, even if it means that people who like their regular RPGs won't be seeing much of them in the future, except on smart devices.

I can't say I'm surprised at their income dropping the year after FFXIII. They've done nothing on the PS3 since then except XIII-2, and FFXIV 1.0 didn't help.

[Kohan]

There's a dedicated thread to the SE financials topic here, so if we're going to continue discussing it specifically, it's the place to be: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/116...ct-from-now-on.

[Takiwaki]

[Eagleheart]

Something about that image reminds me of Vagrant Story. Maybe it is the color palette...

Incidentally, I do hope that will be an available hairstyle. (>.> )

[Manako]

I want that hairstyle

[Lucavi]

Something about that image reminds me of Vagrant Story. Maybe it is the color palette...

Incidentally, I do hope that will be an available hairstyle. (>.> )

Might be the artist.

Yes. Its the artist.

Anyway, you had me at breasts and punching shit.

[Alkar]

Something about that image reminds me of Vagrant Story. Maybe it is the color palette...

Incidentally, I do hope that will be an available hairstyle. (>.> )

I'm pretty sure it's the same artist lol. FFXII as well.

[Hyan]

I'll be very surprised if we don't see an ARR: Kinect Edition for the new Xbox.. (this pic is from microsoft partnership website)

http://cdn.dualshockers.com/wp-conte.../FFXIV_WHM.jpg

[xopher]

Link to MS partnership site?

[solracht]

Link to MS partnership site?

http://www.ie10.ffxiv.com/

[Cutriss]

I'll be very surprised if we don't see an ARR: Kinect Edition for the new Xbox.. (this pic is from microsoft partnership website)

Not sure if serious, this is all about Windows 8. Square was demoing FFXIV at Niconico Chokaigi 2 as part of a Windows 8 promotion - they were showing the game running on Surface Pros, I believe.

http://rss.finalfantasyxiv.com/jp/bl...20130430_2.jpg

Notice the two-cursor logo in the concept art. It's also present on the booth decorations just above and left of center in the photo.

[Hyan]

Not sure if serious, this is all about Windows 8. Square was demoing FFXIV at Niconico Chokaigi 2 as part of a Windows 8 promotion - they were showing the game running on Surface Pros, I believe.

Notice the two-cursor logo in the concept art. It's also present on the booth decorations just above and left of center in the photo.

Yes, I know what this is about...would it be so far-fetched to see further partnership with microsoft?

[Gokulo]

Windows logo sucks, but can make a nice Phone wallpaper at least!

[Alkar]

Yes, I know what this is about...would it be so far-fetched to see further partnership with microsoft?

Unless Xbox Live rules change, yes.

[Evane]

Dat WHM. LET US CLING TOGETHER.

[miokomioko]

Windows logo sucks, but can make a nice Phone wallpaper at least!

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[Gokulo]

Cool, thanks for that lol. Now to put it on some nice, cool dark background and it's perfect even for desktop, since I can't stand white/bright wallpapers.