Square Enix General News

[Ayn]

I feel like I missed out heavily with Chocobo's dungeon. Trying to remember why I didn't pick it up, and might've been a time where undergrad or grad school got hectic.

[Gokulo]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...o-shifts-focus

Japanese publisher Square Enix has reported an extraordinary loss in its latest fiscal report, attributed to a change in strategy at a key subsidiary.

[Kirin]

https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/8/1...ts-square-enix

Hajime Tabata leaving SE and Luminous Studios. All FFXV dlc cancelled except for Ardyn. Collaboration with XIV announced.

Edit: In the FFXV thread too...nevermind.

[Byrthnoth]

http://visualworks.jp.square-enix.co.../en/index.html

The quality of this trailer seemed to dramatically increase at 3:40.

[6souls]

Luminous has scrubbed itself of the gorillas, shifted to 'large-scale, high-quality, AAA game titles', and booked a $33 million loss.

https://gematsu.com/2018/11/square-e...aordinary-loss

A Luminous Productions Character Modeler Adds that they are Working on a AAA PS5 Title to their Linkedin

Spoiler: show

[Gokulo]

S-E has trademarked Parasite Eve in Europe D:

[Daydreamer]

S-E has trademarked Parasite Eve in Europe D:

Helllllllo mobile game disappointment.

[Lucavi]

SE's gotta do something now that they're forced to pull their mobile gambling trash out of Belgium. The rest of Europe won't be far away from banning loot boxes as predatory child gambling.

This lootbox gatcha bullshit is unsustainable and will crash soon. I hope these companies have a backup plan for pleasing their investors who demand ceasless growth year after year. Perhaps blowjobs.

[Silenka]

This lootbox gatcha bullshit is unsustainable and will crash soon.

It works perfectly fine in Japan, and from what I've seen playing the JP version of Opera Omnia, the Japanese have no problem at all whaling out on gacha games. Most of the random players on my friend list are quite obviously spending a lot of money on it. The JP version also records much higher profits than global, despite serving a much smaller population.

Gacha might not work very well in a global market, but SE is not gonna stop making bank on it in Japan, you can count on that.

[Destinye]

This lootbox gatcha bullshit is unsustainable and will crash soon.

They'll be fine, most companies in China, Korea and Japan that only support Japan, Korea and China are still making asstons of money on that. So even if they never support the US and EU they won't go under. Mobile gaming (and gacha) is currently one of the biggest markets.

I hope these companies have a backup plan for pleasing their investors who demand ceasless growth year after year.

A lot do, since a lot of them already dabble in other ventures. SE doesn't, because they'd sooner get rid of talent and pray that XIV keeps them afloat.

[Tyrath]

I also don't see the US being progressive enough to ban that shit like EU might.

[Draylo]

S-E has trademarked Parasite Eve in Europe D:

Remake!? Please!

[Alkar]

It's gonna be a mobile port at best lol. EU never got Parasite Eve btw.

[Salodin]

Please please please dont let me down like 3rd Birthday did...

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[Kirin]

My money is on a "Pocket Edition" of PE1 for smartphones.

It'll cost 39.99. Please be excited.

[Salodin]

Hmm this game would be terrible on mobile if they had save states and quick loading times for pick up and drop playing. I'd probably buy it...def will pirate it otherwise lol.

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[IceSylph]

Come on guys, it's going to be a gacha game.

[Alkar]

And you pull for sexy outfits! lol

[Gokulo]

More and more destroyed

[Tyrath]

Can't be too sexy or thats when the US will step in to control it. But gambling is fine.