Throughout the previous two years, Final (*16*) followers have been handled to 2 main releases within the franchise that had been met with crucial acclaim. However based on Square Enix, Final (*16*) 16 and Final (*16*) 7 Rebirth have each did not stay as much as the corporate’s gross sales expectations.
By way of IGN, Square Enix disclosed the disappointing outcomes throughout a monetary outcomes briefing in Could, however the firm only released the information today. No gross sales figures for the video games had been supplied, nor did the report state how distant the 2 titles had been from Square Enix’s projections.
Square Enix president and consultant director Takashi Kiryu prompt that there could have been “cannibalization between our personal titles” that led to this end result. Final (*16*) 16 was launched in June 2023, whereas Final (*16*) 7 Rebirth adopted solely eight months later in February 2024. Each titles fell throughout the similar fiscal yr for Square Enix, which got here to an finish in March 2024.
It is also potential that the 2 Final (*16*) video games had been at an obstacle as a result of they had been solely out there on PlayStation 5. Final (*16*) 16 was solely launched on PC earlier this week, whereas Final (*16*) 7 Rebirth stays a PlayStation unique for now.
There is not a straightforward answer for this downside, particularly since followers and critics alike gave the impression to be very receptive to each titles. With out seeing the precise gross sales numbers, it is troublesome to find out how unhealthy the problem actually is. Kiryu indicated that the corporate can be “curating our pipeline over the subsequent three years,” presumably to stop any future cannibalization of gross sales. He additionally promised to proceed to working to enhance Square Enix’s profitability.
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