Square Enix announced they will abandon the production of previously greenlit HD games (console games).
The total loss amounts to 22.1 billion yen (~ $140.8 million USD).
Moving forward, they will be more selective in the development process with which IPs to work on.
@ironwings4
@aitaikimochi
Not from what I'm hearing; I haven't played the original but I hear fans losing it over changes to FF7R (series) from the original.
@TheNinjaKuma
@aitaikimochi
i didnt know that Cyberpunk, Baldurs Gate and LoU 2 went broke. Both made a fortune. I think its not what you called "woke" is the problem, only that a lot of devs made bad games. (gameplay/story, writing)
@Drachenr0se
@aitaikimochi
I agree with the first two, the third rode on the coattails of a franchise written by someone who was then pressured out of the company so Neil could put his name on the project as entirely his.
While not entirely bad it lacked the magic of the first that made it what it was and…
@TheNinjaKuma
@aitaikimochi
It is truly amazing how no amount of evidence to the contrary will crack this "go woke, go broke" delusion some of you have, as games continue to make money hand over fist.
@swordwraith
@aitaikimochi
A successful, profitable franchise will still be profitable when it initially goes woke, same with conpanies, it's just that the franchise/company will be less and less profitable as quality suffers as a result.
Go read the Baulders Gate 3 replys, that's a good one that will…
@TheNinjaKuma
@aitaikimochi
Looking at SE and saying they're losing money because they're 'woke' is like looking at a man whose been disemboweled and saying he's dying because he's a smoker.
"Man, this heavy investment in live service garbage would have been great if they weren't 'woke'!"