Square Enix shutters the studio behind Forspoken
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On the topic of Final Fantasy XIV- another failure to this degree will likely destroy the company
Was that a lie, or did XIV's amazing turnaround give them leeway again? Either way, their executives haven't learned shit.
Edit: oh hey, they're firing the president. MAYBE they'll course correct?
https://twitter.com/RPGSite/status/1631538950279135238
That news is a decade old. A Realm Reborn, the rebranded version of FFXIV, launched in 2013 with resounding success. That success has been largely consistent to this date. Forspoken isn't a catastrophic failure. Square Enix knew Forspoken would not be well received, which is why it was relegated to a studio that was essentially disposable. The decision to shutter the studio this soon after the game's release is an admission The Message™️ isn't a sustainable business model.
I know that remark is old. I was one of the people that actually played FFXIV 1.0. And it's not just Forspoken being a flop. It's an entire physics engine that they made themselves and only used for TWO games. (FFXV and Forspoken). And then there's Crystal Dynamics and the failure that was Marvel's Avengers. They may have finally sold off CD, but the absolute failure of Avengers is still a red mark on their ledger.
I don't think we've seen the last of the Luminous Engine. Although XVI utilized Unreal in its earlier stages, many people seem to think the final product will utilize Luminous. I doubt SE would let it go to waste. As far Crystal Dynamics goes, their history of mistakes is as old as the company itself. I'm sure they fully intended to push The Message™️ with the Avengers game. I'll give SE the benefit of the doubt and assume they just wanted to capitalize on the popularity of the Avengers franchise at the time. That's why they were looking for another sucker to offload CD to after the game flopped.