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Square Enix abandons £112m of in-development projects in an effort to improve quality
Square Enix has abandoned a number of in-development projects, resulting in a ¥22.1 bn (£112m) loss for the financial y…
Square Enix has abandoned a number of in-development projects, resulting in a ¥22.1 bn (£112m) loss for the financial year. These "content abandonment losses" are part of Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu's streamlining of the company's output of games, "with the intention of being more selective and focused in the allocation of development resources". "Because we possess strong IPs like the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy franchises, I believe that we have tended to be overly reliant on certain gameplay styles or genres," he said.
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