Square Enix is “aggressively pursuing” a multiplatform strategy, including “Nintendo platforms, PlayStation, Xbox, and PCs”.
The company’s new medium-term business plan was shared today alongside its latest financial report, and follows news of both a review of its development system and the abandonment of £112m of in-development projects.
The multiplatform strategy is part of a move to “diversify earnings opportunities” and aims to allow more customers to “enjoy our titles in regards to major franchises and AAA titles including catalogue titles”.
As a PC gamer, I’ll tell you why sales would slump for me. I eagerly waited 2 years for FFVII to come to PC. Then, I paid 90 bucks for the game to include “all future dlc.” I assumed that was 90 bucks for the rest of the game. It was not. I will have to wait another 2 years (avoiding PlayStation spoilers), and then pay 70 bucks for the next disk. I’m gonna assume that pans out the rest of the way through the game, meaning I’ll have hundreds of dollars in the game over a decade. Nope, I’m good. I’ll dust off the emulator and just play old school.