Square Enix will release games simultaneously on both Xbox and PlayStation going forward

Yurinka

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Here's how it's gonna be. Final Fantasy VII Remake Switch 2 launch title with Rebirth to follow later in the year. The third part will be fully multiplatform at launch.
This can't happen because the third part is signed as exclusive, like the previous two.
 
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Seeing people here getting upset over a third party publisher wanting to release its games on all platforms is hilarious.

And it's not like Square didn't try this before with FF13 and 15.
 

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This comment from Jim Ryan aged liked milk
Aged like milk or left to rot in the sun by Hulst?
 
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People celebrating on xbox. Like Square is a third party publisher. Generally they would want games everywhere to sell as much as they could. Theres a reason why it was being skipped. One that i think will reemerge snd be a problem again. First trailer and all comments will be asking for Gamepass
 

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I doubt Sony wants to bankroll more of their games anytime soon either.

Square owes allegiance to no one, are third party and can and should release their games wherever they need or want to.

In the end, whatever they need to do to produce less dumpster fires like forspoken, avengers, Babylon’s fall and Foamstars …the better for gamers.
 
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Like it helped Square during Xbox1 days lol.
Square just taking a bunch of money to release them on non exclusive.

Probably helps Square more than what PS is playing Square for exclusive rights. And it wont make a difference to sales.

I wonder if it includes FF7 part 3

Anyway same thing happened with Sega and will happen with Tecmo.

This is why Sony needs to buy a publisher, they dont have enough studios (clearly) and soon anyone with importance, will not want to do exclusives
 
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Good! I didn't buy Visions of Mana or Romancing Saga 2, won't buy Dragon Quest 3 or Fantasian. I hope those terrible Xbox sales are worth it, Yoshida bitch.
Y'all are more mad about Fantasian being multiplat than it having been Apple Arcade exclusive for several years
 

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If you're a third party publisher, you're going to release your games everywhere - PC, PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox. Makes no logical or financial sense for Square Enix or any third party publisher not to.
You just fail to see the logic.

Take Two, the publisher of the biggest third party game on the planet, GTA, will release GTA6 on consoles first.

Square Enix, the maker of Final Fantasy games, will release FF7 3 on PS5 exclusively.

Nintendo, the maker of Zelda and Mario games, will keep releasing exclusively on their hardware.
 

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Have you thought about the possibility that these penny pinchers at Sony were responsible for ending the partnership with Square Enix?
Im guessing this is what happened. Square tripping over themselves to go multiplat when theyve basically had a first party relationship makes me think sony decided it wasnt worth it anymore.
 
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Have you thought about the possibility that these penny pinchers at Sony were responsible for ending the partnership with Square Enix?
I guess you could say that in a certain way. Sony should have acquired Square Enix but instead they squandered their entire acquisition budget on trash like Bungie, Haven and Firewalk so no more exclusives.
 

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So nothing new.

Xbox 360 and Xbox 1 had many titles release at the same time like FF13, FF15, Kingdom Hearts 3, Dragon Quest etc etc. They even got a great title PS didnt get, Octopath traveler.

This really isnt gonna help Square.
Square makes good greats, there management and CEO’s have ridiculous expectations like they did with Tomb Raider and Dues Ex. Both great games, both multiplatform. TR sold more than 10 million. If that doesnt make your CEO’s happy, maybe play hangman with your Square CEO’s because thats plenty of money to fund more games, and a profit. CEO’s are becoming too greedy
 

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I guess you could say that in a certain way. Sony should have acquired Square Enix but instead they squandered their entire acquisition budget on trash like Bungie, Haven and Firewalk so no more exclusives.

I agree Sony need to buy a Japanese publisher. Square, Tecmo, Sega, anyone tbh
But they will cost alot more than Bungie, Haven, Firewalk etc. Closet being Tecmo and Bungie in price