Square Enix refocuses on core games and sticks to blockchain investments
, 2022-12-31 20:00:00,
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Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda said in his annual letter that Square Enix is committed to growing its high-defininiton games business globally. It’s also stick with its blockchain investment strategy.
Growing existing franchises like Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts into global blockbusters and introducing new intellectual properties that can become the next big franchises is a priority.
Square Enix has two of the most anticipated games of 2023 with Fantasy XVI coming June 22, 2023 and Forspoken launching on Jan. 24, 2023.
During the year, Square Enix overhauled its development and publishing organization to advance growth and support it in the future. It streamlined the game business under the One Square Enix model more closely aligning working relationships between Japan and the West. It also sold off its Western game studios Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix Montreal to Embracer Group for $300 million.
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