Things don’t seem to be going too well for Japanese company Square Enix. A few days ago, the company announced large losses (about 22 billion yen) related to “losses due to abandonment of content”, as they decided to change the focus of HD game development and be more selective. But what does this change of direction really mean? It wasn’t clear what the company’s focus would be until Square Enix released a recent statement saying that they intend to change their business plan over the next three years… and yes, the successor to the Nintendo Switch She seems to be in on it all.
Square Enix focuses on cross-platform
“Square Enix reboots and wakes up: 3 years laying the groundwork for long-term growth”. This is the name of the plan that the Japanese company has developed to turn around its current situation. Square Enix created the series various targets for the next three years (until March 2027). There are a lot of ideas they’re cooking up regarding restructuring and development changes, but we’re interested in changing their development to focus on multi-platform games (rather than single-console exclusives). But if we look closely at his message, we see an interesting detail:
As for the HD titles, the group (Square Enix) will be pushing hard a multi-platform strategy that includes Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms. In particular, with respect to major franchises and AAA titles, including catalog titles, an environment will be created in which customers can enjoy our titles. In addition, a platform strategy will also be developed for SD (low definition) titles, which includes not only iOS and Android, but also the possibility of a PC release. In addition, the Group will seek to maximize the acquisition of new users at the launch of the game and repeat users at the start of the management of the gaming operation.
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In this statement “Nintendo platforms” are mentioned. (directly from the English “Nintendo platforms”, that is, the platform does not affect other consoles). If it was just the Nintendo Switch, the company would have made it more clear or even directly mentioned the console instead of using the plural. Therefore, it can be concluded that the reference to “Nintendo platforms” means this Square Enix is already planning or even working on cross-platform games that are also intended for the Nintendo Switch successor. This would not be surprising given the huge support the company has given to the current Nintendo hybrid with releases such as Octopath Traveler 1 and 2, Triangle Strategy, Live a Live or Bravely Default 2.
While the current situation in the industry is not the most stable (and unfortunately many people working in the industry are affected by it), let’s hope that the situation will improve over time and we will continue to have titles quality in the future.
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