When Square Enix sold off Eidos to Embracer, I'm sure you must've been celebrating... Yet that backfired. Embracer mismanaged Eidos, leading to the collapse of Eidos and now its franchises are dead in the water.

Let's be real, Don't Nod were nobodies before Square Enix discovered them. Without Square Enix, they'd probably end up irrelevant just like Eidos after Square Enix sold them off... Also, how can they be "competing against" their own franchise?

Her point still stands that Rebirth is profitable, regardless of whether it under-performed.

Investors wouldn't just waste money investing shares in a company they didn't have confidence in.

But those Square Enix games include Dragon Quest and Life is Strange, two IPs that you yourself are a fan of. If Square Enix falls, two of your favourite IPs fall along with them. Wishing for their downfall is like shooting yourself in the foot.

@texasgoldrush:

However, Square Enix still owns the IP/publishing rights to the LIS franchise. In other words, they have the same right to cancel the LIS game in development as they have to cancel a DQ manga spin-off.

Except that an estimated sales of more than 2M in the first month or so is a pretty solid performance, and FF7Rebirth could already be profitable enough for the company. Never mind that it was made cost-effectively in less than half the development time of other recent FF titles, including FF7Remake.

Or maybe the investors are right and you are wrong. At the very least, the FF14 expansion alone, like previous expansions, is expected to be far more profitable in the long run than "major releases" like Hell Diver II or Dragon's Dogma 2.

They should remake FF13, and split each one in the trilogy into 2 -3 titles .

Can't fail.

@Jag85: Yeah, I don't get it either, haha.

Anyway, let's hope for his sake that the canceled games are not new DQ or LIS games, but something else like Eidos related as you speculated.

BTW, I recently read an interview with Kitase and he said that they made FF7Rebirth in only about 3 years. The current Square Enix has changed a lot from what they were when they spent 10 years on FF15 lol. That's another reason why I'm optimistic about their strategy of focusing on high quality games.

Think they need a new JRPG IP that's like Kingdom Hearts level.

Well, the guy is very funny. Too bad he doesn't wear long stockings like the real thing, haha.

I think the new president is making a good strategic decision by being selective about the games to launch and getting rid the bad apples early on, even if they will cause losses.

I hope that the canceled games in this announcement are not FF or DQ related (well, not likely), but games that were outsourced to western studios (such as Outriders or Avengers, which did not meet expectations).

That said, Square Enix is doing great this year and will continue to do so.

FF7Rebirth is one of the most critically acclaimed games of the year and will most likely be named this year's GotY.

The FF16 DLC and the crossover with FF14 have also been very well received, and the upcoming release of the PC version will further expand the audience.

Of great interest is the release of the FF14 expansion pack this summer, which is one of the most played and critically acclaimed MMOs and has also extended its reach to the Xbox. This expansion will bring tremendous benefits to SE.

Also, Visions of Mana, due out this year, looks very good and promising.

Next year is expected to see the release of KH4. The previous game, KH3, was a huge hit, selling 7 million copies, and KH4 is expected to be a huge success as well.

Square Enix has much better material than this cancellation, and I'm very optimistic about their future outcome .