Congratulations on FF16 being a huge success

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

not exclusively. there was also forespoken, that shitty marvel game, etc. I'm speaking generally.

Sure it is. Do you think the profit from xiv exclusively returns to xiv? If so, I have a bridge to sell you.

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That's true. Also some of that profit goes into the pockets of shareholders as well.

I believe SE financials show them making 130.3 billion yen on phone/browser games, 62.2 on MMO, and 87.1 on HD games (like Forspoken, etc). Thus most of the money funding things like FF16 probably comes from profit of mobile, not MMO, games.

Link to article that has link to pdf results:
https://www.pcgamer.com/square-enix-...he-blockchain/

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Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur

Im starting to believe that people really are being that simple minded just because of how certain news articles framed SE's previous financial statements.

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You are right, in reality Forspoken and Babylons Fall are carrying them hard


LOL

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Originally Posted by CaptainLagbeard

Considering Square's recent release track record... I think it kind of does work that way.

Or were projects like Forspoken, Marvel Avengers and Babylon's Fall funding their game development... Or maybe their somewhat smaller projects like Bravely Default 2, Octopath Travaller 2, FF Pixel Remasters and other various re-releases... Or maybe Valkyrie Elysium or Star Ocean Divine Force were surprise hits that sold tens of millions of copies...

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i mean FFXIV has rakes in the cash constantly from subs alone not including any extras like monthly subs for retainers or the app companion. Then you get into the people switching from the free trial to go beyond HW for game sales of FFXIV and then the mogstore. So yea. FFXIV is a bank for their other SE other IPs for game development and projects.

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Originally Posted by Shinkuno

You are right, in reality Forspoken and Babylons Fall are carrying them hard


LOL

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I mean.,..proving their point?....

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Originally Posted by Zanarkand-Ronso

I mean.,..proving their point?....

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If you genuinely believe a game that shutdown after like 10 months carried them, then i dont know who is the simple minded ;)

I find it immensely amusing that people are trying to say FF16 isn't an RPG.

I guess Tales of Arise, along with the rest of the Tales of series aren't either.

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Originally Posted by Shinkuno

If you genuinely believe a game that shutdown after like 10 months carried them, then i dont know who is the simple minded ;)

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Clearly they shut down babylon's fall because it made too much money. /s

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Originally Posted by CerusSerenade

I find it immensely amusing that people are trying to say FF16 isn't an RPG.

I guess Tales of Arise, along with the rest of the Tales of series aren't either.

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Call of Duty is the only real RPG. I mean...it has actual RPGs in it!

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Originally Posted by Renalt

Call of Duty is the only real RPG. I mean...it has actual RPGs in it!

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So does Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow!

A JRPG... with an RPG!