People are all so bored of the game and playing BG3

[Mcg55ss]

Please take a moment and peruse the financial statements of SE before making ridiculous assumptions about where the 'bread and butter' of the company lies. The MMORPG portion of Digital Entertainment is about 18% of the 62.3 billion yen in net sales [FY2024 Q1]. The Amusement sector made more money in sales (yeah, merchandising and arcades, go figure) than all of the MMORPGs SE makes.

As for investing in other properties, it's what gaming companies do.

LOL you are talking PROJECTED NUMBERS because hate to tell you FY 2024 Q1 has not happened yet....LOL god and you tell me to read financial reports then quote a projection XD

[LittleImp]

LOL you are talking PROJECTED NUMBERS because hate to tell you FY 2024 Q1 has not happened yet....LOL god and you tell me to read financial reports then quote a projection XD

I think you're confused about what a Fiscal Year is.

For Square Enix, their fiscal year ends in March. So FY2024 is likely referring to a period starting in April 2023, and ending on the last day of March 2024.

[Troxbark]

The reason everyone is talking about BG3 is because it's a phenomenal game that has surpassed pretty much all expectations.

[Ivtrix]

The reason everyone is talking about BG3 is because it's a phenomenal game that has surpassed pretty much all expectations.

meanwhile the current state of summoner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy4O76Q9aSA

[angienessyo]

I mean, if there's a really good game out I'm going to be more excited to play it than the game I've been playing since Heavensward. It's not an issue with savage, it's a Baldur's Gate 3 is really good issue. I mean, I have plenty of complaints about FF14 atm but my wanting to play BG3 or Armored Core has nothing to do with whatever is happening with FF14 at the moment.

[RitsukoSonoda]

I mean, if there's a really good game out I'm going to be more excited to play it than the game I've been playing since Heavensward. It's not an issue with savage, it's a Baldur's Gate 3 is really good issue. I mean, I have plenty of complaints about FF14 atm but my wanting to play BG3 or Armored Core has nothing to do with whatever is happening with FF14 at the moment.

Also this game is currently in one of it's low periods between content drops. Hence why we got the mogtome event. Diablo 4 despite only being out a few months is also having the same issue resulting in that game having a sale + timed bonus exp/gold event over the weekend as they didn't develop the title's endgame loop before launching it.

Events like that aren't likely to pull people away from a solid new title. Baldur's Gate 3 is a solid RPG. Armored Core 6 was like a resurrection of a franchise that had vanished during the last console generation and is going strong despite filtering players with it's tutorial mission boss.

Starfield however is looking like a mixed bag. There's a fair amount of people praising it, however I'm seeing a fair amount of complaints as well from ppl that are playing it now due to early access via pre-order. The most common things appearing to be excessive loading screens, out dated UI elements, over usage of various visual filters which end up making the game look worse, and the pile of expected Bethesda game bugs and glitches. The PC players at least have a modding community that is already hard at work addressing some of these complaints, however the xbox players appear to basically be xboned.

[NailBach]

Please read my post again, the point is that people want to get their FF14 chores over with ASAP to play other games, they want to spend the minimum amount of time possible in FF14 and fulfill their obligations and then they play other games.

and you know what. this has been the way since 2.0.

[Atelier-Bagur]

The reason everyone is talking about BG3 is because it's a phenomenal game that has surpassed pretty much all expectations.

The reason everyone is talking about BG3 is because bald people can finally play a game that isnt gated behind bad content, which happened on its 3rd attempt

[VelKallor]

The reason everyone is talking about BG3 is because bald people can finally play a game that isnt gated behind bad content, which happened on its 3rd attempt

I have a full head of hair, played Baldurs Gate 1 and 2 and enjoyed them so....

YOU TAKE THAT BACK...you...you....addlepated WOMBAT......

[Atelier-Bagur]

I have a full head of hair, played Baldurs Gate 1 and 2 and enjoyed them so....

YOU TAKE THAT BACK...you...you....addlepated WOMBAT......

I tried very hard to make that stupid wordplay and at least I got a response so Im happy lol