During the company’s latest financial report, the CEO of Square Enix expressed his disappointment with Forspoken’s sales, calling it “poor”.
Since its launch on January 24, you can’t really say Forspoken wowed the crowd. Even before being officially available, the title of Luminous Productions was already struggling to capture the attention of gamers. And unfortunately for the studio, this lack of interest finally crystallized around its release, where it also enjoyed a relatively mixed critical reception. Therefore, it is not surprising that Square Enix today announces (via the RPG site) disappointing sales for the game.
Discontinued sales disappoint Square Enix
Although exact numbers have yet to be revealed, Yosuke Matsuda, the CEO, openly stated that Forspoken’s sales were “poor” on the occasion of the latest financial statements of the company February 3. therefore refers “significant downside risk to (their) earnings for the 2023/3 financial year”which probably explains why the publisher recently made the decision to disband the Luminous Productions teamswhich will soon be merged with the Square Enix workforce.
However, that doesn’t stop Matsuda from picking up on the positives of the situation, for example mentioning to investors the positive feedback the game has received. He insists in particular on “its action features, including parkour and combat capabilities”SGD “will lead to the improvement of (their) development capabilities of other games in the future” According to. However, the situation cannot be said to be more encouraging for the title, which will still house a DLC titled “In Tanta We Trust” this summer.
As a reminder, Forspoken is now available exclusively on PS5 and PC.