Square Enix släppte nyligen sin årliga investerarrapport, där de meddelade att mobilspel ska bli en av tre stora saker företaget kommer fokusera på. De påpekade även att det inte kommer att röra sig om gratisspel med massa mikrotransaktioner, utan ordentliga spel med passande prislapp. Square Enix VD:n Yosuke Matsuda hade följande att säga investerare:
"Currently, the global market for smart device games is dominated by F2P (free to play) games, and the market for premium games that players pay to purchase is practically nonexistent. However, our group has for some time been offering premium games for smart devices, including brand-new titles. When viewed across the group, these offerings represent a considerable volume of earnings."
Han nämner även att spridningen av smartphones och deras ökande prestanda har lett dem till beslutet att i framtiden inte bara släppa sina spel till bärbara konsoler, utan även till smartphones.
"Continuing the comparison with dedicated handheld game machines, we note that significant advances have been made in both the specs and operability of smart devices and that this evolution is likely to continue unabated. Moreover, smart devices have a much greater installed base globally than dedicated handheld game machines. The smartphone-native generation already sees smart devices as all-in-one game consoles.
For these reasons, it makes sense for game manufacturers such as ourselves to supply games that we have traditionally developed for dedicated handheld game machines not only for such consoles but also for multipurpose smart devices.
By releasing new RPGs not only for dedicated handheld game machines but also for smart devices, we hope to develop the premium game market into a pillar of our business."
Square Enix har tidigare haft stora framgångar med mobilspel som Lara Croft Go, Hitman GO och Deus Ex GO.
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