"There are actually lots of misunderstandings here," he says on the perception that his firm's Western games are struggling. CEO Yosuke Matsuda already spoke to about why the publisher decided to let Hitman go, but he also shared the current status of these other franchises.
It would be easy to argue the Square's Western business is in trouble, but this is not the entire story. A humourous tweet back in May from Eidos Montreal studio head David Anfossi implies there's no resources for a fifth Thief game.Įven the mighty Tomb Raider seems to have struggled in the eyes of the publisher, failing to meet its initial sales expectations back in 2013 and only beating profit expectations a year after release. After disappointing sales of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, our sister site Eurogamer reported that the series had been put on hold. It's would be easy to argue that Square Enix has suffered a lot of problems with its Western-developed franchises.Įarlier this year, the publisher split with Hitman developer IO Interactive, indicating that last year's episodic outing hadn't performed as well as either party had hoped.
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