![]() ![]() Square believes Luminous's technical proficiency will aid the overall parent company in the development of HD games.As of today (Feb 28, 2023), Square has decided to assimilate the Luminous Studio staff into the parent company.In January 2023, Forspoken was released to lukewarm reviews. ![]() As part of this effort, Square would retain ownership of some of its studios, share ownership of others, and sell others off entirely.In August 2022, it was revealed that this was part of a larger restructuring effort to "improve capital efficiency" at Square Enix.In May 2022, Square Enix announced that it was selling all of Eidos (and IPs) to Embracer, leaving them with $1.4 billion in cash and zero debt.Luminous ramped up to 150 employees (as of June 2020) to work on the game.Around this time, studio head and FF15 director Hajime Tabata left Luminous and all remaining FF15 DLC was cancelled.Then, in November 2018 Square Enix announced that Luminous's focus would shift to just AAA game development.Luminous was going to "bring innovative game and other entertainment content to a global audience".In March 2018, Square Enix spun it off into its own external company.Luminous Productions is the team that developed Final Fantasy 15. ![]() If Square Enix thinks that Forspoken can have more success next year, then hopefully that will end up proving to be true.A quick summary of what Luminous Productions is/was: After all, this is a new IP, which means that it might struggle to find a large number of players. Given that the game was going to launch in close proximity to titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and God of War Ragnarok, it seems like Square Enix might have just wanted Forspoken to release in an emptier window. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this delay with Forspoken is that this message notes that it was made for "strategic" purposes. Your excitement for the game inspires us every day and we cannot wait to share more about Forspoken with you later this summer!"Īn update on #Forspoken. "We would like to thank you for your continued support and patience on this journey. All game elements are now complete, and development is in its final polishing phase," said the message regarding the delay. "As a result of ongoing discussions with key partners, we have made the strategic decision to move the launch date of Forspoken to January 24, 2023. ![]()
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