Square Enix slapp nylig deres årlige investorrapport, og der fortalte de at mobilspill vil bli ett av tre områder de vil fokusere på. De påpekte også at det ikke er snakk om gratisspill finansiert av kjøp i spillet, men betalte spill med en passende prislapp. Square-sjef Yosuke Matsuda hadde følgende å si til investorene:
"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 nevnte også at utbredelsen av smarttelefoner og deres økende ytelse har ført til avgjørelsen om ikke å begrense spillanseringene til bærbare konsoller:
"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 tidligere hatt stor suksess med mobilspill som Lara Croft GO, Hitman GO og Deus Ex GO.
Takk, Gamespot.