A game about blowing bubbles ... The third part of the Final Fantasy VII remake franchise should be released after 2027. Time will tell whether Square Enix's future briefings will show lessons learned or further losses.

Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, two large Square Enix games, both launched as PlayStation 5 exclusives. According to a Square Enix financial results briefing from May 2024 that is now availably publicly, profits from Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth failed to meet expectations.

Square Enix admits Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth underperformed, prompting a shift to multi-platform releases.

Despite how iconic Final Fantasy VII is, or how important the Dragon Quest series is overall, or the popularity of 2B from NieR: Automata, you won't find a single VIP Bot based on a Square Enix character in Astro Bot.

Final Fantasy 16 sold 3 million copies on PS5 in its launch week, which, judging by its PC numbers, will be hard to replicate on Xbox.

Within the past two years, Final Fantasy fans have been treated to two major releases in the franchise that were met with critical acclaim. But according to Square Enix, Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth have both failed to live up to the company's sales expectations.

Square Enix has admitted it could have done a better job at managing its games to make sure they weren't cannibalizing each other and sneaking money out of their corporate sibling's pockets. Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu said as much in the company's financial results briefing in May,