Someone put it well, how can FF keep old fans and get new fans if its always changing? If you like 16 for instance how can you get excited for 17 when all you know is it wont be like the game you did like?

Funny that you say that FF13 graphics were already good enough because the PC recommended specs to run that game on steam say GTX 460. It's crazy that the higher tier graphics cards are 15-20x the relative performance of that now so even a low tier modern day card would be overkill if you went with stylized graphics and just sharpened up the image quality.

Here's the actual problem with the games industry from a macro and micro economic perspective: - TLDR is that most game companies (and tech companies) have been running unsustainably for decades thanks to the fiscal policy and the only thing that needs to change is to remove the wastefulness in the industry (including the executives). - Marketing budgets are ridiculous - Production of games that no one asked for (Marvel, star wars, DC etc) - Too many games being produced - Salaries too high (this is aimed at executives) Some of the most successful games were produced by indie teams (see Palworld, Hi-Fi Rush, Undertale etc). Hell FF7 OG was more or less a hail mary by a team with a tight budget. Some of the bloat we see in FF7 Rebirth (its my game of the year regardless) is because the budget is too big. Many of these companies are still locked to the old model of marketing and thus they think they need millions to market the game when social media marketing via influencers and fans of the company should suffice. Why was all of this ok in the past? Without getting into the macro nerdiness, investors could take more careless risks and not insist on fiscal responsibility because the Federal Reserve had interest rates set at almost 0%, so investors were willing to chase returns with investing in tech companies. Now that interest rates are at like 7%, this is causing unemployment and less investment in these companies.

Hey, man. While the news was tough, it all turned out to be a real fun chat. I think we all needed to release a little bit! Appreciate all that you and some of the other content creators do. Glad to share that comment with you, I feel like Tifa and Scarlet are like Molly and Bellatrix Version 0! At the bottom of everything she just seems... mean. lol The OG live execution attempt scarred me for life!

getting FF7 remake and rebirth on the switch will do alot for square

About Resident Evil and FF7R. Capcom have full translation of their games almost to all languages with subs and full Voice Acting for far more languages than FF7 Remake\Rebirth. This alone can adds a lot to sales. Resident Evil are no exclusive for PS5. They can even run on a PS4, that is surprising tbh, ofc they are not an open world games, because of this they don't need PS5 power to run it.

Love the news coverage bro. Also, 17:18 TRIPLE WHAT!????

Please never stop creating these discussion videos ❤😊

Give me the ff9 and ff11 remake on all platforms. FF17 needs to build off of the ff7 remake structure and make a game in shorter time with used assets so they can focus on providing more depth at a faster pace.

Duuuuude! I would love it if FF17 would have a Japanese-inspired setting. I’m so tired of damn near every fantasy story being England-inspired, not even all of Europe, just England. Like one of my favorite things about FF10 is the Southeast Asian inspired setting. It made it stand out way more than the previous games with that idea also helping out FF17.

Bruh if final fantasy x3 can give us more auron I'm there for it

"sorry, I watch everything on 2x" me watching this vid on 2x, and being blasted by Max's 4x vid: "This is too damn slow!"

Thank you for mentioning that FF needs structure. Recently the franchise has been all over the place.

For live action or anime ffvii just take the story beats bombing reactor one and maybe catch the train frist point two the train and planing at the bar. Three the Jessie mission four the train tunnel and next bombing mission six aerith and that seven cornao and sewers train graveyard and plate fall 8. 9 wall market, wall climb. ten shinRa part 1. 11 shinRa psrt 2 and highway chase. 12 flash back and kelm. 13 zoomer and caves so forth

3:09:50. Donkey doooo dooooo bad. LOL. The way you said that just made me laugh so hard.

FF games not being on PC for release day and FF games not being on Nintendo Switch entirely, is just crazy to me. We don’t need more massive AAA budget FF games, we just need them to be on all platforms at release. Square Enix is limiting their fans base. Already struggling enough to bring in new fans. I love Final Fantasy and hope that Square Enix can right the ship.

As im watching this square announcing kingdom hearts is going to steam

I'm happy to see with what's happening with square enix. This is their chance to step back and reflect on their decisions and policies. The reason why square was so famous in the first place was their unique take on creativity and pushing graphical boundaries. They made games for their market and in doing so got the attention of the world. When they started to pander to the whims of minorities in the west, they lost sight of what made them unique. They need to divorce themselves from western sensibilities and just focus on what brings in the sales. In fact pandering to the isms poses a greater risk than avoiding it. The majority of ppl in the world do not hold the views that the west deems sensitive. In fact the majority of gamers in the west don't find western sensibilities appealing. Square enix needs to stop listening to the cultural consultants and just work with the bare minimum that the laws in any given country requires. I think their break from exclusivities is a great move. They don't have to worry with Sony breathing down their necks. Also I found ff7 rebirth to be boring and too safe with their characters and even story. It felt so bland that I still haven't completed the game and I bought the game on launch. What drove their sales was the nostalgia but that can only take u so far. I remember the original ff7 being dark, edgy, nuanced. Even the depiction of cloud in the remake and rebirth looks like he has been sodomized by sephiroth 😅 I remember cloud being cold and ruthless in the original for more than 70% of the story. Now he seems weak and hollow. Aerith had more appeal than cloud. Well let's hope square changes for the better. They need to focus on games and creativity storytelling instead of worrying bout offending the ists with their isms.

Yes I played the games as they came out but I’m in the camp of let them start with remake because one many plot hits of ffvii is kinda filled here but many Arnt into turned base like the og is it’s a crying shame but if they get invested in the games they can play og and cc on there own terms even thoughtless og can be a 10$ game on ps5 switch Xbox steam lol

Nobody ate my FF17FF15 "theory" :))

Final Fantasy is in desperate need of an actual identity. If you play I-X then there is a definite evoultion of what was established. Leveling systems changed and evolved but the game basics generally remained. I could even see the original DNA in XII. But every Final Fantasy after don't feel like evolutions but completely different games. They have Final Fantasy elements in them but don't feel like mainline entries. XVI would have made more sense as a follow-up to Type 0 than XV. Some of us may be okay with PS3 level graphics but the tech-heads absolutely want the best graphics possible on the highest resolution possible and at as many fps that they can get. They may not be the largest segment but they tend to the earliest adopters with the most disposable income. Which means that new consoles, to sell, need those jumps. If PS4 games was just PS3 with loading screens removed, I don't believe it would have been a success. Part of the reason Remake didn't get a sales boost is because SE didn't re-issue a physical efition. You either had to track down a used physical copy or settle for the digital version

If FF7 remake was a remake instead of a seboot and 1 game it probably would have easily surpassed expectations. They got to greedy to milk it and put people on making it who didn't want to. I also think they do need to give FF a rest. For any gamer under 30 FF hasn't been good on their lifetime. FF doesn't have a good reputation right now. They need to try a new IP or resurrect an old IP to introduce to a new audience. FF isn't going to help them right now. It's been too long since they made a good one, it's reputation has sunk too low to get the sales they need

I really hope FF7Rebirth gets game of the year...I love the game, as a gaming boomer of 37 years there are many story elements and pacing I think og did better, but this game, rebirth is the pinnacle of JRPGs as much as Baldurs Gate III is the pinnacle of WRPGs. If it gets game of the year I believe it will increase sales and discourse around it, it could get to a larger audience and specifically Z gen, I really do believe it and hope it.

Bruh yo ac set to 74 mine be at like 65 😂

I kno he may be a bit over used but Tom holland might work for a live action Titus

Although DEI isn’t the main issue it definitely is a unneeded extra pressure on the development of games that hold no benefit to anyone involved. Did it sink the ship, no. Was it one of the many loosened screws that capsized the ship, yes.

Aside from corporate bs. I think more games would absolutely benefit xbox. I have everything. So pc, xbox, ps, switch. I spend my time more on PC and xbox. Barely touched my playstation 5....played more of my ps4, but still way more on the xbox console wise. I don't see myself doing final fantasy or any single player rpg or not on pc. Mods to me would be the only plus...graphics sure but I'd rather sit on my couch and use a TV then a desk for those experiences. Some games are also I think always going to be more console. I played halo on pc and xbox. Xbox will always be the preference there. In the end, I just hope they got to everything if possible.

if remake part 3 sells less than 2 this "remake" trilogy is going to be overall a lose for Square. Only SE knows for sure but if we average 70 dollars a sale of remake minus production costs advertising and Sony/steam/epics cuts they made 100-150 million on Remake, which sounds good but when they spent 200 million to make it its not great. rebirth expected to sell half of that would make it something like a 50m lose. if part 3 only sells as much rebirth they're looking at spending 600 million dollars and making 50m back.

Everything what happend at square will probably expand the scope or polish and porting on their main titles. All the teams that did weird B games can now work on those big games. Japanese companies don't lay off instantly because laws restrict them, even the forspoken team only got disbanded and reintegrated into other teams. The lay offs in EU and NA are unfortunate but it is what it is. Overall it's a good thing, especially if they do it like capcom. Edit: Can we stop comparing initial sales with lifetime sales? RE2 Remake has insane sales because it gets sold for peanuts since 6 months after release, capcom in general tends to put games on sale really quick, even if it's a few percent after launch, they are undercutting the competition and win. lol Edit2: Alan Wake 2 sold like ass and got good ratings, guess what it's EGS exclusive LOL

This game is one game, not three games. They just want your money. By having the same game be released multiple times, even though it's ONE GAME. They should have just remade the entire game, in one release.

I think FF reached its peak popularity with XV. XV was a special FF since it was the first open-world FF and was shown to be similar to GTAV at least from the trailers. It was also riding from the hype from Versus XIII. I think the whole franchise was damaged from a lot of hiccups and bad decisions SE made in the past years starting with the XIII series and the problematic game engines SE tried to develop themselves and it all culminated in this weird place the FF franchise or SE in general is right now. People are getting tired of SE at this point that even if they announce a Chrono Trigger Remake project, everyone would just be meh about it.

I think FF Remake trilogy will eventually sell well once it's completed. Other than that, Anime adaptations has done wonders to franchises, like it actually pretty much resurrected Cyberpunk 2077. The problem is that you need to actually do something really good, and it's not easy. Like, Nier anime is garbage, FFXV Anime is garbage, so it's hard to trust Square for this.

I'm calling it now, FF XVII is going to be a soulslike.

If they effectively advertise the trilogy as a complete collection once part 3 releases, I hope they get strong sales out of 3. I still believe they can have a strong and successful VII Re-3! Very happy they can put the whole of FF and other Ips on PC, XB Series X, and Switch 2! Now that we are approaching the big 4-0 I hope for a special edition release for each of the games, to re-introduce gamers who have didn't have access to a physical edition of these games before (good old generation-Y-ers.) I don't agree with you. FF definitely needs an {GOD mode}, unlockable maybe after finishing the game. Where you can court the formermy new/casual gamers to become more die-hard at certain sections of the game : ). I sucked at the Titan battle on FF 16 and still. At least I got to enjoy it all the way through. Can't disagree with 16 being like a really long Hack and Slash. They need a special edition of these games with a god-mode built in if you beat the game. If Square Didn't Have FFXIV, they'd be screwed on the working income side of things. Thank god for Yoshi-P's vision into FF XIV! The brand new pipeline and assertive "renewal and rebirth" viewpoint of their company as a whole underneath Kiryu seems like a good thing, although I'm sad to see them have large layoffs. But that's happening almost all the way across the industry. These layoff just come every 5-to-8 years, really, when you look at it. Does anyone want a FF 17 compilation with a MOBA style game as part of the lore of the story, and a Sleeping Dogs (old square-enix hacker-subterfuge game). They may want to consider an FF VI remake?? It could be really cool. By the way an anime, a major one that creates a new lore. Like the MMO's and Lost Stranger Manga do. I was mad that they cut off the FF 14 'Netflix' show. THat wasa back before I jumped into the game, the art books and the lore books (Encyclopaedia Eorzea.) I believe they need a special marketing campaign that can compare or even excel by being better focussed than the FF 15 campaign. That car was what made some of the magic, but also a lot of the droll of FF15, ironicallly! They need a new 'FFIX' or FF 'XIV' That celebrates the series, but where as more on the side of FF 9, is original, and also ends in a Positive open ending, then set it up for a sequel. I am hoping they do a AA soft sequel to FF XVII (17) too. I agree that a gunblade katana could be cool, but I'd rather a buddy-cop system of either Male or Female optional characters, with optional subclasses of machiner (Industrial Revolution) and samurai as seperate, alternate-able characters (Meaning BOTH are playable on the same file).But by alternate-able as in like the hybrid system used in VII: Rebirth. They need their game to be vigorously fun, like a first person like the Metro shooter horror series, or what GEn z/Alpha are interested in which are still Teen rated games (I think anyway) and superb gaming quality with a game that improve on themes from current events, and characters that have wide emotional value /EQ and suppose questions of the human condition again. Seems like in that way FF XV had an excellent antagonist in ardyn and no control of the broski's, where as FFXVI had a lame antagonist and even less control of partners, so XVI is actually kinda bland in comparison to FFXVI. In contrast, at least you had a Day/Night cycle in FF15. If it was troubled, it was its main ending areas, and that it was hard to gage your strength and readyness to continue within the game.

FF7 Tactics spin off, the war for gaia with Wutai, Junon Republic and Shinra. FF7 TV series "Calamity from the Skies" and you follow Cetra as Jenova arrives, put some Gi episodes in there too Just some ideas to milk the cash cow

EDIT: The thralls to capital in the these replies is just sad. *Can we please stop pretending we as random people have any stake or relationship with multibillion dollar companies, please?* Nothing of what happens to these corporations should be 'troubling' - they make more money than you can imagine and when they claim to be in trouble, its just greed and/or mismanagment. I'm so tired of this sports-like commentary over the drama of corporations - *they don't care about us. Act like it.*

This guy is laughing off DEI and ESG destroying the game industry and it's not happening. He's drinking the Kool aid hard I'm unsubscribed.

Dawntrail will absolutely not sell as much as Endwalker. Endwalker was their End Game. Most people feel they shouldn't even continue the FFXIV world and story because there is no where to go but down from here. They simply cannot follow the past two expansions with anything that rivals them in hype and quality and trying is going to be humiliating.