Some time ago, Square Enix released Annual Report from their company on the NeoGAF website. From the existing laopran Square Enix seems to now more prioritize game with multiplayer elements in it. Although Final Fantasy XV and Nier: Automata is a huge success as a single player game release, it looks like Square Enix stick to their plans.
In the report, Square Enix says that the current Multiplayer game is superior in terms of popularity and number of enthusiasts. This is why they want to focus more on new gaming projects with online multiplayer bases. And the first step of their plan will begin in 2018. Square Enix also wants a multiplayer online system from their game project, to be developed into a new business as well. Not only that, the single player games that they will release will also likely get the optional multiplayer content inside.
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