A Big Game Hits Last Generation Consoles & Square Enix's New Report Is Strange | News Wave

Square Enix posted their recent quarterly report showing an uptick in profit, but not where you would expect. Last generation consoles just keep going with a major release now dropping later this year.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 - Start

00:56 - Xbox Game Pass Wave 1 Games For August

2:21 - Black Myth Wukong Completes Development

3:29 - SEGA Files Trademark For Yakuza Wars

4:36 - Jedi Survivor Xbox One/PS4 Release Date

9:13 - EA NFL Negotiating Madden License Extension

12:17 - Square Enix Sales Down

17:01 - Sony Santa Monica Is Working On A New IP

19:19 - Poll

20:43 - Comment Of The Day

#Nintendo #Microsoft #Sony

[joshz]

Because the gap between generations is not as large as it was in earlier generation transitions. It really is that simple. Tech nerds may care about specs but to a casual audience as long as the game doesn’t crash they will play games available on a system that they already own.

[pedrosobral]

I think that shows that the generations should become longer now that the development times are so long, the devs can't make full use of the hardware like they used to back then on the PS2.
It's been 10 years and devs still feel the PS4 is a viable platform, I would be fine with delaying the PS5 a few years and getting a much more powerful hardware that the PS4 can't get even close to.

[drakewaterston]

They're simply too expensive and I'm not 20 anymore. Most of their fan base grew up, had kids, lives paycheck to paycheck, and can't burn $500 on a new toy. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[saviordream]

My friend just got a PS4 a little over a year ago (which he got from his brother, who wasn't using it any more). Until then he was still playing his PS3. He actually gave me his PS3 last November as I offered to take it from him when he was getting rid of it.

[robertw]

Some people like me are still using the Xbox one and the PS4. Not everyone can afford the new $500 plus consoles. We have other priorities, like paying bills, buying food for our families. Why spend money on a new console when the other is still working great? The only people i see complaining about companies putting out content for the last generation consoles are YouTubers.

[tomlion]

Still gaming on my Switch and on my PS4 and I'm not in a rush to upgrade. With the current economic situation in my country (Hungary), a PS5 or high-end PC is just out of reach for me and most of my friends. But here's the thing, we're not missing out on much. I recently played through Resident Evil 4 Remake on my PS4 Pro wich has a rock solid 30 FPS, and it was an absolutely incredible experience. It really makes you wonder if upgrading is even necessary right now.
I won't even buy the Switch 2 because I still have sooo many games in my backlog. Upgrading is not necessary for me

[GLIVE]

EA should be worried about losing the exclusive NFL license. I mean, all 2K would have to do is port NFL 2K5 to the newer consoles and PC, update the rosters, and they'll already have a better game than Madden.

[mightylink]

Square Enix has been complaining about sales all year while keeping all their games PS5 only. Release them on PC ffs! You have a lot of FF7 Part 1 fans waiting for their sequel...

[angrynorway]

I've been gaming since the late 1980s. We're almost four years into this "new" generation and there is still no reason, no reason at all, to join it. A PS4 and Switch is everything you need right now.

[MistressLiliana]

I still play the PS4 because the PS5 is still super expensive. In fact I bought a Xbox for the first time ever because I found a brand new Series S on sale for 200 bucks.

[xbadbeef]

You can get a 2TB SSD for under $100. It is an easy upgrade for last gen.

[harman]

You just explained why I haven't bothered to upgrade to PS5. The PS4 is still getting major releases, and I don't feel like I'm missing out on much.

[Wrine]

I have a base ps4, and the economy has not allowed me to drop money on a console when I have a family.

[jubei]

I hate that we're in the position where a new football game could take ~8 years to get off the ground. I remember back in the 16-bit era we had numerous different sports game because they didn't cost tens of millions of dollars and close to a decade to make. Now we have 1 NBA game and 1 NFL game. Gaming is in such a weird place.

[lotograves]

as someone who still has a ps4, my reason for not upgrading is because i upgrade my xb1 to a xsx and saw next to no difference outside of loading speeds and the continued support of the last gen systems.

the jump in generations isnt as exciting as it was before

[Sneasling]

I only bought a PS5 slim last month, when they were $50 off, because most of the new releases I wanted have been on PS4 and PS5 and I just felt like it wasn't worth it to buy one until there were at least a few games I wanted that I couldn't play on my PS4.

[MintyDude]

I don't understand this whole surprise over bigger games still being released on last gen. It's stupid. The ps5 and Series consoles are lacking in games to this day and upgrading is not worth it. Not to mention, getting a second hand PS4 Pro or One X is super cheap now, and You have more games to play, and with xbox you still get backwards compatibility (without the whole fps boost tho). Stop being surprised that games are still getting ported to older consoles

[Nobody-wns]

It’s odd, that no one has mentioned that Wokong is strictly a digital release at launch. Super bummed I gotta wait for a physical release.

[bern]

isn't the next gen switch supposed to be about as powerful as a ps4-ps4 pro? with that in mind, I don't see the ps4 going anywhere.

[masterofbloopers]

RGG is an absolute machine that just churns out games by the dozen. Even if Yakuza Wars is a mobile game, they'll probably have another announcement or two lined up right afterward.