Square Enix Honcho on Final Fantasy XIV: “A Wonderful Rebirth,” Expects it to Be a Pillar of Revenue

When the original Final Fantasy XIV crashed and burned, the current President and CEO of Square Enix Yosuke Matsuda was Chief Financial Officer under Yoichi Wada, and his position placed him as the man most likely to oppose the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn project. In fact he had doubts about it, but in the end everything turned out beautifully.

[GentlemenRUs]

"Expects it to Be a Pillar of Revenue..."

Hahahaha I can't stop laughing... Really now?

I knew there was a little greed in there somewhere...

EDIT: £3-5 a month and I would not have minded it... But £10 is way too much...

[Blood_Tears]

I don't get what's so funny. The game is great and will likely give SE a return on their investment.

[SirBradders]

You comment badly on every SE article, your such a weirdo and what do you think companies do make free stuff to lose money you idiot.

[Baka-akaB]

Why is it so funny ? the game is currently meeting a big success , and eagerly expected on ps4 ..

[Flipgeneral]

I can't wait to be a part of that "stream" come April when it launches on PS4

I'm only expecting to play for a month or two, but who knows

[Jubez187]

It's just not good PR to say "pillar of revenue." I'm sure there are some great things in the article that he said about FFXIV, but that statement isn't the most optimal to use. In business you always want to speak in a "for the customer" tone.

But anyways, game's a blast, new patch is a blast, TAKE MY MONEY.

[TomahawkX]

I can't wait to start up again when PS4 version drops.

[Ocsta]

Revenue... Literally the only thing the new Square Enix cares about.