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Square Enix: DLC is 'a must' for our games

Develop: Digital content is now "a massive part of" Square Enix Europe's remit, says the group's CEO Phil Rogers.

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Godmars2905557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

There's always the option that lets you watch all the cut-scenes at once or one at a time.

Throw in a rotating and zoom feature tot he creature atlas, and I'd pay $20 for it.

even though something like that should have been included...

Redempteur5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

you're a f**l if you think dlc for a single player game (rpg) is anything good. You should want your game complete from the start ..

if it's online components or some costumes , that can pass , but any other form of dlc is Not wanted for the rpg genre .. , buying levels, skills via dlc should be banned.

At least he is talking about lara croft ,it's not a rpg so i don't really care ..
BUT i want my rpgs comlete from the start (please don't do a namco bandai )

FinalFantasyFanatic5556d ago

Actually I would like a cutscene viewer, but I don't want to pay for it (It can't be that hard to implement because FFX did it). That's actually the only DLC on my 'Do want' list for FF13 if Square-Enix was going to make any DLC.

Tony P5556d ago

I'd like it if DLC replaced the milky habit of creating multiple versions of the same game with just a bit of extra content. International versions, extra versions, etc.

Unfortunately, DLC never seems to be created to actually save us money.

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logichurtsfanboys5557d ago

"Square Enix: DLC is 'a must' for our pockets."

Fixed.

Yi-Long5557d ago

... guess I won't be spending money on full-priced Square games then...

SaiyanFury5557d ago

Yup, more of S-E's behaviour as a corporation; more money for less. I wish they'd go back to being the legendary RPG developers that Squaresoft was 7-8 years ago.

Yi-Long5557d ago

... all the real RPG talent from years ago left the company a long time ago, didn't they!?

I guess the people who are still left at the company care more about making a quick buck by nickle-and-diming their customers, instead of offering them great games with value for money.

Maybe Square can join with Activision(!)

Chris3995557d ago

sadly I don't think that we'll ever see those glory days again. That was back when gaming was still a bit niche, before the big bucks came into play.

Jesus, Cliffy B (hate him, for whatever reason, mostly because of his ego) was on syndicated late-night t.v. last night; promoting GeOW3 like it was a Hollywood blockbuster.

Time have changed. This is big business now, and it's all about the cash.

SaiyanFury5556d ago (Edited 5556d ago )

@ Yi-Long

Oh I know man, believe me. I always say,"Squaresoft was a developer devoted to making great games. S-E is a corporation looking to make money".
I know it'll never be the same again, in which I thank God I kept my original PlayStation and all of my original black label Squaresoft RPGs.

@ Chris

I know man, I know. I still believe the JRPG genre never *really* left the niche category. The real lack of JRPGs this generation shows me that. The truth is in many ways, the game industry is already as big as the movie industry and schmucks like Cliffy B. or whoever are just the chest thumping chimps that try to be the Arnold Schwarzenegger of the games industry. I'm just thankful that games like Star Ocean 4 and Tales of Vesperia are around. Now, Namco-Bandai would get off their collective asses and bring it overseas already, I'd be a happy camper!

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Baka-akaB5556d ago

Hum all of you guys moaning about their rpgs didnt realise the comment was about Eidos ? Basically what SE europe stands for currently .

Godmars2905556d ago

And everyone's forgotten/forgiven them about the 360 exclusive Tomb Raider DLC that was only deleted/cut from the full game? Poorly regarded as well.

midgard2275556d ago

whats wrong with them thinking up a new story that takes up afterwards and selling it for 30 bucks on psn or live? it cud be a 20 hour experience instead of them putting full recources to make a whole sequel.

tho i know alot of u wudnt like a sequel, i just finished the game and i enjoyed it. 2 things that wuda made the game better for me personally tho, a better main villian (F'n Pope) and more limit breaks.

besides that the game picks up and is really good, i wud love to see more lightning and the others.......maybe not hope, but u know lol

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Xbox Mass layoffs Are Expected To Hit On July 2, 2025

The previously rumored mass layoffs at Xbox are expected to happen on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, according to a new rumor.

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lukasmain11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

They will have fired close to 20,000 people all up after this round of lay-offs coming, since the ABK deal announcement in January 2022. Shocking really

January 2023:
Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees, which was a significant workforce reduction.

January 2024:
Approximately 1,900 gaming employees were laid off following the Activision Blizzard acquisition.

May 2025:
Microsoft announced a further 6,000 layoffs as part of an organizational shift.

June 2025:
Additional layoffs, including 650 in the gaming business, focused on corporate and support functions

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Obscure_Observer10h ago

"They will have fired close to 20,000 people all up after this round of lay-offs coming, since the ABK deal announcement in January 2022. Shocking really"

It's not that shocking considering these numbers aren't just Xbox numbers as you're deliberately trying to make it seem for some reason.

Interestingly, another no shocking fact is that whenever Microsoft releases its quarterly earnings reports, you're quick to point out that those numbers aren't exclusive to Xbox. Yeah... go figure.

Ganif8h ago

They also fired around 2500 people across Microsoft's gaming divisions and Zenimax shortly after buying it, and before they closed down 4 studios including Arkane and Tango.

I remember Satya boasting about how compassionate he was for splitting the list 50/50 across the two companies.

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Obscure_Observer5h ago

"They also fired around 2500 people across Microsoft's gaming divisions and Zenimax shortly after buying it"

Bring your sources. I´ll wait.

1dmj3h ago

He doesn’t have any sources lol

He also forgot that Sony does layoffs too

Hereandthere9h ago

Let's hope its not as bad as socials are making it, good luck to those that unfortunately lose their jobs.

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Lightning778h ago

Could be not as bad could be horrible. But it's Ms so I'm expecting the absolute worst.

-Foxtrot8h ago

Sometimes I feel like they brought in Sarah to take the heat away from Phil.

Phil has always stuck his nose into everything Xbox related when it's something positive or at least neutral but as soon as they went the multiplatform root he's stood back and let Sarah do most of the talking in terms of PR. Now they are doing the same with layoffs.

The person who should be let go is Phil himself.

RhinoGamer885h ago

Phil and his inner circle of circle jerk bros like AG.

Obscure_Observer5h ago

"Phil has always stuck his nose into everything Xbox related when it's something positive or at least neutral but as soon as they went the multiplatform root he's stood back and let Sarah do most of the talking in terms of PR. Now they are doing the same with layoffs."

You have no idea what you´re talking about.

*IF* Microsoft decides to address the upcoming layoffs, Matt Booty will be the one in the spotlight since he is the president of XGS.

Phil will probably be on some bs drama later doing interviews telling people how "devastated" and "sorry" he is for those affected while wiping away his tears with money.

Sarah is the President of Xbox (hardware) so she will be better off taking care of hers business and let both Matt and Phil face the backlash.

Jingsing40m ago

Amen to that, All of Phil's industry peers have left or moved on in the time he has been at Xbox. He is like a football manager that doesn't know when to go. I'm almost convinced he just wants to keep holding on so he can leave on a high (egotistical). But he is just causing more damage than good.

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Looming Xbox layoffs threaten Microsoft's reputation

Even as the company sets out to overhaul the very definition of Xbox, cuts at its studios risk creating a negative image reminiscent of EA's worst era

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Jingsing4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I appreciate the article but this guy must be living in a delayed universe, The reputation was ruined 10+ years ago and hasn't recovered since. As such people have voted with their wallets and stopped buying Xbox products in large amounts.

YourMommySpoils3d ago

Their reputation was lost way before that. From the moment Microsoft said they entering the console business, we all knew it would be a downgrade.

Bathyj2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

That's not true at all the OG Xbox had drive and they had hunger and they wanted to accomplish something. It was a great console.

they didn't quite reach their goals and they gave up prematurely because they couldn't win. It was halfway through the Xbox 360 when kinect released and that was when they lost their way and we're a rudderless ship ever since

Agent752d ago

In all fairness, Xbox had some great games with online play, Xbox 360 even better. Xbox consoles started to die with the Xbox One. Ditch consoles for the PC and PS.

YourMommySpoils2d ago

@Bathyj hard to compute ay. Xbox was never better than a PC and that's all they ever were. A demo box. Doesn't get more true than that.

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isarai4d ago

What reputation is this threatening exactly? 😂

Lightning774d ago

Rumors of Turn 10 being either shut down or hit with massive lay offs is on the horizon.

The issue is MS will do something right only to do something very, very wrong. And they do this what seems calculative at this point. Doesn't matter what they do the Investors and leadership want more and more money an endless bottomless pit of purr insatiable greed. A company that acts like it's broke or hurting is what really, really infuriates me. They've surpassed apple again well over 3 trillion who acts like they're a million dollar company is fk stupid. Pivots and changes for no reason and can't do things for more than a year with out a pivot or changing their metrics.

Christopher3d ago

That would be really bad since Phil just hyped up next year as a big Forza year at Summer Game Fest.

1Victor3d ago

@christopher: “ That would be really bad since Phil just hyped up next year as a big Forza year at Summer Game Fest”
The key word big can be ether good or bad 🤷🏿only time can tell

DarXyde3d ago

First Forza being generated entirely via AI?

If any company would do it, it'd be them.

Nacho_Z2d ago

Isn't the point that it's irrelevant how profitable MS is, the suits have decided it's time that the Xbox division started making them money. Hence the layoffs, the pivots.

hennessey862d ago

That wouldn't surprise me, as motorsport has been heading down hill since the great number 4. Where as playground have consistently put out better games. I think the two studios will be merged under playground games banner.

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The 'Stop Killing Games' initiative is close to its final deadline

Ross Scott—also known as Accursed Farms on YouTube—has been fighting tooth and nail for almost a full year to help spearhead game preservation. Starting after it was announced that Ubisoft's The Crew would be shutting down, permanently ending support for the game, Scott launched the "Stop Killing Games" initiative.

That makes a twofold deadline for the Stop Killing Games initiative. Or, at least, one headed up by Scott: The UK petition, which ends July 14, and the EU Citizens' Initiative, which ends July 3.

M3talDiamond7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

If you live in the EU then Please sign this or our game ownership rights and game preservation is
at stake. I know there isnt much time left but please consider signing the petition

-Foxtrot6d ago

I never knew Ross Scott was doing this

I love Freemans Mind

Inverno6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

People whine and in the end don't do a thing. Then whine more when they get screwed some more smh. If this makes it then it'll be monumental for consumers. That Pirate software guy was no help either smh.

GazCBG5d ago

The EU Date is the 31st July not the 3rd

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