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Square Enix Admits They Take Too Long To Make Games

April 28, 2009 in Interview comments 11

If you're a fan of Square Enix games and believe they take too long to release their games, you're not the only one...
In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada admitted that his company takes too long to produce games. Go to the source for the full article.

Square Enix president and CEO, Yoichi Wada, has told GamesIndustry.biz that he believes his company takes too long to produce new games, and that cost performance and quality are not mutually exclusive facets in game production.

"In reality I think the issues we have are basically the same. On one side you might say that because of the budgetary constraints they released the games without having the games polished to perfection, but on the other side we take too long to release the game.
Miss Razz via gamesindustry.biz »
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  • 1
    Storm Apr 28, 09
    I don't care how long they take, in fact, I don't care how long any gaming company takes to develop a game...just make it worth the wait, make it the best they can. A lot of companies have to sacrifice aspects of their games due to the budget and time they have to work with it. SE gets to work at their own pace, so their games should come out decent enough.
  • 1
    StarJet Apr 28, 09
    I really don't care about this much. Yeah, it'll be cool if they can give me KH: BBS and FF: Agito XIII soon, but I just want the games to be good. Take time, but make good games. Then I'll be happy.
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    carouselambra Apr 28, 09
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    Cruxis Mana Apr 28, 09
    Nice to see they've acknowledged the fact and taken it on board though.

    Hopefully things will go smoother once they've got Crystal Tools working properly.
  • 5
    kik36 Apr 28, 09
    All I'm asking for is simultaneous world-wide releases!!
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      King X2 Apr 28, 09
      I know. For example, Japan gets Super Smash Brothers Brawl in Winter, the US gets it in Spring, and poor Australia and Europe doesn't get the game until Summer and Fall of the same year. Everyone was already talking about the game on Neo, and those who didn't get it yet already new quite a lot about SSBB's many flaws, which ruined their anticipation a bit.

      I say they take a long time to make a quality game, and then release it simultaneously (or at least within a few weeks)
  • 0
    Anubis Apr 28, 09
    I have a new respect for Square Enix for admitting this.

    But srsly...

    Carouselambra has the right idea.
  • 1
    phowell23 Apr 28, 09
    How not surpring, next thing ya know Nintendo will come out and say the Wii's online service sucks.
  • 1
    Big A2 Apr 28, 09
    All they need to do is announce games later on in their development.

    Or they can just be typical Square Enix and get the hype machine rolling early.
  • 0
    Fallen Royalty Apr 29, 09
    Doesn't matter how long they take. I'd prefer a game that's not rushed.
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    Flippy Apr 29, 09
    Never really noticed, There's a lot of games out right now that I've completely forgotten about Kingdom hearts on occasions. :3

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