While they still own Just Cause, Outriders, and Life is Strange, the biggest game the company has in the pipeline is Final Fantasy 16, which must have a lot riding on it if Forspoken dropped the ball. Last year, Square Enix sold off a vast majority of its western IPs and studios to Embracer Group for $300 million.

Who will care about Forspoken once Resident Evil 4 Remake, Wo Long, or Like a Dragon: Ishin releases? But with a large selection of massive games coming in the next few weeks, it’s also safe to assume that time is running out to get physical copies off shelves and into people’s hands. It’s safe to assume that this game was released with far higher aspirations than being placed on a half price sale not even a month from launch. This is obviously a rough look for Forspoken. This is despite several months of marketing and Square Enix’s backing. It appears as though this sentiment was widely held by the general gaming audience, as the game sold worse on PC than Hi-Fi Rush, a game that was hot dropped alongside its announcement.

You can check out the Forspoken launch trailer here!

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