Square Enix – Corona made us stand still

Square Enix – Corona made us stand still

Chief executive of Square Enix, Yosuke Matsuda, stated ithat the coronavirus pandemic caused “time to stand still” in a recent interview with The Financial Times.

When it comes to production of the company’s new titles the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have caused consumer video game spending to rise considerably.

But it seems a number of key Japanese video game development companies were impacted severely by the restrictions of developing big budget games from home.

it seems a number of future titles from the development studio will be pushed back due to the situation.

Yosuke Matsuda about developing during Corona

There is also a considerable impact on the production side. It will resonate in the future. What we are selling now may have provided some positive aspects, but on the negative side time has stood still in terms of production.

We couldn’t develop anything. That is where the impact will come