Well there you go
The same square enix that put Outriders on game pass and a bunch of its back catalogue on the system? They must really loathe Xbox then.
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Even the recent GP deals are literally the b tier of their line-up: Outriders was meant to be the b tier GaaS vs Avengers (but that thing backfired), DQ games are years old ports of b tier games. The FF GP deal is a joke, after 2 years we havenāt even seen all the games and the majority already left. When Iāll see a new big profile SE game on GP Iād say that MS has a good relationship with them. Without even considering skipping the platform for 4-5 consecutive high profile games, come on.
Square hasnāt made a good FF in 20 years
edit: scratch that, make 21
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The only Square games being locked up are Main FF games that Sony are intent on associating with Playstation and Forsaken lol.
You are right about that but i am sure Square now sees the value of outriders and While Dragon Quest isnāt my type of game a lot of people were pumped when it finally came to xbox. it was the same with octopath and will be the same with persona.
That fact that DQ11 was even on Xbox, let alone in Gamepass, is somewhat mind blowing. If you think thatās indicative of a bad relationship, then I donāt know what to say other than I think youāre wildly mistaken.
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Iām sure itās just money.
Sony got there first and showed a good amount of cash.
Xbox just needs to show how much more money theyāll get by getting the game on GP + gaining free money from MS.
Come on, it arrived like 3 years later and MS 100% paid for the full package: imo itās not a sign of that big relationship.
How much money? Itās clear 1$ from MS is not like 1$ from Sony, otherwise it wouldnāt happen so often.
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I certainly donāt think thereās a bad relationship there like you suggested. I think āItās complicatedā is the best way to sum up the relationship between MS and SE. 
But yes, getting DQ (old games or not) on Xbox is a big deal since itās never been on Xbox.
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God only knows, I personally voted with my wallet, considering I bought FF15 and other FFs and then SE neglected me the next big installments (fortunately they are mediocre, so no big deal).
I dont think its complicated at all. Guaranteed money >>>>>>>>> anything else.
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Like I said Sony got there first, and arranged the deal first.
Outriders absolutely exploded on GP and Iām absolutely sure that square regrets all these timed exclusivities now.
A GP deal will offer: MS deal money, GP instant audience + potential purchases that come with it, PlayStation platform launch with more money from purchases there.
Itās a better deal by a mile.
Donāt be so sure, SE management is thick-headed, otherwise the company would have had a totally different output in the last 20 years.
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Thatās what I mean. I donāt think they love or hate each other, itās just business.
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Letās see the coming years, Iām sure new games that are starting development now wonāt skip Xbox anymore, only if Sony is insane and wasting a ton of money on these deals.
The problem is that Iām not sure of this, as I said MS would never be guaranteed a SE game if they donāt buy the company. If even SEGA realized that multiplaforms global releases are betterā¦lmao
That is why they need to grow Game Pass to like 50 million or more because by then you are making bank and then some.
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I donāt want to brag butā¦damn, it feels good to be someone who hates the Final Fantasy franchise and couldnāt give a shit what platform those games are on
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