So if you've been following the news, you might remember that Square Enix is in something of a kerfuffle (well, without Wada, I guess you can call it a drought).
And here comes some more bad news - Tomb Raider, Hitman: Absolution, and Sleeping Dogs have all underperformed for the company.
By how much? Well...
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So, to recap: 3.4 million copies sold in less than a month is a slow start. Okay. Seriously, it just begs the question... What the hell were they expecting? What the hell did the budgets look like? Did they burn money in late night bonfires or what?
Considering their financial woes, these extremely unrealistic sales expectations might be their final fantasy.
And here comes some more bad news - Tomb Raider, Hitman: Absolution, and Sleeping Dogs have all underperformed for the company.
By how much? Well...
Sleeping Dogs has sold an estimated 1.75 million copies to day, followed by Tomb Raider at 3.4 million and Hitman at 3.6 million. Square Enix blames these "slows sales" in part for its "extraordinary" financial losses this year.
So, to recap: 3.4 million copies sold in less than a month is a slow start. Okay. Seriously, it just begs the question... What the hell were they expecting? What the hell did the budgets look like? Did they burn money in late night bonfires or what?
Considering their financial woes, these extremely unrealistic sales expectations might be their final fantasy.