The global pandemic has had disruptive effects on many production sectors during 2020, with the videogame sector being affected above all by delays in the development processes of new productions.
The whole year has in fact witnessed multiple cases of video game postponements, from Cyberpunk 2077 to The Last of Us Part 2, passing through Marvel’s Avengers. During the month of October, Square Enix reiterated the impact of the Coronavirus on its activities. Following the need to preserve the health of employees and to comply with the regulations promulgated in many countries around the world, the development teams have continued their activities in smart-working, with a slowdown in creative rhythms.
Now, on the eve of the debut of the next generation consoles, Square Enix confirms this fact once again. In the latest financial report, the videogame giant reports a “impact on roadmaps relating to development of our new titles due to the interruptions in the work of external third parties to which we had delegated a part of our production efforts“The outsourcing activities, it is specified, have been slowed down by the consequences of the pandemic Coronavirus. The games in question, whose identity remains mysterious, have now been recalendarized for the fiscal years 2022 e 2023.
At the moment, it is impossible to try to speculate on what games are involved. In fact, Square Enix has several productions in the pipeline with no public release date, including Final Fantasy XVI O Projet Athia per PS5. On the other hand, it is also likely that the company is also working on projects not yet announced.
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