With sales being so abysmal on Xbox I mean it's hard to tell
When these exclusivity agreements were signed, the situation was very different from the current one. Not to mention that there is no explanation for the absence of a day one version on PC, for example.
A feeling that the platform is cratering.
Then feeling can be different from reality.....
Reality tells you that ALL publishers and Studios have seen/see it interesting to launch their games on XBOX and that the only absences are those when Sony's money makes an appearance so preventing an XBOX version.
That is to say, perhaps the feeling should be to wonder why this situation occurs. And the logic answer is simple, because it means that XBOX (for one reason or another) can be a platform for which launching games is profitable/interesting.
In fact, you have an explanation from the new head of Square himself explaining the reason for the move to multiplatformity and the benefits of also launching games on certain platforms even if these are not where the majority of sales are going to focus:
In summary
-The ports are not expensive to make
-Larger potential user base
-More visibility and free marketing due to the need of platform owners to show that Square's game is on their platform and that favors sales in general (SEGA, Capcom say the same). He even gave the graphic example of the game in which a platform owner (clearly indicating Xbox) puts up a huge advertising billboard in the center of New York promoting the game, YouTube, medias and that helps increase visibility on the rest of the platforms as well. Not to mention the possibilities of making profits or offset development costs also in subsequent launches in subscription services.
But I guess they follow the same route as Sega at this point with various games hitting GP and launching as multiplats day 1 (where contracts allow).
cireza crying. Please support him during these tough times.
