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Square Enix share price drops amid claims Final Fantasy 16 didn’t meet ‘high end’ expectations
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this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
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"Failed to meet expectations" has got to be the most overused expression from executives. Strangely though, somehow, it makes enough money for these companies to stay in business. Almost like whatever their "expectations" were was so fucking sky-high it wasn't realistic or obtainable.
To paraphrase something Jim Sterling said "they could make all of the fucking money in the world on a release. Every penny, every dollar and euro. Every last yen, won, rupee and ruble. And next year shareholders would ask how they're going to top it as if there was still any fucking money to be made because they think perpetual fucking growth is a thing."