The company – which has been on something of a purchasing spree lately – has agreed to acquire three of Square Enix’s Western studios (Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal), alongside a suite of IP that once belonged to Square Enix.
“Going forward, the company’s development function will comprise its studios in Japan, Square Enix External Studios, and Square Enix Collective,” said the publisher.
It’s no secret that Square Enix has been publically disappointed in its Western studios and the performance of its non-Japanese IP.
“The company’s overseas studios will continue to publish franchises such as Just Cause, Outriders, and Life is Strange.”