Square Enix has said that money raised from the sale of a large part of its western development arm won’t be reinvested in NFTs and blockchain.
Gearbox owner Embracer announced on May 2 that it is to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, Square Enix Montreal and a catalogue of IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief and Legacy of Kain for $300 million.
Square Enix said at the time that “the transaction enables the launch of new businesses by moving forward with investments in fields including blockchain, AI, and the cloud”.
However, during the Japanese publisher’s full-year financial results briefing on May 13 (which has today been published in English), president Yosuke Matsuda said the money from the sale will be used to strengthen the company’s core games business.
“Rather than using the proceeds from the divestiture in new investment domains such as NFT and blockchain, we intend to use them primarily to fund our efforts to foster solid IP and to enhance our development...
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