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\nSquare Enix will review its development system to improve the quality of its games, company president Takashi Kiryu has announced.\n<\/p>\n

\nKiryu’s comments were made during Square Enix’s latest financial results briefing, Bloomberg<\/a> reported, during which he indicated a policy of reducing outsourced development and focusing on large-scale games developed in-house, with the aim of boosting both the quality of games and profit margins.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe new system is set to be announced in spring, with multiple sources at the conference call stating it will be in effect in April. That would align with the company’s new financial year.\n<\/p>\n

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Square Enix will review its development system to improve the quality of its games, company president Takashi Kiryu has announced. Kiryu’s comments were made during Square Enix’s latest financial results briefing, Bloomberg reported, during which he indicated a policy of reducing outsourced development and focusing on large-scale games developed in-house, with the aim of boosting both the quality of games and profit margins. The new system is set to be announced in spring, with multiple sources at the conference call stating it will be in effect in April. That would align with the company’s new financial year. 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