TODAY (AUGUST 6), SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCED ITS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR Q1 (APRIL TO JUNE THIS YEAR) FY24-25. According to the data, the sales volume in this quarter was 69.915 billion yen (about 3.437 billion yuan), a decrease of 18.4% compared with the same period in Q1 of fiscal year 2024, and the operating profit reached 10.844 billion yen (about 533 million yuan), an increase of 250.1% over the same period.
According to the financial report, due to the lack of new releases in this fiscal year, sales in the digital entertainment business decreased compared with the same period last year, to 43.905 billion yen, a decrease of 29.6%; However, operating profit was 9.771 billion yen, up 255.9% year-on-year.
In terms of MMOs, sales and profit increased to 12.5 billion yen and sales profit of 6.6 billion yen. Final Fantasy 14's latest major expansion, Legacy of Gold 7.0, will be released on July 2, 2024, and Dragon Quest 10 Update 7.1 will also be released on July 10, 2024.
In addition, in terms of mobile and web games, although the games in operation are currently weak, they still achieved an increase in profit due to the optimization of operating costs.