What is Square Enix DOING?

✩ Video Version ✩
► https://youtu.be/kLHXgWWkPgk

SOCIAL LINKS
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✩ Derek ✩
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✩ Baku ✩
►Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BakusanJRPG
►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BakusanJRPG

GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS
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►07/21 River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKXgah05RHY
►07/27 Kuro no Kiseki PS5 (Japan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpdfoc0tDI
►07/28 Trails of Cold Steel I-IV and Trails into the Reverie Box (Japan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DVivvj3Xc0

EXPERIENCE POINTS
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►A Swordcraft Story Spiritual Successor: Maglam Lord!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHADB70NQwI

EXTERNAL LINKS
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►05/10 Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Digital Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG30woadwb0
►05/18 Pokemon: Hisuian Snow
https://www.youtube.com/pokemon
►The Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fghzYfngr1w
►Yuji Naka Tweets about Square Enix
https://twitter.com/nakayuji/status/1519648947932860416?s=20&t=geadBuehW3rvvctT-CIygQ
►Square Enix Press Release on Embracer Group aquisition
https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/20220502%20A_Press%20Release_fin.pdf
►Atelier Sophie 2 life size figure trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJezldK2-Us
►Golden Week Sale
SE: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/1012195/view/3181238331237582797
Capcom: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33273264/sale/GoldenWeek
Bandai Namco: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/BANDAINAMCO/sale/bandainamcosale
Koei Tecmo: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/koeitecmo2022
Spike Chunsoft: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/SPIKECHUNSOFT/sale/GW2022
Nippon Ichi: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/nisa/sale/NISAGoldenWeekSale
Sega: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36333614/sale/SEGAGoldenWeek
Degica Games: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Degica/sale/golden-week

Timestamps
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0:00:07 Welcome Back to HitPoint!
0:01:34 Where were we Sunday?
0:03:09 SuperDerek Narrowly Avoids Death

Viewer Feedback:
0:04:34 XB3 was likely delayed for Splatoon
0:06:29 Holding out hope for Zelda's 35th
0:08:09 SEGA x ATLUS
0:09:29 Remember the Persona Anniversary?
0:10:34 Inflation Debation
0:11:49 International Voicemail Options!
0:13:29 Guilty Pleasures and RPGs we can't get into!
0:24:41 In-Game Ads Vs Game Preservation

Update to previously released games
0:33:36 MH Rise Sunbreak Date revealed
0:36:19 Relayer Feature Update
0:38:29 Feature Updates After Release suck.
0:41:29 The Caveat: Games that rely on Online

New Game Announcements
0:42:29 R-Type Tactics I and II remakes announced
0:44:34 What a unique genre twist!
0:46:09 SuperDerek's Hidden Gem Asteroids-like RPG
0:48:32 Maglam Lord Coming to PC via Steam
0:49:54 River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
0:51:29 River City Saga Trailer Review
0:52:55 Trails of Cold Steel & Reverie Box Set
0:54:07 Trails Box Set Trailer Review
0:55:15 Kuro No Kiseki coming to PS5
0:57:14 SuperDerek thinks 4K/60 is over-rated
0:59:17 Baku learns that Emulation is a thing
1:00:22 Does GPU Horsepower really matter?

Anime News
1:04:52 Pokemon: Hisuian Snow
1:06:51 The Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal
1:07:24 Trailer Review

Industry News
1:10:22 Yuji Naka sues Square Enix
1:12:17 We are not Japanese Lawyers, grains of salt etc.
1:13:32 Naka's aversion to YouTube Promotions
1:15:37 Naka's Conflict with Arzest
1:16:32 Twitter Allegations
1:17:12 This is way out of the norm in Japan
1:18:27 Square Enix is not a monolith
1:23:56 Square Enix Sells to Embracer Group for $300M
1:26:47 Deal also includes debt reduction
1:29:59 Some additional clarification
1:31:31 Square Enix states their "core business" is in the digital entertainment domain
1:33:47 Let's talk about Blockchain...
1:38:32 Is this just a Sunk Costs Fallacy?
1:40:52 Sony to Require Devs to Provide Free Trials
1:44:47 Will this burden indie game devls?
1:47:04 If SuperDerek ran Sony...

Merch drops:
1:51:54 Atelier Sophie 2 $47k Statue
1:52:35 Trailer reaction
1:54:53 The Ingenious Twist
2:00:55 Kingdom Hearts 20th anniversary Pins boxes
2:04:51 Golden Week sales!
2:09:19 Let us know what you get!

Housekeeping:
2:09:36 What's Baku Doing?
2:11:21 What's Derek Doing?

Responding to SuperChats
2:13:26 Chances of HD2D Treatment for Quintet Games?
2:19:06 Cup of Noodles Talk
2:20:29 Do we count digital games in our collection?
2:24:01 Closing Thoughts