Published by Square Enix and developed by Platinum Games, the ARPG “Babylon’s Fall” continued to be in a slump following its listing. The average number of players recently was less than 100, and overseas was found in the PC Steam version in May. It is even worse when there is only 1 player online.
The Fall of Babylon, which was made in 3A specifications and sold at 3A game standards for $59.99, has been underwhelming since it went on sale in early March, when it was rumored that The minimum number of people online on the Steam version has dropped to single digitsand according to Steamchart records, at 7:00 am on May 4th, only 1 player in the PC version of the world is still playing “The Fall of Babylon”.
There are many reasons for the failure of “The Fall of Babylon”. For example, the game is not released globally but in a limited region (Taiwan is locked), and the repetitive design of character modules and content has been criticized by players. More importantly, in the The same $59.99 overseas price was completely overshadowed by the Elden Ring, which hit stores in late February.
Of course, “The Fall of Babylon” did not give up, Platinum Studios firstIndicates that the second season of the update has been completedwhile offering a 30% special price in mid-April, but these measures seem to be unable to arouse the interest of the player market.
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As for Square Enix earlier this month alsoResell 3 studios including Eidos Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, etc. in one goTo Embracer Group, transfer a total of 50 game IPs from the three series of “Tomb Raider”, “Hack Invasion” and “Legacy of Kain”.
Square Enix claims the shift is to “drive investment in blockchain, artificial intelligence and cloud technologies, enabling new business possibilities.”