However, Square Enix says that the company will keep Outriders on board. The company is currently letting go of its Tomb Raider and Deus Ex series along with the studios that make these games. READ MORE Off The Grid is a Battle Royale by District 9 Director Neill Blomkampĭespite its horrible sales, Square Enix is holding onto Outriders. So this lack of profit news is a stark contrast to that statement. However, Square Enix, who published the game, did mention last year that Outriders did exceed their expectations – something most of their games fail to do. In fact, Square Enix didn’t make any money from the game at all. New financial reports from People Can Fly confirmed that the game failed to meet its expected revenue. It seems the nasty launch affected game sales and Outriders didn’t make a profit.

The game’s online-only model crashed at launch with players losing progress and server issues preventing gamers from playing the game for almost a week after launch. Outriders was released back in April 2021 to a rocky start.

The team behind the Outriders, People Can Fly revealed that their RPG shooter didn’t do too well in 2021 despite launching on Xbox Game Pass.

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