Square Enix Joins Steam

By Chris Faylor, Feb 24, 2009 8:40am PST Titles from Final Fantasy series developer Square Enix will soon begin appearing on Valve's PC digital distribution platform Steam, the two companies announced today.

The Last Remnant on Xbox 360

Coming April 9, the PC version of The Last Remnant will be Square's first Steam release, and will also integrate Steamworks for as-yet-unspecified functionality. The action-RPG arrived on Xbox 360 last fall, with a PlayStation 3 release due later on.

The announcement added that Square will "continue to add to its roster of games on Steam" in North America and Europe, but did not specify any other titles or pricing. Supreme Commander 2, which Square is publishing, represents a likely candidate.

"Square Enix is committed to delivering the best quality titles to PC gamers and distribution on Steam is one of the many steps we are taking to increase accessibility for fans in North America and PAL territories," said Square Enix CEO John Yamamoto.

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They should replace Play Online with Steam here in the states, and have FFXI just run through the launcher, it would be awesome to cut out that terrible piece of software.

Feb 24, 2009 11:24am PST

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- Even better, make a new MMO that isn't a horrific grind-fest designed for people with no lives. : synic0

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"in North America"? :|

Feb 24, 2009 9:26am PST

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"in North America"? :| : Smurfy12
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  Yup... Steam sux in that respect. When will they start rolling stuff out globally? Seriously... : l0s7man
  - Steam can sell games anywhere. It's up to the publisher to decide that. : Chris Remo
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    It's not Steam, it's up to the publishers to allow it to happen. And in that regard, most other digita... : zehh
    - It is up to publishers, true enough. But Steam could set some policy; like everywhere or nowhere. It k... : l0s7man

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How is the gameplay on this one? The youtube videos look like it is a giant cluster fuck with like 20+ enemies to deal with at a given battle.

Feb 24, 2009 11:47am PST

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How is the gameplay on this one? The youtube videos look like it is a giant cluster fuck with like 20+ e... : DewFuel
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- watch the game trailers review. you control groups of guys that you customize, not everyone individually.... : kevp

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Wow. What other games could they even release to PC?

Feb 24, 2009 9:10am PST

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Wow. What other games could they even release to PC? : tomservo
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- Final Fantasy 7, 8 & 11. And ummmm. : Gnerma
- any of them? : senor135
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  And X? And Dragon Quests? All the remakes they've been doing? : critch
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  - Bingo. : MeestaNob
  - I'm already sold on that. : silverback1138

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Oh man, if Square starts releasing PC games...it's over for me.

If FF7 hits Steam, i will definitely buy it and re-live those glorious 70hrs of gameplay.

Feb 24, 2009 9:44am PST

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Eidos was the second PC developer they bought. I know both of the developers they bought also made console games, but they also made most of their titles on PC as well. I predicted in the comments on the eidos buyout either they were joining the PC Market or were going to try to compete with it. It looks like they are joining it.

The fact that a console only developer is joining the PC market just shows that PC gaming is not dead. I see no reason why they would want to develop PC games if it really is "dead".

Feb 24, 2009 11:19am PST

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Eidos was the second PC developer they bought. I know both of the developers they bought also made consol... : coolbreezr
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  Ugh what? Square Enix is a console only developer? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Square_Enix_g... : SlingBlaze
  - Historically, they really are. They released two of their PSX FF titles on the PC, but they were shitty, ... : Vincent Grayson

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I don't really have in interest in this game, but I may pick this one up simply to support Square-Enix. Like I said before, The Last Remnant team seems to be composed of all the "newbies" at S-E. At least, in the LR Benchmark Tool there were a lot of dumb problems: wooden animation and graphical glitches.

Feb 24, 2009 10:38am PST

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  I watched the benchmark 2x and don't remember seeing graphical glitches. Or maybe its because they're... : rjklevels
  - I saw a few like i remember the guys shield thing was going through stuff but honestly i didn't mind. (... : SlingBlaze

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Did... did that guy have four arms?

I think I have a sudden requirement to play this game.

Feb 24, 2009 10:48am PST

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Did... did that guy have four arms? I think I have a sudden requirement to play this game. : Mentor
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- There's huge fish dudes, cat people with four arms, probably some other races I've forgotten. : Vincent Grayson

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FF7 optimized plz. kthxbi

been awhile since I played that one, never quite finished either.

Feb 24, 2009 8:45am PST

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FF7 optimized plz. kthxbi been awhile since I played that one, never quite finished either. : vertdang
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Alright SquareEnix!
At a way to move forward in this scarry convoluted market. Exclusivity is suicide now.
This will keep them relevent, nice to see some business sense. Now bring on a modern FF7 PC update!

Feb 24, 2009 11:03am PST

Alright SquareEnix! At a way to move forward in this scarry convoluted market. Exclusivity is suicide no... : XerXes

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Cmon Square Enix bring all your games catalog to Steam. and remake FFVII

Feb 24, 2009 10:27am PST

Cmon Square Enix bring all your games catalog to Steam. and remake FFVII : PredatorPR

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I'm not particlarly interested in Last Remnant, but I do love this news.

Feb 24, 2009 9:56am PST

I'm not particlarly interested in Last Remnant, but I do love this news. : avatar_58

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I doubt I'll be getting this-not a JRPG fan-but for people who might, there's actually a benchmark tool to see how well it runs on your system: http://dl.square-enix.co.jp/remnant/jp/TheLastRemnantBenchmark.zip

Seems pretty optimized from what I heard.

Feb 24, 2009 9:10am PST

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I doubt I'll be getting this-not a JRPG fan-but for people who might, there's actually a benchmark tool t... : Autocrawler
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- The game uses Unreal Engine 3 so it should run fine with the usual texture loading issues (see Mass Effec... : MH Knights

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not only can i play 60+ hour RPGs on my computer now, but i don't have to leave my chair to get them

ah the luxuries of modern living

Feb 24, 2009 8:59am PST

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- 60+ ? start downloading emulators and you can have 1000+ :D emulators are actually encouraged by a lot of... : kempps

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So are they going to come out with TLR on retail for PC as well? Or just through Steam?

Going through Steam alone (or maybe just digital distribution alone) would be coo

Feb 24, 2009 9:31am PST

So are they going to come out with TLR on retail for PC as well? Or just through Steam? Going through ... : Schnapple

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By: l0s7man x Show Full Post

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Goodie! Last Remnant might be fun ;-)

There were some complaints about the engine on the consoles though... I hope the PC version will be better.

I haven't played JRPG for a loooong while now and it sure will be a nice change from hardcore PC games.

"Square Enix is committed to delivering the best quality titles to PC" -> FFXIII on PC?

Who knows? I remember when nVidia boasted FFXIII on their website. Square-Enix later 'clarified' that it's developed *ON* PC's not *FOR* PC's and FFXIII disappeared from nVidia's website...

Who knows...

Feb 24, 2009 8:56am PST

Goodie! Last Remnant might be fun ;-) There were some complaints about the engine on the consoles thou... : l0s7man

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