Forspoken, the recently released fantasy RPG from Luminous Productions, has experienced “lackluster” sales, according to a recent quarterly financial results briefing from Square Enix. The actual Forspoken sales numbers were not reported in the document.

Here’s the full statement from the financial results briefing: 

Reviews of “FORSPOKEN,” which we released on January 24, 2023, have been challenging. However, the game has also received positive feedback on its action features, including its parkour and combat capabilities, so it has yielded results that will lead to improvement of our development capabilities of other games in the future. That said, its sales have been lackluster, and while the performance of new titles with February and March release dates will be the ultimate determinant, we see considerable downside risk to our FY2023/3 earnings.

A Q&A session with Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda was also held during the briefing. One of the questions involved Forspoken’s potential impact on Square Enix’s financial results.

Q: How much impact could “FORSPOKEN,” which you launched in January, have on your 4Q FY2023/3 results?

A: I will refrain from answering that question in quantitative terms, partly because the title has just been released, and partly because the answer will hinge on how sales will trend once we have rolled out some forthcoming promotional initiatives.

The response seems to indicate that Square Enix will continue to promote Forspoken, though it’s unclear when they plan on doing so. The “initiatives” may refer to possible promotional campaigns for Forspoken’s DLC, In Tanta We Trust, which is still set to release this summer after Luminous Productions merged with Square Enix.

Source: Square Enix Quarterly Financial Results Briefing (pdf)