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Square Enix Shuts Down Mobile Games Amid Market Decline
8/28/2025
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- Square Enix will cease services for Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius and Dragon Quest of the Stars on October 31, 2025, due to technical issues.
- Developers are worried about Japan's declining mobile game market, facing rising costs and oversaturation.
- The domestic online game market fell to around $7.48 billion in 2024, affecting the viability of gacha games.
