It's a well-known fact at this point that Final Fantasy 14 is Square Enix's breadwinner. It's regularly cited as the company's biggest source of income, but I've been getting the feeling that the golden goose is about to go on life support: There's been a noticeable growing weariness during latest expansion Dawntrail, seeing subscription numbers tick down, and a feeling that the MMO—and Square's overreliance on it as a money machine—is teetering on the edge.
It's something that has not gone unnoticed among higher ups at the company, it seems. During a recent shareholder meeting—with snippets shared by investment reporter Yuzz on X—president Takashi Kiryu was questioned as to whether he was aware that the game had "experienced a decline in game quality and a loss of fans" since Dawntrail's release.
