Forspoken flop leads Luminous Productions to dissolve into Square Enix By Sean Lawson, 28 Feb 2023 FollowtopicsForspokenSquare EnixPlayStation 5Sean Lawson Luminous Productions has now integrated into the Square Enix brand following Forspoken's lukewarm PS5 reception.Forspoken hasn't been the surefire success that Luminous Productions or Square Enix were hoping for. While we enjoyed the game — which can be seen in our Forspoken review — and had a blast earning all of the Forspoken trophies, it just wasn't enough for the game to be a hit. Following Forspoken's lackluster PS5 performance, Luminous Productions has now dissolved into Square Enix.Forspoken's recent flop leads to Luminous Productions dissolving into Square Enix!Luminous Productions has now integrated into Square EnixThe announcement was made through Square Enix's official website and it probably doesn't come as that big of a surprise for many of you reading this. The blog doesn't state where Luminous Productions will be placed within Square Enix, potentially Luminous will be spread throughout the various teams to help with all of the different IPs that Square Enix has in its repertoire — though that is just speculation on our part.From the blog, President and Representative Director, Yosuke Matsuda, announced that Square Enix: "will merge its wholly owned subsidiary Luminous Productions Co., Ltd. into its wholly owned subsidiary SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. effective Monday, May 1, 2023.The merger is part of the Company’s efforts to further bolster the competitive prowess of the Group’s development studios, a goal set forth under its current medium-term business strategy... Combining the two entities will further enhance the Group’s ability to develop HD games."Frey is slightly confuzzled by the merger it seemsWhat do you make of this whole situation? Are you surprised to see Luminous Productions dissolved into Square Enix? Do you believe Forspoken had any involvement in this decision? I guess Forspoken won't be making it onto our best PS5 games list after all. Sound off in the comments down below and let us know what you think!More Forspoken stories: Forspoken DLC coming to PS5 exclusive, even if it didn’t sell well The original Forspoken writer says it 'was nothing like the final game' Forspoken PS5 patch shows devs are 'committed' to tackling criticism Forspoken guide: The best starting support spells to prioritise Dead Space and Forspoken debut on most played PS5, PS4 games chart PlayStation 5 Written by Sean LawsonSean is a Staff Writer with a focus on the geekiest Sony news. He writes stories about unobtainable PlayStation trophies, the best PS Plus games, as well as RPGs and Fighting games. He is also excited for Tekken 8, Dragon Age Dreadwolf, and Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty to launch on PS5. Sean’s favourite games include Mass Effect, Tomb Raider, Tekken, and Persona.