And discusses rumours of Square Enix-Sony buyout.
“I left because things were missing at head office.
And that was quite clear.”
“It was clear that we had great IPs that were sleeping on the shelf.
“You don’t hit it off all the time.
And we were close, but just missing some finishing touches.”
“We were dumbfounded,” D’Astous said.
“The pressure was starting to build, and my employees towards me, me towards my superiors.
And I didn’t like what I saw.
“There was really a lack of leadership, courage, and communication.
“I was losing hope that Square Enix Japan would bring great things to Eidos.
I was losing confidence in my headquarters in London.
They didn’t reach expectations.'
And they did that strictly for certain games that were done outside of Japan.”
I heard rumours that Sony said they’re really interested in Square Enix Tokyo, but not the rest.
So, I think [Square Enix CEO Yosuke] Matsuda-san put it like a garage sale.
“It was a train wreck in slow motion, to my eyes, anyway,” he concluded.
“It was predictable that the train was not going in a good direction.
And maybe that justified $300m.
That’s really not a lot.
That doesn’t make sense.”
The full interview onGamesIndustry.bizis well worth a read.
