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Square CEO Says Reports Of Deus Ex's Demise Are Premature
After reports emerged earlier this year that Square Enix put the Deus Ex series on hiatus following the lukewarm reception of Mankind Divided, many took the news to mean the series was effectively dead. Not so fast says Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda.
"We have never said anything about discontinuing that title but for some reason that's the rumor out on the market," clarified Matsuda in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz. "What I can say is Eidos Montreal has always developed Deus Ex, and the issue is we do not have limitless resources. We have several big titles that we work with and that's partly a factor in what our line-up looks like. Of course, it would be ideal if we could work on all of them all of the time, but the fact of the matter is some titles have to wait their turn. The reason there isn't a Deus Ex right now is just a product of our development line-up because there are other titles we are working on."
Along with Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal is currently spearheading the development of a new Avengers title that was teased during the announcement of the partnership between Square Enix and Marvel Studios.
Despite not having a Deux Ex project in development, Matsuda says the publisher considers the franchise "very important. We are already internally discussing and exploring what we want to do with the next installment of it."
Our Take
Deus Ex may not be headed toward a funeral just yet, but given the underperformance of the past two games you can't blame Square Enix for taking a break.
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