Square Enix sold off Western studios due to concern of Japanese game sales being "cannibalised"

In its most recent quarterly earnings call, Square Enix explained its reasoning behind selling off its Western studios. Back in May, Square Enix announced it was selling off Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal, the studios behind Tomb Raider and Deus Ex respectively. Now, as reported by Polygon, Square Enix has explained in its financial results that this is due to the fact that games from its Western studios might have been cannibalising the sales of its other games, according to analyst David ...