Didn’t even make it two years
In late 2014 Square Enix announced the formation of a new subsidiary company,Shinra Technologies. TheFinal Fantasy VII-nodding company name works on two levels, as Shinra’s focus was cloud gaming, aiming to “break the stranglehold of having a fixed amount of hardware resources.”
Shinra’s aim was to deliver high-performance games — “revolutionary game experiences” — without users needing computers (or any dedicated hardware) that cost thousands of dollars; instead, far off, dedicated supercomputers would power these experiences that could be played on much less impressive tech. In early 2015 the company showed off a huge open world tech demo with thousands of colorful imp monsters flying about. Later in the year the company announced a partnershipwith Human Head(Prey 2, RIP) to work on a game.
Now, the company’s site hasgone dark. The Wall Street Journal’sTakashi Mochizukispotted a releasein Japanesethat points to Shinra Technologies being dissolved, according to Mochizuki, “due to lack of third-party [investors].” The release also cites a related “extraordinary loss” of 2 billion yen (roughly $16.9 million) for the fiscal year ending June 29, 2025. New York-based Shinra Technologies will be completely liquidated by July 20, 2025, while subsidiary Shinra Technologies Japan will be gone by July 17, 2025.
