I don't see anything in the news about them not taking risks going forward? And in fact, there was ALSO news yesterday that they've teamed up with TSB (a Japanese broadcasting company) to create a new game from a new IP, planned for worldwide release. Sounds pretty risky to me!

I'm all for cashgrab when it comes to tie-in merchandise. I've bought the first Encyclopedia Eorzea and have an FFXIV music box and have TWO Alisaie figurines. But I would like to see games that focus on quality. Because personally, I was underwhelmed by FFXVI (it's a good game! Just, not as great as I was expecting) and I feel Rebirth is a hot mess of TOO MANY UNNECESSARY MINI-GAMES.