In a recent candid interview with gamesindustry.biz, Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda opened up about the publishers slate of Western-developed titles ranging from Tomb Raider to Deus Ex. Where the recent Deus Ex: Mankind Divided failed to meet sales expectations.

"We have never said anything about discontinuing that title but for some reason that's the rumour out on the market," Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda. "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."


Which rings true when you factor in both the next Tomb Raider title and the deal recently signed with Marvel. Both projects that have no doubt put plans for the continuation of Deus Ex on hold. And we say hold because the Mankind Divided ended in a cliff-hanger, so whatever comes next may not be the third game originally sketched out. Eidos Montreal, the studio and creative team behind the recent re-imagining of the Deus Ex series, is one of the studio hard at work on the multi-game, multi-year Marvel and Square Enix partnership. So it could be a while.

It's a great interview, which also covers the recent success of Fina Fantasy XV, so be sure to check it out.