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History

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Square Enix Headquarters in 2013.

Dive In was a streaming service operated by Square Enix separately from their other streaming service in Shinra Technologies.[1] The service focused on three day rentals for mobile devices with costs ranging from 200 yen to 250 yen.[2]

Launch

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The service was announced to the public by September 9th, 2014.[3] with a set launch date just one month later on October 9th, 2014.[2]

Legacy

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The service was discontinued on September 13th, 2015,[4] less than a year after launch. This is generally considered a short time for a gaming platform to be on the market.

Technology

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There were streaming apps available for the mobile operating systems Android and Apple's iOS.[3]

The service was geographically restricted to Japan.[3] This coupled with the short time the system was on the market, lead to relatively muted English language coverage of the system.

Game Library

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  • Final Fantasy XIII - Launch Title[3][1][2]
  • Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders - Launch Title[3][2]
  • Final Fantasy VII - Launch Title[2][5]
  • Final Fantasy VIII[2]
  • Final Fantasy XIII-2[2]
  • The Last Remnant[2]
  • Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Returns[2]
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    An iPhone 6 Plus, a common smartphone released the same month as Dive In. This was an extremely popular smartphone during the time Dive In streaming was offered.[6]
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    A map of Japan, where Dive In was geographically restricted to.

References

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  1. ↑ a b "Square Enix Streaming Agni's Philosophy Tech Demo And Tomb Raider Through Shinra Technologies". Siliconera. 2015-01-26. https://www.siliconera.com/square-enix-streaming-agnis-philosophy-tech-demo-tomb-raider-shinra-technologies/. 
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i "Sony’s Dive In takes game streaming to iOS and Android". SlashGear. 10 September 2014. https://www.slashgear.com/sonys-dive-in-takes-game-streaming-to-ios-and-android-10345612/. 
  3. ↑ a b c d e "Square Enix service lets you rent Final Fantasy games on your phone". Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/2014-09-09-square-enix-dive-in.html. 
  4. ↑ "Square Enix Dive In game streaming shutting down 13th September". SlashGear. 17 August 2015. https://www.slashgear.com/square-enix-dive-in-game-streaming-shutting-down-13th-september-17397650/. 
  5. ↑ "Square Enix bringing Final Fantasy VII and more to mobile with its Dive In streaming service". VentureBeat. 9 September 2014. https://venturebeat.com/2014/09/09/square-enix-bringing-final-fantasy-vii-and-more-to-mobile-with-its-dive-in-streaming-service/. 
  6. ↑ "Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Quickly Dominate Japanese Smartphone Sales" (in en). MacRumors. https://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/25/japan-iphone-6-and-6-plus/. 
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