Luminous Productions

Luminous Productions Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社ルミナス・プロダクション
Kabushiki gaisha Ruminasu Purodakushon
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
PredecessorSquare Enix Business Division 2
FoundedMarch 27, 2018 (2018-03-27)
FounderHajime Tabata
DefunctMay 1, 2023 (2023-05-01)
FateMerged into Square Enix
HeadquartersJapan
Key people
Yosuke Matsuda (Studio Head)[1]
Takeshi Aramaki (Vice President)[2]
ProductsFinal Fantasy XV
Forspoken
Number of employees
150[3][4]
ParentSquare Enix
Websitewww.luminous-productions.com

Luminous Productions Co., Ltd. (株式会社ルミナス・プロダクション, Kabushiki gaisha Ruminasu Purodakushon) was a Japanese video game development studio and a subsidiary of Square Enix. Originally known as Business Division 2, Luminous Productions was the development team responsible for Final Fantasy XV and was one of 12 Business Divisions (internal development and production divisions) that Square Enix had at the time before the company consolidated its development divisions in 2020. The current name and development structure of the studio was formed on 27 March 2018 as an external company.

The aim of the company was to create AAA video games for a global audience using Square Enix's proprietary Luminous Engine.[5][6]

On February 28, 2023, Square Enix Holdings announced that on May 1, 2023, Luminous Productions would reorganize and merge with Square Enix Co. Ltd internally, citing the merging of the two would “enhance the Group’s ability to develop HD games”.[7]

In June 2023, it was noticed in CEDEC Awards that Luminous Productions was listed as Creative Business Unit II, the division at Square Enix responsible for the development and production of Dragon Quest, Nier, Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler franchises, showing that the studio was merged under this specific division at the company.[8]

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  5. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (2018-03-31). "Square Enix Launches Luminous Productions Studio with Final Fantasy XV Director Hajime Tabata". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
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  7. ^ "Reorganization within the SQUARE ENIX GROUP | SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS". www.hd.square-enix.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  8. ^ "セッション一覧". CEDEC2023 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-01.