Hitman is the future of games — even if it’s not the future of Square Enix

The people who make hit movies or top-40 songs often have a gift for predicting what new types of experiences audiences are looking. Video games face a similar challenge, but game publishers also have to struggle to figure out the future of how consumers will want to play that content.

What’s bizarre is that one Square Enix studio has figured out what’s next for engaging audiences with single-player campaign-based releases, and its reward for making that discovery? Well, it’s up for sale.