Square Enix abandons microtransaction-packed Final Fantasy kart racer after just 9 months

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Chocobo GP just launched in March, but it's already done getting updates

Chocobo GP
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Chocobo GP, a kart racing spinoff of the Final Fantasy series, is already done getting updates after launching March 10 of this year – 286 days ago, to be exact.

On Wednesday, Square Enix announced that Chocobo GP won't get any more "large scale updates, (e.g. new characters or new maps)" after season 5, which is live now. The game will still be playable for the foreseeable future, and rankings will continue without prize pass levels as they do between seasons, but the post-launch development stage is effectively over.

Mythril, Chocobo GP's premium in-game currency, is no longer for sale. However, you will be able to use any remaining mythril you've already purchased at the in-game store until January 6, at which point the store will disappear and all mythril will be invalid.

Since season 5 just started, you'll still see new items being added to the mythril shop during the course of the season, but "the same items may also be added to the ticket or gil shops at the same time and become available to obtain without spending mythril," Square says.

"We hope you continue to enjoy Chocobo GP," the publisher concludes.

Jordan Gerblick
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