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[mrmickfran]

It could meet those expectations.

For comparisons sake:

VII: 9.72 mil
VIII: 8.15 mil
X: 6.6 mil
IX: 5.30 mil
XII: 5.2 mil

 

[GravityInsanity]

They better hope reviews are 93+ for that to happen, but I believe they can do it.

 

[Trago]

Good luck.

 

[Asd202]

I kinda think NX port will happen in an attempt to sell more copies lol.

 

[Elandyll]

Uh oh...

PC version definitely confirmed.

Certainly, but I also wonder if the Movie this summer will be considered a cost or a way to lessen the costs (if the CG was produced within then production cycle of the game with the same assets, the prod cost might be considered relatively marginal I guess).

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

XIII somehow managed to sell 7.5 million copies!

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Lol

 

[ackl]

10 million copies?? uhhhhhhhh.........ok.

 

[Burt]

Now I know why I was getting The Spirits Within vibes when I saw that CG video

But hey, PC port confirmed!

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I see that square Enix success expectations haven't changed. Didn't it basically fuck over games like sleeping dogs or deus ex where they sold really well but because of ridiculous expectations they weren't considered successes?

 

[Mr. RHC]

That... sounds like a lot of copies...

 

[TheJollyCorner]

-PS4 + X1 releases
-DLC
-PC port
-PS4K + X(?) '4k Extended Edition'
-NX port

Maybe they make the money back with all of these potential releases?

 

[Dark_castle]

After the platinum demo, you can mark this as a failure sales wise now.

 

[Genio88]

Well they sold me one already, it's a good start

 

[entremet]

It will DEFINITELY hit that.

Hell, if the game is actually good, it could hit that in it's first 90 days.

So twice than Witcher 3, which is 5M LTD so far?

I don't know about that unless this is sarcasm.

 

[Stone Ocean]

They better hope reviews are 93+ for that to happen, but I believe they can do it.

Reviews and impressions didn't stop FFXIII

 

[liquidtmd]

If NX / 360 / PS2 / PS3 / Vita / PC get ports, then absolutely!

 

[Lunar15]

I'm curious to see how Square Enix ends up changing their game development going forward if this ends up hitting around half its target.

I think they already have started making changes. Dropping their internal engine for Unreal is probably a related move.

 

[SolidSnakex]

That's quite a bit when even Final Fantasy VII has only sold like what, 11 million?

But that was a different time. To put things into perspective, the best selling game during FF7's generation was Mario 64 at 12m. By comparison, GTAV sold 11m in a day. Games simply sell a lot more now.

 

[BlueTsunami]

It would need to sell 15m without the in game Audi. Thanks based Audi.

 

[NSESN]

I really doubt any JRPG not named pokemon can sell this much nowadays, but i hope SE is successful.

 

[Mortemis]

If the marketing really plays out well, and it has good word of mouth, I don't see this as impossible.

Not likely, but not like its impossible.

 

[daxgame]

well, it did look quite expensive I guess

good luck

 

[LordRaptor]

Sort of bizarre that their financial projections are on units sold rather than revenue, when they could probably hit an arbitrary 20 million by selling it for $5 at launch or whatever

 

[falconxcrunner09]

Well, I will be buying it twice since I want the steelbook and normal version so you are welcome SE

 

[Welfare]

Well, Square is always one for lofty expectations.

I see it hitting that. Exposure for the game will be huge, and it will most likely hit PC some time after launch, so 10 million is likely.

 

[usp84]

No way the Witcher 3 sold only 5 million so far

 

[vareon]

At this point I think the FFXV is used as a way to reinvigorate the brand, bringing it back to the mainstream eyes rather than recouping development cost after the ridiculous development hell. With the FF brand stronger, SE will be in a better position.

 

[T.O.P]

Good luck, gonna need it

 

[Mitch]

How much did 13 sell?

I feel like this game, even if it is amazing, won't really big that huge of a hit like the older titles.

 

[Asd202]

Well they sold me one already, it's a good start

You're pretty full of yourself lol

 

[StrikeFirst117]

Square Enix when will you get it into your thick skulls that these sales expectations are pretty much fucked from the get go. Did you learn nothing from Tomb Raider, because 10 million is asking too much ffs.

 

[Acquiescence]

Jesus.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

They're gonna need to market the hell out of this game if they wanna sell that many copies.

 

[Stone Ocean]

So twice than Witcher 3, which is 5M LTD so far?

I don't know about that unless this is sarcasm.

TW3 wasn't a game from a classic franchise with 10 years of hype behind it that can make people buy one million copies of a shite game just to get a demo of it.

Reaching that in 90 days is a pipe dream though lol

 

[Nyoro SF]

I don't think it's impossible, but... well, no one knows what will happen.

 

[dragonflys545]

Yeah... Good luck with that. I don't see it happening. Especially after 13 that game was a piece of shit.

 

[Miracle]

Unless the game totally disappoints, I can see them reaching that goal pretty easy in this day and age.

 

[kewlmyc]

This game needs to be the best thing ever and blow everyone's minds for that to happen. Like 10/10 across the boards. Even then, it still might not. Witcher 3 did this and still didn't get over 5 million iirc.

 

[Ydelnae]

"it needs to sell 10 million copies, worldwide, over entire the life-span of the game"

They are not saying that it needs to hit 10 million within a year. While I don't think it will outsell FFVII, I think it will seat at the ~8 million mark once the generation is done.

 

[Kusagari]

Yeah, it's not reaching 10m if games like FFX couldn't pull it off.

 

[Possumowner]

Hooray.I await the PC version

 

[duckroll]

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[kikonawa]

I also need 10 million to succeed this year.. djeez.. what a number

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

I actually think they can hit that

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

How much did 13 sell?

I feel like this game, even if it is amazing, won't really big that huge of a hit like the older titles.

7-7.5mil factoring in STEAM.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Well good luck with that Square. Nice to see that they've learned to keep realistic expectations /s

 

[entremet]

TW3 wasn't a game from a classic franchise with 10 years of hype behind it that can make people buy one million copies of a shite game just to get a demo of it.

Do you think this game has 10 years of hype? Maybe for diehards, but I'm not seeing from the general gaming populace.

Most people haven't been following this project that long. That's a very dedicated minority.

 

[Welfare]

No way the Witcher 3 sold only 5 million so far

It's +6 million. 6 million was in the first 6 weeks.

FFXV should do much more than that.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

This is Tomb Raider 2013 expectations all over again. Guess they'll nail it with that PS4k and Xbox 1.5 remaster alongside the inevitable PC version.

And maybe Final Fantasy XVI ends up as a console exclusive.