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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Auto_aim1]

Hell yeah. Please make an Expedition 00 game.

 

[Fabieter]

Deserved but I would rather hope they are doing a new IP next time around.

 

[Mister Wolf]

I wonder how much money they received from Microsoft.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

You mean the games look great and are not made for "modern audience" sell?

 

[Black_Stride]

Hell yeah. Please make an Expedition 00 game.

I take it you mean Expedition 100?







Bro with a team this small having made this much this quickly they are probably going on vacation till next year.

 

[LordOcidax]

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

All sales milestones they've achieved so far:

• 500k on launch day
• 1M in 3 days
• 2M in 12 days

Congrats to the devs! Well deserved!

 

[Auto_aim1]

I take it you mean Expedition 100?

No, it's called 00 in the game. The very first expedition.

Maybe they can do a DLC.

 

[Complistic]

Absolutely want more from this universe/studio.

They get it.

 

[Brakum]

I wonder how much money they received from Microsoft.

probably not enough i think. I assume they make deals to make money for the sales they think they will lose because of game pass, i also assume you're very generous with your estimations but this game blew their expectations out of the water by a lot.

 

[Hyet]

After this, Square Enix has some soul seaching to do.

 

[Pedro Motta]

I wonder how much money they received from Microsoft.

not enough for the lost sales.

 

[Mattyp]

not enough for the lost sales.

They took the money as a sure payment, there's no guarantee a game is going to succeed the payment alone probably paid for the development.

If the game comes out and bombs then Xbox isn't going to want it on gamepass.

Also everyone repeatedly says no Xbox gamers buy games so they lost nothing

 

[acm2000]

easily GOTY so far in 2025 and thats from someone who hates turned based rpgs, hopefully it can push on even higher.

 

[Hypereides]

 

[acm2000]

not enough for the lost sales.

game pass fee is like financial backing, heres a nice lump sum that gives you the funds to get this thing done and out the door but without the crunching deadlines a big publisher would force on you.

 

[Seomel]

Excellent. Heres to many more

 

[Bojji]

not enough for the lost sales.

I don't think they lost much on Xbox but numbers on pc are probably higher. That includes me, I think I will buy it when new PS5 copies are back in stores.

 

[Iceternal]

I don't think they lost much on Xbox but numbers on pc are probably higher. That includes me, I think I will buy it when new PS5 copies are back in stores.

They said they should've asked for more from Microsoft if they had known.

 

[Pedro Motta]

game pass fee is like financial backing, heres a nice lump sum that gives you the funds to get this thing done and out the door but without the crunching deadlines a big publisher would force on you.

It feels like a gamble for the devs. Microsofts wallet isn't that open nowadays like when they first started with Gamepass and tried to lure devs. Devs don't get paid for the engagement.

 

[JCK75]

I'm guilty of using gamepass to play something and then I buy it on Steam..
I mean I could also use gamepass to play it on PC but it's worth buying both to support a good game and to be able to play on steam deck more easily.

 

[Paasei]

Very much deserved. Great game and possibly GOTY.

 

[RavenSan]

Hell yeah. Definitely my GOTY, so glad to see it's a wild success

 

[Negotiator101]

I wonder how much money they received from Microsoft.

Have we any confirmed amounts of previous deals?

 

[peish]

Speaking in a lengthy interview with PlayStation Inside, Yoshida-san was asked about the increase in video game prices, which may become more normalized with the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2. According to the former PlayStation president, this price increase would have happened sooner or later, regardless of who would have been the initiator. /fuck Shu gaming "AAA" excuses then…

 

[Lokaum D+]

playing on PC and PS5 at the same time XD

Hell yeah. Please make an Expedition 00 game.

Spoiler

fuck that, show me the writers and the war on the real world

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Speaking in a lengthy interview with PlayStation Inside, Yoshida-san was asked about the increase in video game prices, which may become more normalized with the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2. According to the former PlayStation president, this price increase would have happened sooner or later, regardless of who would have been the initiator. /fuck Shu gaming "AAA" excuses then…

People like to glaze individuals and build cults of personality around them. Shuhei Yoshida is one of these people and it was always bewildering to me.

Same with Phil Spencer or Shawn Layden.

 

[Kotaro]

Wow nice, congrats

Does anyone notice that when a game sells well, the developer has no problem talking about units sold

But when a game sells questionable, they start talking about some bs metric, like pLAyErS, MAU, minutes spent

 

[MaKTaiL]

They already profited more than AC: Shadows even though they are selling at $50. This proves games do not need to raise prices, they just need to be good.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Let's not get carried away. What about the engagement figures?

 

[Black_Stride]

No, it's called 00 in the game. The very first expedition.

Maybe they can do a DLC.

Im just as confused as the cat in the prologue about why its 0.
No spoilers im going through the game now.

 

[Gonzito]

Great game. Congratulations

I can't wait for the sequel

 

[Bert Big Balls]

What are the Era comments like about this game?

 

[ClosBSAS]

What are the Era comments like about this game?

Nothing...same as here...goty material

 

[PrimetimeKnight]

After this, Square Enix has some soul seaching to do.

Unlikely, they'll just stick their fingers in their ears and pretend we love action based Final Fantasy and wonder why sales continue to disappoint.

 

[Baemono]

Also everyone repeatedly says no Xbox gamers buy games so they lost nothing

 

[Draugoth]

This game is fire

 

[Little Chicken]

Curious to know what the reception has been like in Japan.

 

[BigBeauford]

Who would have thought there was a burgeoning market for turn based RPGs without the cringe anime aesthetics and tropes (I knew this).

 

[saintjules]

I'm guilty of using gamepass to play something and then I buy it on Steam..
I mean I could also use gamepass to play it on PC but it's worth buying both to support a good game and to be able to play on steam deck more easily.

Why would you feel guilty? You're paying for goods and services.

 

[pulicat]

At this rate it's going to sell more than FFXVI and that's without Switch 2 version.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Im just as confused as the cat in the prologue about why its 0.
No spoilers im going through the game now.

You are not the only one! The very first expedition flag in the game you encounter says 01. The numbers are probably random.

 

[Montauk]

When you Obscur and she still Clairing

 

[Gaiff]

Im just as confused as the cat in the prologue about why its 0.
No spoilers im going through the game now.

They likely didn't know at the time what the implications would be. It should have been called 1 though.

 

[Fbh]

Nice!
Absolutely deserved and hopefully many more to come over the years!.
The game is just incredible IMO, it's not only shaping up to be my GOTY ( so far) but likely my game of the gen (so far) too.

 

[Oberstein]

 

[Idleyes]

I wonder how much money they received from Microsoft.

I also wonder how much of the games success can be attributed to Microsoft marketing it along side AAA games like Fable, gears and others.

EDIT: It was put up alongside COD Black Ops, Doom Dark Ages, Avowed and Indiana Jones & Stalker 2.. No shit a lot of people learned of it from Microsoft.

 

[The Mad Draklor]

not enough for the lost sales.

I mean the sales ratio of JRPGs last generation was already heavily lopsided towards the PS4, like 80:20 on a good day for XB1. Considering how much worse the Series consoles have sold vs the XB1, I don't blame the devs for taking the upfront Gamepass money.

 

[DarkstarRising13]

I wonder how much money they received from Microsoft.

Probably mere pocket change since they didn't expect it to sell much. Probably one or two million dollars is my guess.