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Square Enix annonce avoir vendu plus de 5 millions d'exemplaires de #FFXV (1er jour, monde entier, copies physiques et numériques incluses).

https://twitter.com/ffworldcom/status/804282987189780480

Translation: Square Enix announced FFXV sold more than 5 million units (day one, globally, physical + digital).


FF World adds that this number probably includes sold-in physical units and not just sold-through.

From a japanese PR: http://www.jp.square-enix.com/company/ja/news/pdf/ff52cb7ec4b18179469c96a80e3fd9b2.pdf

 

[Guymelef]

Good number.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Triple that and they might just break even.

 

[LordKano]

I wonder if they overshipped it. Do we have any numbers about shipments in Japan ?

 

[Inuhanyou]

shipped :l

 

[silva1991]

Good

Shipped + digital.

How many units did 13 ship in comparison?

 

[Jack cw]

5 million who do not notice framepacing.
Well deserved. What a great game it is. My GOTY so far.

 

[FelipeMGM]

Sold in then, not sold trough right?

 

[purseowner]

That's a lot of reclaimed thrones.

So far it's everything I've ever wanted from a Square-Enix game.

 

[Rymuth]

It's a start.

 

[ethomaz]

It is shipped... not sold.

That looks to be lower than FFXIII.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Google translated footnote:
* 1: package first shipments and download sales total number of

Apparently had pretty strong digital sales for the company.

 

[TRUE ORDER]

Nice!
Hopefully it reaches the 10 million mark

 

[kuroneko0509]

I wonder if they overshipped it. Do we have any numbers about shipments in Japan ?

none so far

 

[Don.Abbade]

impressive

 

[synce]

No way these are actually sold, most likely shipped. But I am curious how much they have to sell to break even on a 10 year development budget

 

[Zafir]

I wonder if they overshipped it. Do we have any numbers about shipments in Japan ?

I think it's safe to say they probably did over-ship.

Mainly because Square Enix always over-ships.

 

[13ruce]

Thats pretty good rip FFXIII lol.

Oh shipped well thats still sold to shops.
Anyway i'm sure those will sell.

 

[Xater]

They shipped that many? I can look forward to some good deals then in Q1.

 

[Get_craycray]

It is shipped... not sold.

Shipped is still sold, just sold-in.

 

[1st Course]

Well deserved.

Final Fantasy is still alive and kicking.

 

[danthefan]

Excellent, I really hope this sells gangbusters and they come back with a great next installment in the FF series.

 

[APZonerunner]

Thats pretty good rip FFXIII lol.

FF13 was the fastest-selling launch in the series' history, it just didn't have a full-price tail because word of mouth wasn't so hot.

 

[GlamFM]

Shipped is still sold, just sold-in.

No.

 

[MoogPaul]

It'll be interesting to see what kind of holiday bump this gets vs how front loaded it is. People might be waiting for holidays to get a pro to play it on maybe?

 

[Guymelef]

Good



How many units did 13 ship in comparison?

It's hard to compare because it wasn't a worldwide release.

But FFXIII shipped number was 1.8M at japanese launch including PS3 bundle.

 

[Sangetsu-II]

4.5 million of those are probably PS4 copies

 

[black070]

Well deserved - they did a great job and delivered on the hype.

 

[Squire]

Shipped is still sold, just sold-in.

Which can backfire. They overshipped on XIII-2 and had to buy a bunch of copies back.

 

[AzureFlame]

Good to hear.

 

[DKHF]

Think it says in Famitsu's article that it had the highest digital day 1 sales for a (console?) game in Japan x 2.

 

[DR2K]

It overshipped. Which is great if you want to get the game on sale.

 

[Zolo]

Shipped is still sold, just sold-in.

Yep. SE still gets the money.

Edit: Nvm. Don't understand selling.

 

[KingSnake]

That's one optimistic shipment.

 

[Hasemo]

I wonder if they overshipped it. Do we have any numbers about shipments in Japan ?

According to this site 48% of the shipment sold the first day in Japan.

 

[Killer Queen]

Amazing game and i hope Tabata and SE have another one in them because this likely my GOTY.
And I loved Watch _Dogs 2, DOOM and Dark Souls III

 

[LordKano]

I think it's safe to say they probably did over-ship.

Mainly because Square Enix always over-ships.

Yeah I remember it was the case for DQH too. This 5M number will probably stay the same for a few months.

 

[GarciaHotspur]

deserved

 

[Tohsaka]

Good, game is great.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

Even if it's shipped + digital, that's still awesome. Glad to hear.

 

[ViciousDS]

My GOTY so far.......game is fucking awesome. Haven't felt this sucked into a world since witcher 3

 

[dracula_x]

No.

It depends.

 

[Reineldinho]

4.5 million of those are probably PS4 copies

I see what you did here. Still, 'm going to play dumb: even if X1 only sells 500.000 day 1 copies, I believe that will give some profit to SE with the X1 port.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Which can backfire. They overshipped on XIII-2 and had to buy a bunch of copies back.

It helps xv is actually a good game

 

[Solid Sora]

https://twitter.com/famitsu/status/804282112668930048

According to Famitsu, that makes it the fastest selling game in the series.

 

[Grim Patron]

Good, game is great.

Yea it's really good.

Spoiler

chapter 13 tho

 

[LordKano]

https://twitter.com/famitsu/status/804282112668930048

According to Famitsu, that makes it the fastest selling game in the series.

But it's not sold. Fastest shipped game maybe ? Does that even exist ?

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Shipped is still sold, just sold-in.

Isn't there the possibility that the retailer can return unsold units to the publisher if it turns out they massively overshipped?

 

[Chobel]

Shipped is still sold, just sold-in.

Not really

But aren't shipped games already purchased by the stores they are shipped to?

Yes, BUT generally they have price protection in place, which means if they are discounted the publisher needs to refund the stores.

 

[DKHF]

https://twitter.com/famitsu/status/804282112668930048

According to Famitsu, that makes it the fastest selling game in the series.

Being the first worldwide simultaneous release in the series is why.