It definitely gonna get to resident evil level but probably not Horizon or GOW levelNo Men in Boxes we need you leading the counter attack!
I will take the reins then.
This game has sold fine not amazing and obviously not bad it's done enough to probably be profitable already and justify dlc blah blah.
BUT! It's not the mega hit Square obviously want it to be. When all is said and done it won't be at God of war, Horizon or even resident evil level.
All this BS about attach rates etc ain't gone change that.
And Square fucking want it to be that big why on earth wouldn't they? Yoshida was banging on about how FF was no longer a must buy any more and this game was attempting to change that.
Well news flash it hasn't. It sold enough to be profitable and to justify Sqaure faffing about with this franchise for another 5 years not really committing to anything.
And yes I have a vested interest in Future FFs not being like FF16 fucking sue me!
A safe guess is this includes 1-2 DLCs, the PC release, continued marketing, gradual sales with the rising PS5 install base once the slim model is out, price discounts etc...
To be honest I think this was what they attempted. Yoshida and CBU3 were meant to be the new wonder team after FF14 resurrection and mega success.
)They keep flip flopping from one style of game to the next chucking away good systems and rarely building on what came before.
That's definitely not guaranteed Top resident evil games are doing 12 million lifetime now somewhat quickly.
I'm not sure if 4-5 years is "somewhat quickly". FF16 will probably do the same.
Thank you! I didn't dream this I remember this as well. They can be happy with the current sales while also disappointed there not hitting the zeldas, God of war, elden ring, hogwarts legacy type numbers.
It ain't big boy numbers but it's pretty good. FF7 has only done 14 million Lifetime and that's the best selling single player FF ever
No YOU'RE disappointed that it hasn't hit Zelda, God of War, Elden Ring, and Hogwarts numbers. Stop conflating your dreams with their reality. Because people rooted in reality knew this wasn't going to hit 10-20 million in it's first month of release on an install base of 40+ million users. That's crack talking to you.
Resident Evil 4 Remake was released in March and just passed 5 million in sales 4 months later.
No I'am fucking not lol. I like FF16 but I don't want square to make FF17 like FF16. I have a vested interest in it not hitting those numbers.
You really don't know what the fuck you're talking about huh?
Jesus Christ is 11.9 million not close enough!? RE7 is at 12 million.
No I know exactly what I'am talking about. Square Enix or at least Yoshida want FF to be bigger why on earth wouldn't they?
Resident Evil 7 was released in January of 2017 and was announced as passing 10 million in sales in October of 2021. That's over 4 years for 10 million and over 6 years for 12 million. That's with versions covering PS4, PS5, Xbox, Series S|X, PC, and Switch. Where is the quickly?! You're word choice not mine by the way.
Well quicker than FF15... which is what I originally said that RE was now bigger than FF.
Correction, just found out that the PS5 install base is only 38mil?!
IGN were the only ones with enough courage to review Hogwarts Legacy and even give it a high score so they will get a pass from me.
Square Enix is absolutely not afraid of saying they are disappointed in sales of a game.
Oh sod off lol.
Lol not even.
I call it the Nintedrone base.
LMAO they publicly said when they felt the Tomb Raider games underperformed expectations, and then they sold the entirety of their Western studios to Embracer because they weren't happy with the performance of those studios.
FF15 shipped 5 Million to stores on multiple platforms. It didn't sell that many in 1 day even on a bigger install base. Can we stop with this.
Keep in mind that VIIR-1 was on PS+ so the sequel can end up with more sales than it if it got more people interested than those who bought the first. It's a little more complicated now when it comes to direct story sequels and sales because they don't necessarily have to have bought the first.
"Square Enix considers the initial sales results of Final Fantasy 16 to be extremely strong"
Yes. I mean the game has some minor issue to me but some people truly believe it is one of the worse Final Fantasy ever. They must have never try type-0. They believe it is their sacred duty to enure the game fail. It is ok to not like the game but ti is not ok but they will do everything, including lying to made sure as few people buy the game as possible.
