That has nothing to fucking do with "fanboys", the series has always had different designs, concepts, battle systems etc from game to game.
Its why FFXVI clearly isn't like FFXV.
Shit, you can't even fucking worry about 1 fucking game to another game to then pretend this is something to worry about for the whole SERIES, that simply doesn't make sense when you objectively look at the evidence. Thats like someone saying they are worried that FFXIII will make the whole series like that....the FFXIV is an MMO, then FFXV is more open world and then FFXVI is linear lol
Fuck you worried about exactly? Like what feature are you talking about ? The games are different from title to title lol
So this comment regarding "Plus the sales took a nosedive" is irrelevant.
You are literally talking about just about every major single player game.
GTA 5's initial takings have broken records, but it clearly was not enough to resist the popularity of EA Sports' best-loved franchise
www.mirror.co.uk
Using your logic, GTA V bombed, flopped, took a "nosedive", I don't understand, did you just assume all single player games continue to sell millions weeks after release in regards to charting? If one of the best selling games of all time, literally dropped off of those charts to the tone of 82%, I think maybe...juuuuuuust maybe, you need to put that theory to rest.
I've heard more then enough people citing this shit with zero information, back up, evidence that selling BEYOND that is the norm in regards to statistics.
Using your logic sir, Zelda ToK flopped and bombed too lol
https://www.pockettactics.com/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom/uk-sales
So...I have no clue who keeps pushing this fudd, but please stop using the second month or second week or some shit of sales dropping as some massive find of evidence of some "odd" or "different" thing that is going on.
Nothing points that being something to worry about.