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Square Enix share price drops amid claims Final Fantasy 16 didn’t meet ‘high end’ expectations
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It did sell well however, selling over 3.5 million copies in the first 10 days. I don't know how high Squeenix's expectations were but it's wild they thought it would sell higher for a game that only released on the PS5.
This times 100. I'm a massive FF fan. While there is debate in my mind about the combat system, I can't even play it because I don't have a PS5.
Hoping to get one eventually but the PS4 and Switch still have value. If SE want my money, they'll have to wait.
I can’t justify buying a PS5 for 1 or 2 games. Still waiting for a release on PC as well. But as soon as it releases elsewhere, I will buy it :).
Best selling game in Japan, 3.5+M units sold. What the hell did they expect?
Apparently they expected selling more than FFXV
The keyword of course being multiplatform.
Also, XV wasn't well received, generally speaking. I'm sure there are at least a few people (like me) who decided to wait on this one, to be safe. A damaged reputation can cause tangible sales impacts
When that only other platform was Xbox, though, I doubt that total remotely compared to PlayStation sales.
I honestly think it's just lack of trust in the series after 15 along with the economic times we're in, where people don't want to spend money on something they're not 100% confident in. It also didn't get the same media cycle as 15, and didn't have strong nostalgia value to coast on like 7 Remake.