It makes sense easily as I'm sure you know

Each game like FFVII sold 10 million, they got, at best like 20 bucks or so... thats 200 million

And the userbase is higher at peak than it is now, but now I think its like at 500K users at like 13 $
So using basic, really inaccurate math and those numbers FFXI made atleast 350 million. Probably a lot more

I'm sorry if my numbers are incorrect I'm just going off of what I heard, and I don't want to look

But then again, SE gets to sell those dolls with the mainline games :P I bought them :X

But I might get 14 for a month just to listen to uematsu :P

ps3 version can sell anywhere between 200k-1m+

all depends on if XIV delivers

And sales is only a very small part of whether its a success

It needs to be able to stick around for years. Like FFXI, it wasn't a WoW killer (as actually it came out before but)

if it sells 2 K, but conks out in 2 years. I think it would be consisdered a failure.

And sales is only a very small part of whether its a success

It needs to be able to stick around for years. Like FFXI, it wasn't a WoW killer (as actually it came out before but)

if it sells 2 K, but conks out in 2 years. I think it would be consisdered a failure.

*about to enter einherjar*

I know what it takes, ive been playing XI for years. I am just saying its not going to sell a bunch of the console(s) so people shouldn't get their hopes up thinking this, if still exclusive, is going to push ps3 beyond the limits.

Oh yeah, I agree... It's not a console pusher like GOW3 or, GT5, or Even FFv13

Oh yeah. It definitely isn't. But it will make more money than all of them if it is at least as successful as XI is.

Not really money for sony though right? I assume I don't know the details. So Like, For PS3 success, it has little factor I think.

MUCHO MONEY FOR Squeenix, which could be bad. if wada goes and buys a spaceship and doesn't let me ride it

Or could be good. Maybe They can create a good New IP this generation with this money like they did Kingdom hearts...

err they kinda did with jupiter, on the ds and world ends with you,, I don't think that sold. though.

Eido's IP's don't count

/endrant :P

why are they even making a mmorpg?
I mean ff name is jrpg, so I really expect ff13 >>>> 14 in both reviews & sales

ummm FF11 was an MMO too

they are making an MMO because it makes them way more money than any JRPG... in theory