| KingdomHeartsFan said: How many users do they need to sustain a game like this? |
Final Fantasy XI had 600,000 active subscribers at it's peak (I think its worded confusingly, 1.5 registered isn't active subscribers, and includes people not resubbing) and it was SE biggest cash cow ever. Dragon Quest X I believe had 300,000 peak or so. I could be wrong.
Obviously what matters with MMO's is how it does longterm, especially since it didn't require you give them your credit card at initial launch. I played it some first month, but I'ma wait until new features like housing before resubbing.
FFXI did well in that regard. FFXIV was undoutedly more expesnive as well as they had to essentially develop it twice. FXIV success remains to be seen. But, most indicators seem positive, and imo unexpected.
http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/final-fantasy-fallout/
