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Otter on 17 June 2021
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Wyrdness said:
Otter said:

I'm only talking about the expectations for the ps5 re-release. Unless the game is being sold to a userbase who didnt have access to the PS4, the free upgrade should decimate sales expectations.  Why would PS5 users rebuy the game for full price? 

If the discussion is on the underperformance of the original FFVIIR release, we've known its sales for a while and the PS5 release wasn't going to alter this really 

You ignored the point the PS4 version itself well underperformed so if your argument is on people double dipping that further backs his stance. It would be understandable if the PS4 version sold like prior games in the region of 2 to 3m but it didn't even do that which is why the PS5 version was expected to perform better than what we see here. 

The PS5 version was never going to have an appeal the PS4 version lacked. The fact that the PS4 version underperformed doesn't mean you'd expect more people to buy the PS5 version since its appealing to the same audience. Logically PS5 early adopters are are mostly PS4 owners.

If FFVIIR Intergrade was released on Switch that would be a different situation as it has a distinct userbase who has not previously had a chance to buy it. 

Last edited by Otter - on 17 June 2021