Spade said:
shikamaru317 said:
So, Imran Khan, a pretty reliable journalist, is reporting that Square Enix is panicking because FF16 pre-orders are tracking behind FFX15. Gee, I wonder why:
-FF15 was on two platforms at release, Square sold FF16 to Sony as a 1 year timed exclusive (probably longer to be real, FF7R was supposed to be 1 year and still isn't on Xbox after 3 years), so there is one less platform for pre-orders
-The combined install base for PS4/XB1 when FF15 released was around 75m, and the combined install base was at 80m within 2 months of release. FF16 is releasing as a PS5 exclusive when PS5's install base will be at around 38m, that is alot lower than 75m.
-They made design decisions with FF16 that have annoyed some fans of the series, including fast-paced DMC style action combat and no traditional party (only a rotating cast of single companions which change out at different parts of the story, sometimes no companion at all)
-16 is the first FF game to cost $70 at release
-15 started as Versus 13 and therefore had like 8 years to build up hype due to how long Versus 13 and 15 were in development for
Honestly I would have been shocked if pre-orders were anywhere near FF15. Inb4 FF16 is yet another Square Enix "failed to meet expectations" game at release, like countless other Square Enix games over the last decade and a half. |
Dent head question on my end, but this doesn't include digital right? Wish SE would get bought by Sony, or stop making these stupid deals. |
Well, he says Square themselves are panicking, and I would assume they have access to both physical and digital preorder data.
