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The_Liquid_Laser on 29 January 2026

I think FF7 Remake would sell better if it wasn't on a game key card. Just my $0.02.



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Otter on 29 January 2026
Blood_Tears said:

That's why I don't believe that "strong start" statement that began on Twitter when they posted out of stock images from retailers. Those retailers stock low amounts of "physical" copies to begin with. So shipments were probably quite low as SE knew going into this week what pre-orders looked like.

FF7 remake definitely bombed on Switch 2. The only thing that will give it some possible legs might be the budget pricing. Let's see how that goes. Rebirth is likely going to suffer the same fate but maybe they will add in a god mode for that title too to make it easier for the Switch buyers to get into it.

In Japan*

But yeah, agree with the rest. I mean Playstation has held exclusivity of so many of these AAA games. If people were interested in them, we would see more movement on hardware, particularly during the PS4 days.

But Nintendo has proven itself to have a more casual audience who are maybe less likely to pick games day one. Lets see how its legs perform. We could be looking at a decent digital ratio, so wouldn't call it a bomb if it can go on to do 150k units (physical+digital) to a 1m selling game. 



Otter on 29 January 2026
firebush03 said:
Blood_Tears said:

That's why I don't believe that "strong start" statement that began on Twitter when they posted out of stock images from retailers. Those retailers stock low amounts of "physical" copies to begin with. So shipments were probably quite low as SE knew going into this week what pre-orders looked like.

FF7 remake definitely bombed on Switch 2. The only thing that will give it some possible legs might be the budget pricing. Let's see how that goes. Rebirth is likely going to suffer the same fate but maybe they will add in a god mode for that title too to make it easier for the Switch buyers to get into it.

The term “bombed” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. We’re talking about a port of a 6 year old game that goes for around $10-20 on PS4, PS5, and PC. It has already sold well over 1mil in JP alone at this point, and still debuts as the strongest third-party NS2 launch to date.

There’s also the additional note that even still FF7I debuted better on NS2 than PS4/PS5 (though this is with the added caveat that (i) FF7I was selling for the equivalent of $70USD back in 2021 versus $40USD in 2026, and (ii) Intergrade is a free update for PS5 owners who already owned Remake).

All-in-all, these are nothing short of solid. Nothing fantastic but also nothing to be upset with. Big question now is how the legs of this game will hold up— I’m thinking this is likely where we’ll see the game really shine.

I wouldn't use this comparison as FF7 Intergrade didn't launch on PS4 and launched on PS5 when its usebase was like 600k alongside all the free upgrade stuff

None the less it's not terrible sales for a late port but certainly if the legs don't show then you're left with a reality that SE has to keep exploring how to bring FF back to prominence. At this rate FFVII Part 3 could genuinely make a loss lol.

I'm enjoying the trilogy but I dare say I would of preferred them condense VII into 2 parts only and moved on to FFXVIII sooner rather than later

Last edited by Otter - on 30 January 2026

Ashadelo on 29 January 2026

Great result for FFVII Remake Intergrade beating the PS5 release and re-release (20k and 14k units respectively), But remain largely below the 2020 release on PS4



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KLXVER on 29 January 2026
The_Liquid_Laser said:

I think FF7 Remake would sell better if it wasn't on a game key card. Just my $0.02.

Yeah. I would have bought it.



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CosmicSex on 29 January 2026
Ashadelo said:

Great result for FFVII Remake Intergrade beating the PS5 release and re-release (20k and 14k units respectively), But remain largely below the 2020 release on PS4

I don't think Square would call that a great result.   I don't think anyone being objectively honest would call that a great result.  At best I would call it... a result. 

Also about the Key Card thing... I suspect that the Key Card is going to ultimately have the effect of lowering retail sales for Switch 2 over the course of the generation.  This may actually be what Nintendo wants.



Ashadelo on 29 January 2026
CosmicSex said:
Ashadelo said:

Great result for FFVII Remake Intergrade beating the PS5 release and re-release (20k and 14k units respectively), But remain largely below the 2020 release on PS4

At best I would call it... a result.... that is great

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The_Liquid_Laser on 29 January 2026
KLXVER said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:

I think FF7 Remake would sell better if it wasn't on a game key card. Just my $0.02.

Yeah. I would have bought it.

A physical copy of this game could potentially convince me to buy a Switch 2, especially if I saw enough other 3rd party games following suit.



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curl-6 on 29 January 2026
Switch 2 seems to be settling to a 70k or so baseline for the moment; Pokopia is the next thing that could really shake that up, as Japan loves both Pokémon and "cosy"/life sim games.
siebensus4 said:

Is FF VII Remake sold on a Game Key Card?

Yes.



Chicho on 29 January 2026