Comment on Square Enix share price drops amid claims Final Fantasy 16 didn’t meet ‘high end’ expectations

Twink@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• simple@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It did sell well however, selling over 3.5 million copies in the first 10 days. I don’t know how high Squeenix’s expectations were but it’s wild they thought it would sell higher for a game that only released on the PS5.

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  • eddanja@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This times 100. I’m a massive FF fan. While there is debate in my mind about the combat system, I can’t even play it because I don’t have a PS5.

    Hoping to get one eventually but the PS4 and Switch still have value. If SE want my money, they’ll have to wait.

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    • djidane535@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I can’t justify buying a PS5 for 1 or 2 games. Still waiting for a release on PC as well. But as soon as it releases elsewhere, I will buy it :).

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  • twistedtxb@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Best selling game in Japan, 3.5+M units sold. What the hell did they expect?

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    • simple@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Apparently they expected selling more than FFXV

      The last numbered instalment, Final Fantasy 15, remains the series’ fastest-selling entry with 5 million units shipped and sold digitally in its first 24 hours alone. This was across multiple platforms, however.

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      • twistedtxb@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The keyword of course being multiplatform.

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• deweydecibel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I want you stop for a second and think about how long Final Fantasy has been around (NES) then think about how many other franchises from that time still exist. Then maybe try this comment again.

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• eramseth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Have you heard of a little company called Disney?

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