Just a reminder that if FFXVI doesn't sell 3m+ copies within its release week on PC it means it underperformed and did not meet expectations

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FF XVI is a scam, the demo was the best part and then it goes to shit. If it was released at the same time of course the numbers would be better but more than a year later PC gamers know better than to buy this piece of shit.

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Should also release it on Xbox.
Then we can check the sales split.

„SE should have never made it PS exclusive“

I bet SE has made much more revenue with the exclusivity deal than if they released on multiplatform directly.
 

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Should also release it on Xbox.
Then we can check the sales split.

„SE should have never made it PS exclusive“

I bet SE has made much more revenue with the exclusivity deal than if they released on multiplatform directly.
At this point, they made profit with 0 risk investment.

If i was SE shoes, double down on exclusivity.
Make small 3-5 people group to create swords, capes, etc etc for PS players.
 

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During the SNES days Square and Enix released Seiken Densetsu 3 and Terranigma. These were both on the same level as A Link the the Past in many ways, short in some ways, and ahead in others.

Nintendo kept pushing Zelda making Ocarina of Time.

Square Enix has not put a tenth of the effort from a game that came out in 1998 into either Mana or Soul Blazer series...

The closest we have there would be Kingdom Hearts...

Instead they try making FF an action RPG but not in the vein of the action RPGs of old, but instead God of War... which is a 3D metroidvania...
 
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Should also release it on Xbox.
Then we can check the sales split.

„SE should have never made it PS exclusive“

I bet SE has made much more revenue with the exclusivity deal than if they released on multiplatform directly.
Sold to PS players @$70. Same month announced 3 million sales

Selling at $50 on PC only like 12K concurrent

Xbox Players wont player if its not on Gamepass $18.

most players 90-95% being on Playstation with the other 2 unable to charge same pricing
 
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It won't and even Square knows it won't sell 3 million anytime soon on Steam
No Final Fantasy game on PC has had those kinds of lifetime sales numbers outside of FFXIV
 

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I bet SE has made much more revenue with the exclusivity deal than if they released on multiplatform directly.
They did, with sales and by not spending as much on marketing. That's how Sony makes exclusivity deals.

Any deal with MS involves getting paid a lump sum upfront.
 

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Just to add the bar for comparison I just checked.

FFXV took a bit over a year to reach 1 million sales in Steam.

That means if FFXVI can't do 1 million around the same time then it indeed flopped.
 
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That whole attack on FF16 was

Nintendo manbaby drones
PC jealous weak race
Xbox no game having or buying green rats

It was purposeful vitriol because PS5 got a FF game exclusive.

No other platform would and could support FF games except the PlayStation fanbase.
 

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That doesn't even make sense.

How many units previous FF sold in PC releasing at late date?
According to Steamspy, which used to be capable of giving more precise data but is not able to anymore:
Please note that this only includes Steam and not Epic purchases or in the case of FFXIV and FFXI, external launchers.

Final Fantasy - 500,000 - 1,000,000
Final Fantasy II - 200,000 - 500,000
Final Fantasy III - 200,000 - 500,000
Final Fantasy III (3D) - 500,000 - 1,000,000
Final Fantasy IV - 100,000 - 200,000
Final Fantasy IV (3D) - 200,000 - 500,000
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years - 50,000 - 100,000
Final Fantasy V - 200,000 - 500,000
Final Fantasy VI - 200,000 - 500,000
Final Fantasy VII - 1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Final Fantasy VII Remake - 500,000 - 1,000,000
Final Fantasy VIII - 500,000 - 1,000,000
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered - 500,000 - 1,000,000
Final Fantasy IX - 500,000 - 1,000,000
Final Fantasy X/X-2 - 500,000 - 1,000,000
Final Fantasy XI - 0 - 20,000
Final Fantasy XII - 1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Final Fantasy XIII - 1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 200,000 - 500,000
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - 200,000 - 500,000
Final Fantasy XIV - 2,000,000 - 5,000,000
Final Fantasy XV - 1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Final Fantasy Type-0 - 200,000 - 500,000
World of Final Fantasy - 100,000 - 200,000
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - 200,000 - 500,000
Final Fantasy Dissidia NT - 500,000 - 1,000,000
 
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So we should ask ourselves why is Dragon Quest IX not on PlayStation?

Well Nintendo published it outside of Japan, so that's a hint.

Square Enix making these deals is killing their userbase and there is a long history of this dating back even to Tomb Raider.

Is the money that Square Enxi got in the deal for DQ9 enough to sustain itself with a weakened market for DQ moving forward on consoles?

Dragon Quest XI on 3DS barely outsold the PS4 version, despite DQIX being exclusive. They ported the game from 3DS to Switch but they didn't enhance the game for PS5. They could have made a definitive version for easy money on PS5 with just an upgrade path.

No Dragon Quest X in the US... why?

Square Enix isn't doing enough to build IP and franchises.