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

[peter42O]

None of the games Square Enix releases ever meet their expectations because their expectations are unrealistic as fuck.

 

[ethomaz]

Apparently some people were arguing when sales of the game announced it at 3 million on PS5 that the game was a failure and needed to be ported to other systems in order to be profitable
which, maybe ports do bring in more profits, but Square didn't need saving so to speak nor was 3 million some horrible disaster (probably, I dunno what Square needs for this to be profitable). Plus PC sales aren't gonna make THAT much of a difference, and I imagine the same holds true for Xbox. Though, i do like to point out that PC sales are a slow drip; the store and content stays the same between generations, so sales slowly increase over a long period of time on PC.

I understand that 3m for a FF on PlayStation is at the low end… Square Enix is probably not happy about that.

But eve Rebirth did below expectations ins sales that lead to a franchise issue to Square Enix find what to do.

And that has nothing to do with PC port… Square Enix will be happy if the game sells enough to pay the PC port bills and profit.

These PC ports are very cheap so to reach that point doesn’t need to sell a lot of units.

But at least expect the PC version at least sells around what the previous FFs sold on PC… anything below or over that will be set as failure or success.

 

[Gediminas]

It's not difficult to port at all...

Yeah, it is just a sliders.. no xbot said ever about Series S
Brilliant.

 

[Gediminas]

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

This is a sad list of numbers.

 

[Landiri]

This is a sad list of numbers.

We call that the State of PC Gaming.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Unfair because if it had released on Xbox it would’ve sold an extra twelve copies, and of course if SE had the balls to put it on gamepass then that would get that mau on top.

 

[arvfab]

It would, at the very least, need to have the second screen content moved into its own menu accessible via a button press, have its resolution increased, and have lots of text and UI assets remade or replaced to be able to look okay on a single HD screen. It would also need its battle menu moved to a single screen as well, and it'd have to have some UI elements adjusted for 16:9 and fix anything that breaks from making the game 16:9. These are not trivial changes, and even then, it may be deemed unacceptable by Square due to the models and textures being low poly and crunchy due to compression (i somehow doubt ps5 gamers would be happy with something similar to how FF III 3D and IV 3D looked)

 

[TrishaCat]

This is a sad list of numbers.

I'm sure Square finding the numbers sad is why theyve been releasing them there for over 10 years

This is such a lazy way of handling this.
Yall telling me you'd be happy with Square releasing Dragon Quest IX on consoles in this state? Just put the bottom screen info on the side with no UI adjustments? I mean I guess anything is better than nothing but

 

[arvfab]

This is such a lazy way of handling this.

People were happy for this announcement, as far as I know.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

So the peak went to 27.5k and that's it

Estimated to have sold below 150k the first week

I'm reading the comments elsewhere and people are super positive about the FF16 and GOWR sales on PC after disparaging the PS sales for over a year. It makes zero sense but somehow the blame is all on Sony.

Selling 100k on Steam is incredible wow amazing.

 

[Muddasar]

So the peak went to 27.5k and that's it

Estimated to have sold below 150k the first week

I'm reading the comments elsewhere and people are super positive about the FF16 and GOWR sales on PC after disparaging the PS sales for over a year. It makes zero sense but somehow the blame is all on Sony.

Selling 100k on Steam is incredible wow amazing.

Yep all Sony’s fault cause the game was released first on Playstation and probably 95% of sales were on it.

The Port beggars are not at fault here. It had NO hype cause delayed release.

Bloodborne will be different though.

 

[Landiri]

tl;dr
PC-Gamers fail to make another game financially viable.

Next.

 

[Muddasar]

tl;dr
PC-Gamers fail to make another game financially viable.

Next.

What’s hilarious is that many of them think Sony will eventually release Day 1 if they sell poorly cause of the delay and lack of hype.

 

[Old Gamer]

What’s hilarious is that many of them think Sony will eventually release Day 1 if they sell poorly cause of the delay and lack of hype.

The same suits who were stupid enough to think releasing their biggest games on PC would be a good idea are bound to reach that same conclusion.

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

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.

But you need to adjust the number for inflation

 

[Kokoloko]

What’s hilarious is that many of them think Sony will eventually release Day 1 if they sell poorly cause of the delay and lack of hype.

We need a throw up emoji for that narrative lol. They were shitting on those games when they came out just like every other PS exclusive

 

[Landiri]

What’s hilarious is that many of them think Sony will eventually release Day 1 if they sell poorly cause of the delay and lack of hype.

Vocal PC-Gamers remind me of online-boycotters or those FFF-Kids pre-Covid.

They think repeating the same non-sense online 24/7 would make it happen.

Delusional...

 

[Kokoloko]

This is a sad list of numbers.

Big spenders lol

 

[Gods&Monsters]

What’s hilarious is that many of them think Sony will eventually release Day 1 if they sell poorly cause of the delay and lack of hype.

The same suits who were stupid enough to think releasing their biggest games on PC would be a good idea are bound to reach that same conclusion.

That's the thing. Any other company would stop after all the bad press and drama devaluing their brand for so little sales but Sony keeps doubling down.

Until Dawn and Lego Horizon are Day 1, the Horizon and Days Gone remasters will probably be too. They are dumb over there. Self sabotage.

 

[Landiri]

That's the thing. Any other company would stop after all the bad press and drama devaluing their brand for so little sales but Sony keeps doubling down.

Until Dawn and Lego Horizon are Day 1, the Horizon and Days Gone remasters will probably be too. They are dumb over there. Self sabotage.

The Lego game will maybe sell 5% on PC.

With Denuvo, that is...