In a departure from the norm, Sq. Enix has formally responded to all of the hoopla surrounding Remaining Fantasy 16 gross sales. Quizzed about experiences that the sport hasn’t carried out all that properly, Sq. Enix insisted that Remaining Fantasy 16 has had an “extraordinarily sturdy” begin.
Remaining Fantasy 16 gross sales ought to be seen relative to PS5 set up base
In a press release to IGN, Sq. Enix mentioned that FF16 has carried out properly contemplating the PS5’s set up base — echoing what many have identified in response to gross sales comparisons with previous titles.
“Bearing in mind the gross sales figures of the acclaimed Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake and the distinction in measurement of the set up base of the PlayStation 4 on the time of this title’s launch, we are able to see that the connect fee of Remaining Fantasy 16 is significantly excessive, given the PS5 set up base,” Sq. Enix mentioned, including that it considers FF16’s preliminary outcomes to be “extraordinarily sturdy.” The corporate additionally mentioned that it’ll “proceed to hold out a variety of initiatives” to encourage extra folks to play the sport.
Sq. Enix has earned a status for overtly expressing its disappointment with recreation gross sales. The corporate mentioned as a lot as regards to the favored Tomb Raider (2013) reboot amongst quite a few different titles. Earlier this yr, Sq. Enix admitted that Forspoken has flopped. In gentle of this, we’ll take the official phrase on FF16 gross sales over a random Twitter profile’s.