In a departure from the norm, Sq. Enix has formally responded to all of the hoopla surrounding Closing Fantasy 16 gross sales. Quizzed about stories that the sport hasn’t carried out all that nicely, Sq. Enix insisted that Closing Fantasy 16 has had an “extraordinarily sturdy” begin.
Closing Fantasy 16 gross sales ought to be seen relative to PS5 set up base
In an announcement to IGN, Sq. Enix stated that FF16 has carried out nicely contemplating the PS5’s set up base — echoing what many have identified in response to gross sales comparisons with previous titles.
“Making an allowance for the gross sales figures of the acclaimed Closing 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 charge of Closing Fantasy 16 is significantly excessive, given the PS5 set up base,” Sq. Enix stated, including that it considers FF16’s preliminary outcomes to be “extraordinarily sturdy.” The corporate additionally stated 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 sport gross sales. The corporate stated as a lot with 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 mild of this, we’ll take the official phrase on FF16 gross sales over a random Twitter profile’s.
