PS5 Final Fantasy XVI Discussion

So Best buy wasn't giving me a steel book case for my pre-order, decided to return it for now and I'll grab it used later from Gamestop with a gift card that I have burning a hole in my wallet.
 
Good plan game not worth the full $ 70 tag anyway imo.
 
FF 16 Second week Sales in japan is pretty bad 93% drop.

COMG! Ranking: Week 26, 2023 (Jun 26 - Jul 2)

01./01. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.06.22} (¥9,000) - 18 / 268 (-93%)
02./02. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom <ADV> (Nintendo) {2023.05.12} (¥7,200) - 11 / 1,308 (-8%)
03./04. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3,600) - 8 / 3,850 (+14%)
04./00. [NSW] Xicatrice <RPG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2023.06.29} (¥6,980) - 6 / NEW
05./00. [NSW] Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective <ADV> (Capcom) {2023.06.30} (¥3,990) - 6 / NEW
06./19. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7,200) - 6 / 4,984 (+200%)
07./00. [NSW] Master Detective Archives: Rain Code <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2023.06.30} (¥6,345) - 5 / NEW
08./00. [PS4] Ikaruga <STG> (Pikii) {2020.09.24} (¥4,500) - 4 / NEW
09./00. [PS4] Loop8: Summer of Gods <RPG> (Marvelous) {2023.06.01} (¥5,980) - 4 / 8
10./00. [NSW] Tokyo Xanadu Ex+ for Nintendo Switch <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2023.06.29} (¥4,800) - 4 / NEW
11./08. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4,980) - 4 / 758 (+33%)
12./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5,980) - 4 / 4,214
13./05. [NSW] Loop8: Summer of Gods <RPG> (Marvelous) {2023.06.01} (¥5,980) - 4 / 16 (-43%)
14./12. [PS5] Street Fighter 6 <FTG> (Capcom) {2023.06.02} (¥7,990) - 3 / 20 (+50%)
15./00. [PS4] Street Fighter 6 <FTG> (Capcom) {2023.06.02} (¥7,990) - 3 / 17
16./00. [NSW] 9 R.I.P. (Special Edition) <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2023.06.29} (¥8,800) - 3 / NEW
17./16. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition [New Price Edition] <RPG> (Square Enix) {2020.12.04} (¥4,980) - 3 / 173 (+50%)
18./00. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5,980) - 3 / 761
19./00. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5,980) - 3 / 728
20./00. [NSW] Ikaruga <STG> (Pikii) {2020.09.24} (¥4,500) - 3 / NEW

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cm2 said:
FF 16 Second week Sales in japan is pretty bad 93% drop.

COMG! Ranking: Week 26, 2023 (Jun 26 - Jul 2)

01./01. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.06.22} (¥9,000) - 18 / 268 (-93%)
02./02. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom <ADV> (Nintendo) {2023.05.12} (¥7,200) - 11 / 1,308 (-8%)
03./04. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3,600) - 8 / 3,850 (+14%)
04./00. [NSW] Xicatrice <RPG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2023.06.29} (¥6,980) - 6 / NEW
05./00. [NSW] Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective <ADV> (Capcom) {2023.06.30} (¥3,990) - 6 / NEW
06./19. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7,200) - 6 / 4,984 (+200%)
07./00. [NSW] Master Detective Archives: Rain Code <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2023.06.30} (¥6,345) - 5 / NEW
08./00. [PS4] Ikaruga <STG> (Pikii) {2020.09.24} (¥4,500) - 4 / NEW
09./00. [PS4] Loop8: Summer of Gods <RPG> (Marvelous) {2023.06.01} (¥5,980) - 4 / 8
10./00. [NSW] Tokyo Xanadu Ex+ for Nintendo Switch <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2023.06.29} (¥4,800) - 4 / NEW
11./08. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4,980) - 4 / 758 (+33%)
12./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5,980) - 4 / 4,214
13./05. [NSW] Loop8: Summer of Gods <RPG> (Marvelous) {2023.06.01} (¥5,980) - 4 / 16 (-43%)
14./12. [PS5] Street Fighter 6 <FTG> (Capcom) {2023.06.02} (¥7,990) - 3 / 20 (+50%)
15./00. [PS4] Street Fighter 6 <FTG> (Capcom) {2023.06.02} (¥7,990) - 3 / 17
16./00. [NSW] 9 R.I.P. (Special Edition) <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2023.06.29} (¥8,800) - 3 / NEW
17./16. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition [New Price Edition] <RPG> (Square Enix) {2020.12.04} (¥4,980) - 3 / 173 (+50%)
18./00. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5,980) - 3 / 761
19./00. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5,980) - 3 / 728
20./00. [NSW] Ikaruga <STG> (Pikii) {2020.09.24} (¥4,500) - 3 / NEW

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People too busy gushing over the Super mario RPG remake make to worry about other RPGs lol.
 
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Indeed. Super Mario RPG Remake Preorders are really good on Amazon. Beating FF 16 by a very longshot lol
 
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Read this from siliconera:

Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Toyo Securities, commented that the decrease in sales for Final Fantasy XVI is a really severe result and it will be impossible to increase them without a significant price drop. Yasuda added that, for the most part, this failure is a result of pre-release marketing and the game itself being so different from past Final Fantasy entries that consumers left the title behind.
 
cm2 said:
Read this from siliconera:

Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Toyo Securities, commented that the decrease in sales for Final Fantasy XVI is a really severe result and it will be impossible to increase them without a significant price drop. Yasuda added that, for the most part, this failure is a result of pre-release marketing and the game itself being so different from past Final Fantasy entries that consumers left the title behind.
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I think it was just a terrible idea to put the person in charge of a large, popular MMO game to also be in charge of this game as well.
 
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not well enough, because Yoshi P and co. aimed to get more people to get into the FF franchise by making FF 16 an action game to the point GOWR is more rpg than FF16, but it did not happen, even less people played the game lol also ff 16 did not cause many new Ps5 console buyers like GOWR ps5 bundle did.


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cm2 said:
not well enough, because Yoshi P and co. aimed to get more people to get into the FF franchise by making FF 16 an action game to the point GOWR is more rpg than FF16, but it did not happen, even less people played the game lol also ff 16 did not cause many new Ps5 console buyers like GOWR ps5 bundle did.


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I mean, if everyone has a PS5, why buy another?
 
game is beaten by Dead Island 2 in sales, Dead Island 2 sold around 2.5 million copies I think and Re4 Remake is around 4 million copies i think:
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That should say a-lot to AAA companies.. Especially for jRPGs...

I know it is not for everyone in todays day and age... but a-lot of people miss the classic turn based battle systems in jRPGs.
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I know I miss them, kept things more tactical and had to think instead of button mashing.
 
Baldur's gate 3 is a turn based rpg and it already sold 2.5 million from steam early access pre order on steam alone. pretty much obliterated Yoshi-P's statement on turn based rpg is dead lol and read from games radar Bg 3 is currently no 3. best preorder in UK for Ps5 too.
 
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Yoshi-P said "The development team for "FF16" has been disbanded apart from the main DLC team
 
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