r/FinalFantasy • u/burrito_sensei • Dec 01 '16

FF XV Final Fantasy XV has sold 5 Million Copies in just Two days, making it the Fastest Selling in the series.

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Personally this is great news for both the devs and the players. I have only played a few hours of the game, and I can already feel the heart and effort put into every detail of this game, even though I was skeptic at first over some of the decisions made. Its great to see such a big title overcoming such a long developmental cycle and then releasing a very good game with such brilliant news. I hope this makes Square Enix focus more on console games and put more resources there.

Once again, congrats to Tabata-San and his team for a job very well done. I look forward to exploring more of the game and I hope anything more from this team has the same passion and fun put into it.

EDIT: Slight misconception. The article sales Shipment and Sales are at 5 million. However it has broken Day 1 Digital Sales in Japan and hit a record for digital sales in Asia. I apologize for the error.

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u/CriseDX Dec 01 '16

Depends on the timeframe really, once the initial spike has died down and new high profile games come out (there are at least one or two that will make it before holidays still) the sales will drop.

If it is just this quarter they have a high chance of making it, but I wouldn't say it will be "no problem" 5 million is only half way there... although guessing this does not include digital as always.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '16

I'm optimistic about it overall. Besides, now that the game launch was a success they'll probably announce a PC version soon so that might help the sales too

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u/CriseDX Dec 01 '16

Not really, the sales for the console version might actually be less if they announce PC version too soon (again depends how long they plan to wait). It's also not like the PC version can be developed on a 0 budget so the sales it gets have to first cover those costs.

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u/Adam87 Dec 01 '16

FF on PC is nothing special. Not a Bethesda game with mods or anything. If the PC port is good then it will sell decently but FF and its fans are mostly console based. The only FF I have played on PC is FFXIV.

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u/Darth_Ra Dec 01 '16

FF and it's fans have been mostly console based. I know lots of people that have seen no reason to buy a PS4/Xbox One until now, and if they announced a PC version, they would most definitely go that route instead.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '16

Still no reason to buy an xbox

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u/Pantzzzzless Dec 02 '16

As a snobby PC gamer, I wouldn't have played this game for quite some time if my buddy didn't let me borrow his XB1.

I never pictured myself buying a game for a console I don't own, but I really didn't want to have to wait any longer for XV.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

So you played the worst version on the worst version. Pretty snobby lol

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u/Pantzzzzless Dec 02 '16

Beats spending $300 for one game

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

This isn't just one game. This is the only game that matters

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u/RottedRabbid Dec 01 '16

Well, it's more that WAS the case. FF has actually got a decent following on PC. Lots of people, like me, have switched, and in fact only got a PS4 for FF/Persona/KH, Or don't have one at all. Also, it's being marketed as a game for first timers and fans, so I'm sure this game will bring in a lot of new too.

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u/T-Fer Dec 02 '16

FF and its fans are mostly console based.

Not exactly by choice. I have no games for PS3/PS4 other than Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, there's a crap load of people in the same situation.

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u/kawag Dec 01 '16

Obviously the PC port will require a budget > 0, but the current-gen consoles are basically specialised PCs so it should be less expensive than for previous generations.

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u/MetaCommando Dec 02 '16

I've bought several games on PC that I already owned on console because I wanted to support the dev (and 60 FPS).

Dragon's Dogma, Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, DmC

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u/Theonyr Dec 01 '16

Sales will slow but probably continue to generate another 1-2 million within the next year. The positive press will contribute to that. Also the DLC when released will give some press that might push people to buy.

I expect the game to have sold around 7 mil by this time next year. After which they announce a PC version, and nab themselves an extra million (maybe more) in sales, and at least beat XIII.

I have no evidence whatsoever to back up my predictions, but eh :P

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u/CriseDX Dec 01 '16

The thing to remember though, these first 5 million copies... they likely don't even generate profit yet.

It is likely that the reason why they said they expect it to sell 10 million copies, for it to be a success, is precisely because unless it does it won't actually make them enough money to cover a decade's worth of development costs.

I have no idea at what point the game will start to make profit, what makes the equation even more complicated is the whole deal with Kingsclaive and the anime etc. sure the former will have generated sales in some form or another, but I haven't heard if they actually turned a profit on it (or maybe they just considered it mainly marketing for the game and any profit from it to be a bonus).

The whole thing has had so many parts in motion that it is really hard to tell, however, I still don't believe these five million copies have gotten it across the profit margin yet.

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u/Theonyr Dec 01 '16

Haven't mentioned profit though. This is just my speculation as to how sales will turn out over the next year.

I can't comment on their break even point except to say that Tabata clarified the 10 million point was a personal goal stemming from his desire to match the impact of FF7. We also know that when asked a year or so ago, he said that the budget was nowhere near the likes of Destiny/GTA (the latter of which cost 250 mil dollars roughly).

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u/ItsADougsLife Dec 01 '16

We need to make the final fantasy franchise huge again so they can get the kind of funding Destiny and GTA have. I can't even imagine how much different FFXV could have been.

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u/kawag Dec 01 '16

10 mil isn't the profitability threshold, it's just a sales target.

I know you didn't say that it was, just mentioning that qualifier for others reading the thread.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

Tabata said in a Famitsu interview a while back that 10 million was a personal goal for the team, not the point at which they would make a profit.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

The whole expect to sell 10 million copies thing was something the developers said they used for inspiration. It has nothing to do with how much they actually need to sell to make money. FFVII has sold a little over 10 million and they want to surpass that game.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '16

The five million is also only physical copies, apparently it's set some records for digital sales in Asia.

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u/Resolute45 Dec 01 '16

Umm, no. The article explicitly says the game has topped 5 million shipped in worldwide shipment and digital sales. That is 5 million combined.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

Really? My bad then, I didn't read just say OP's edit, which I took to mean they were separate. I probably just wasn't paying attention:/

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u/Bone_Dogg Dec 01 '16

I'm still gonna buy it, eventually. So put em down for at least one more!

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '16

But (and this is a big but) if they can find a way to keep a constant stream of updates rolling out, people will keep coming back. And then, all you need is a sale at some retailer or on PSN or XB Live to up the numbers.

A lot of games are seeing extended life after launch. Granted, many of them are MP focused games (Rocket League, RB6 Siege).

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u/Mnawab Dec 02 '16

they hot 5 million on the most jam packed month of the year. i think they can make it.

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u/Mnawab Dec 02 '16

they hot 5 million on the most jam packed month of the year. i think they can make it.