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[GhostTrick]

Good luck with that.
They're starting with a brand damaged since FFXIII trilogy and it's only on PS4 and One at launch. Not that a PC SKU would've changed that much but they easily lost 500k to 1m sales for not having it.

 

[Kyoufu]

I don't think it's impossible, but... well, no one knows what will happen.

They're kinda fucked. FF has been on a decline since FF9 was released.

 

[GravityInsanity]

Reviews and impressions didn't stop FFXIII

Wasn't that in the 80's?

 

[Mifec]

Yeah delay the PC version m8s

 

[KoroEunectes]

10 million?
Good luck with that....

 

[DrROBschiz]

Not going to happen

No way the game is that good

 

[LastOne2100]

By the time they're done throwing money at 10 years of development hell, movies with big voice actors, animes, mobile games, fancy presentations, it's little wonder why the game has to sell an unreasonable number of copies to succeed.

Honestly, a Final Fantasy game could sell that number, but it would have to be pretty much 9-10/10, somehow appeal to both the east and the west despite diverging tastes, and satisfy and delight long standing fans while still being approachable to newcomers. which I still don't see Final Fantasy XV being at all. I expect a bad JRPG by JRPG standards, and a bad open world game by Open World standards.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

It'll struggle to do half of that. Lord J, Square!

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

I see it selling 3M max

Some of these comments are as ridiculous as SE's expectations.

 

[KingBroly]

So...1 million copies for each year in development?


Unless they plan to port this to PC, NX, mobile and have PS4K/XB1.5 remasters...I can't see this happening.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

TW3 wasn't a game from a classic franchise with 10 years of hype behind it that can make people buy one million copies of a shite game just to get a demo of it.

Reaching that in 90 days is a pipe dream though lol

But we already know no game in the series has sold this much except for apparently ffvii.

These are numbers that gta could make. Final Fantasy though?

 

[Leafhopper]

I don't know if the OVA and everything else was needed so early.

I see half that number.

 

[Maxim726X]

... How?

How many copies would it need to sell in the US? 6 million alone?

 

[Suzushiiro]

Maybe they shouldn't have spent so much on free movies & anime then.

If they're good then they'll probably get more sales/attention than just spending the money on "standard" advertising would.

 

[Captain Smirk]

This is a sales figure based on fantasy

 

[GavinUK86]

No chance. It's good to have goals but come on, 10 mil is ridiculous for any game/franchise.

 

[Aaronrules380]

But we already know no game in the series has sold this much except for apparently ffvii.

These are numbers that gta could make. Final Fantasy though?

Even VII sold less though

 

[Caronte]

Not gonna happen unless it sells more than expected on PC.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Maybe they should not make a movie then.

 

[SolidSnakex]

They're kinda fucked. FF has been on a decline since FF9 was released.

In terms of what? Because not sales. Both X and XIII sold more than 9.

 

[backflip10019]

FF is still a massive series. Look at the hype for the FF7 remake. I'm sure a ton of casual gamers will be interested in checking out what FF15 looks like. I think they could hit that number.

 

[gamechanger87]

Do they realize that the consumer base/appetite for their series isn't anywhere near large enough to justify that?

This game has dragged on so long and the cultural confusion will really hamper this game.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

So twice than Witcher 3, which is 5M LTD so far?

I don't know about that unless this is sarcasm.

Whicher 3 sold 6 million in 6 weeks, now is for sure WAY over.

 

[Vashetti]

The later PC release will catch a lot of double-dippers.

Digital availability on the console stores will keep it visible when retail presence has faded, plus sale prices.

I could see it doing 10 million in the long run, but I hope they don't get disappointed when it doesn't do it in 1 year.

 

[Kyoufu]

Not going to happen

No way the game is that good

Since when did quality equal sales?

 

[QuantumZebra]

The video game equivalent of Batman V Superman

 

[Durante]

So they really need those double dippers they expect from delaying the PC version. Maybe a next-gen re-release as well. And some fire sales.

 

[Nirolak]

... How?

How many copies would it need to sell in the US? 6 million alone?

Even if we're extremely generous, it won't move more than 1.5 million copies in Japan. 1 million is a lot more realistic.

This series historically has done a fair bit worse in Europe than the U.S., so I would say at least 5 million in the US.

 

[And_Gignac]

Steam sales would push the game there, but it has to be a super generous sale.

I don't see it doing more than 6 million at full price.

 

[kamakazi5]

After reading some of the history for the development of this game I am not surprised.

 

[Grisby]

Er. Well, good luck!

 

[DarknessTear]

I'm buying it, but I know for a fact it will not sell 10M.

 

[Kintaro]

Man, I knew after that conference, they were all in.

I wonder if we're witnessing a repeat of the Spirits Within debacle...

 

[Leafhopper]

Thing is even with a PC release, they would want those sales at full price. I guess a bunch of sale prices would be nice for them in the long run though.

FF is still a massive series. Look at the hype for the FF7 remake. I'm sure a ton of casual gamers will be interested in checking out what FF15 looks like. I think they could hit that number.

The hype from people that played the original and not new players?

 

[MUnited83]

RIP

 

[RespectThySole]

The Witcher 3 is close to 10 million shipped actually.

 

[Maxim726X]

In terms of what? Because not sales. Both X and XIII sold more than 9.

There's no question that XIII damaged the brand, let's be realistic here.

Guess we'll just have to wait and see how much.

 

[gamechanger87]

FF is still a massive series. Look at the hype for the FF7 remake. I'm sure a ton of casual gamers will be interested in checking out what FF15 looks like. I think they could hit that number.

On gaming forums. The FF7 remake won't get anywhere near the original in terms of sales.

 

[inner-G]

Steam sales/Squeenix humble bundles will get it there for sure eventually.

 

[rhandino]

Oh, that's cute too bad that they are not going to get that much sales, LOL

 

[MMarston]

10 million?
Good luck with that....

Not going to happen

No way the game is that good

... How?

How many copies would it need to sell in the US? 6 million alone?

Lol

10 million copies?? uhhhhhhhh.........ok.

After the platinum demo, you can mark this as a failure sales wise now.

No way the Witcher 3 sold only 5 million so far

Jesus.

They're gonna need to market the hell out of this game if they wanna sell that many copies.

Meanwhile, at Mistwalker...

 

[Mortemis]

Not gonna happen unless it sells more than expected on PC.

With it probably not coming to PC on release date, you can say this won't happen either.

 

[Diprosalic]

i'm looking forward to games from SquareEnixBandaiNamco.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

No chance. It's good to have goals but come on, 10 mil is ridiculous for any game/franchise.

Even for GTA and COD lol?

 

[Rymuth]

They said it before.

I Didn't like it then, don't like now. Good luck, Tabata.

 

[entremet]

Whicher 3 sold 6 million in 6 weeks, now is for sure WAY over.

The OP link says around 5 million (half of FFXV projection), unless they have wrong information, which could be true given the state of fact checking these days lol.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

On gaming forums. The FF7 remake won't get anywhere near the original in terms of sales.

Lol...yea OK

 

[Skulldead]

after the demo not a chance they will make it.... this was truly a big mistake to release that because all the trailer look phenomenal.

 

[KaYotiX]

No way FF 15 is selling 10 million copies. I could see 6 million at the most. Especially after the average last few games they released

 

[Lunar15]

Man, I knew after that conference, they were all in.

I wonder if we're witnessing a repeat of the Spirits Within debacle...

When they announced the CGI film, I had to imagine Sakaguchi in the audience, just rolling his eyes.