Final Fantasy XVI pre-orders would be causing "panic" at Square Enix

final fantasy 16 it will be one of the big launches of June 2023 and is expected to sell millions in its first days on the market. However, Square Enix would be concerned about the potential performance that the title could have.

final fantasy is one of Square Enix’s main franchises, the latest installment in the main series, final fantasy xvwas a bestseller that managed to distribute more than 10 million units, so many might expect that final fantasy 16 deliver and outsell its predecessor.

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The pre-sales of final fantasy 16 Are they less than what Square Enix expected?

However, whistleblower and journalist Imran Khan reports that there is “panic” at Square Enix over this, as the project is seeing slightly fewer pre-sales, even when doing the math taking into account that final fantasy 16 will debut solely on PlayStation 5, compared to final fantasy xvwhich also came to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Khan recalls that only the number of pre-sales is taken into account, which could be an indicator of how well the game could sell upon its release. But in the end, sales are what counts and the game could do well despite not registering many pre-orders. Maybe players don’t have much confidence in preorders anymore and want to wait and see if the game launches well or not.

In the same way, the journalist talks about the strange reminder that Square Enix made that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth continues its course and without apparent changes in its release plan, somehow reminding players that the game is on its way and thus giving it a wider window of publicity. The foregoing given that the sales of Final Fantasy VII Remake They were good, but they went flat faster than expected.

In case you missed it: Square Enix reiterated that final fantasy 16 It will come to PC and she stated that she will be careful with this version.

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