Posted 4/15/2024, 1:00:00 AM
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sells 2 Million But 'Underperforms' Compared to Remake's Early Success
- Despite no official sales figures, industry analysts estimate Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has sold 2 million copies in over a month, compared to Remake's 3.5 million in 3 days
- Director of research Daniel Ahmad says Rebirth is "underperforming sales-wise", selling about half what Remake did
- Remake likely benefited from releasing on PS4 during pandemic with a captive audience
- Inflationary environment means Square Enix may need Rebirth to sell more copies than Remake to be as successful
- Unclear if Rebirth's sales will be considered a success by Square Enix's "often ludicrous metric"