Despite being one of the most critically acclaimed games to release in 2024, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth‘s sales numbers seem to have missed the mark for developer Square Enix. The second game in a planned trilogy reimagining the classic Final Fantasy 7, Rebirth Continuing where the previous game, RemakeLeft Off takes players through an expanded version of the original game’s middle sections. Despite Remake After launching on the PS4, however, Rebirth is currently completely exclusive to the PS5 and has not been ported to any other platforms.
As reported by Eurogamer, Square Enix President Takashi Kiryu said that Final Fantasy 7 RebirthAlong with other games recently released by Square Enix, have all underperformed Relative to the expectations of the company. The statement was made in a recently published results meeting held in May, with Crewe saying that Fr FF7 Rebirth And Final Fantasy 16“Profits unfortunately did not meet our expectations,” and that, in addition, the sales of Square’s live-service title Foamstars Was below expectations as well.
Rebirth’s underperformance may be an all-time low for the series
Recent Final Fantasy games, especially Rebirth, have declined in terms of sales
While Square Enix has a history of setting their expectations very high, having in the past deemed relatively high-selling games like Hitman: Absolution And Tomb Raider (2013) like financial failures, it is true that The main line Game Final Fantasy Games launched after the release of Final Fantasy 15 In 2016 saw a sharp decline in saleswith Rebirth In particular, despite good reviews, reportedly selling drastically less than Remake. In combination with the rising cost and development time of AAA games, the profits of Game Final Fantasy (Except the consistently strong FFXIV) are likely to be at an all-time low.
One factor that may exacerbate this issue, however, is RebirthThe PS5 exclusive. Remakewhich was initially released for the PS4 in 2020 before receiving its next-gen upgrade, IntergradeIn 2021, benefiting from releasing basically at the end of the PS4’s life and being massively hyped up for several years. in comparison, Rebirth Potentially suffers from the PS5’s lower user base, and, in general, from a sequel to a game released for the previous generation of PlayStation.
Although no official announcements have been made, it is likely that Rebirthlike Remake And FF16Will be ported to PC at some point in the future, which should boost sales of the game by a decent amount. However, the game’s underperformance is a potentially bad sign for the future of the game Game Final Fantasy series – especially for the still unnamed sequel to Final Fantasy 7 RebirthWhich will mark the end of the FF7 Remake Trilogy.
Source: Eurogamer