Final Fantasy XVI UK Retail Launch Sales Fall Short of FFXV by 74 Percent

[Tsing]

Final Fantasy XVI has experienced a significant drop in UK retail launch sales compared to its predecessor, Final Fantasy XV. According to GfK data for the week ending June 24, 2023, physical sales of the latest installment in the iconic franchise, which released exclusively for PlayStation 5 consoles on June 22, 2023, are down by a staggering 74 percent compared to the 2016 release of Final Fantasy XV.

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[Grimlakin]

Get back to me when it's total sales not JUST physical sales. Makes the metric useless before they even started talking numbers.

Looking at these results is even MORE interesting:

Top 10 Best-Selling Titles for the Week​

• Final Fantasy XVI (NEW)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Sonic Origins Plus (NEW)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• F1 23
• God of War: Ragnarök
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Diablo IV
• Hogwarts Legacy
• FIFA 23

I mean hell... D IV is already below GOW Ragnarok. and Hogwarts Legacy is still in the sales channel strongly. And no wonder they are panicked about the MS buyout of Activision MW is one of their top 5 games.

 

[Brian_B]

Get back to me when it's total sales not JUST physical sales. Makes the metric useless before they even started talking numbers.

Was about to make the point about it being Physical sales only but Grim beat me to the punch.