Good point, another interpretation could also be that it's still about the core theme of the OG and that's Loss but coming at it from a different angle of the feeling of wishing you could undo that past loss.
Persona 5 and Tales of Arise are two examples of good legs in western markets.
To be frank, we've never had a situation where this can actually be proven in regards to the PC majority of the XIV fanbase at all. Ever since XIV was launched, there has never been a day and date launch of any new major FF title on PC afterwards. Consider that it's been 10 years since then. The PC market is also hyper competitive, with new multiplatforms or PC exclusives likely taking the spotlight over late PC ports of the FF titles.
There is zero chance Rebirth PC is happening this year. No one in SE has even talked about it, all the attention as far as PC ports goes is being directed towards XVI instead, that's most likely happening first and probably targeting the end of the year, to minimize potential conflict with XIV Dawntrail's launch.
can you give me an example? im not sure what games outside of the occasional persona meets this criteria.
What "most people" think has nothing to do with me. This is just my opinion.
As in why would it (downpayment) affect SE reporting for rebirth but not remake.
I think you misread. I was saying Square reported Remake's sales because they exceeded expectations. They're likely not doing Rebirth's numbers because they're not as impressive. But the down-payment from Sony may have gone a long ways toward making them whole regardless.
I think I did.
People seem to find enjoyment in games they don't like (or don't even intend to play) not doing as well.
Yeah, gonna agree with this. that's the different between a bunch of 8s and a bunch of 10s. There's a reason it's so coveted.
Persona 5 (if you're looking at Royal) was frontloaded across its initial release + ports, so I'm not quite sure what you're referring to: yes there were later port releases that juiced sales again, but those were each frontloaded to me as well. Take the PS4 release for example: 1.4 million in its early months; 900k after July 2020.
People don't take MC scores for expansions or dlc that seriously, so it won't be a huge issue.
No one really gives a shit about review scores for MMO expansions
erm, you mean the people who are saying the industry and it's consumers are at fault because their game is not selling well? i still can't believe that was actually said lmfao
Let's go.
