In Square Enix‘s financial results briefing held in May 2024, it was reported Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth did not meet the company’s sales expectations. However, according to franchise producer Yoshinori Kitase, the game’s sales figures are just fine.
While Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 sales are satisfactory, producer says they cannot stay exclusive to a single platform
In a recent interview with IGN Brazil, Kitase spoke about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s “poor” sales. While it didn’t meet Square Enix’s expectations, being recognized as one of the three best-selling games in Japan’s PlayStation Partners Awards gives him “certainty” that the game did well.
“In terms of sales expectations, Sony held the PlayStation Partners Awards in Japan, and there was a category (Grand Award) in which they awarded the three best-selling games, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was one of them alongside Black Myth: Wukong and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree,” Kitase said. “So, I think being recognized in this aspect gives me the certainty that we have reached a certain level.”
Kitase may be “confident and happy” with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s sales, but that doesn’t mean it can’t do better. The game’s sales arguably could have been much better if it did not launch exclusively on PS5. The producer believes games should be offered to “as many people as possible.”
“While we are confident and happy that we are reaching a certain level of sales, it is clear that with the modernity of games, we cannot be exclusive to a single platform,” Kitase said. “I think we need to offer the game to as many players as possible.”
Although Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth did not meet Square Enix’s financial expectations, it did receive critical acclaim. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, it garnered a 92 metascore. It was also nominated in several categories at The Game Awards 2024.
(Source: IGN Brazil)