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Square Enix stock has dropped 30% since Final Fantasy 16 launch (www.pcgamesinsider.biz)

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Stock in Japanese games giant Square Enix has dropped by 30 per cent since the launch of Final Fantasy 16. As reported by Bloomber g, around $2 billion has been shaved from the company's share pri...

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (17 children)

Oh, FF16 was released? No one in my gaming circle of friends even mentioned anything about it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Its hard to hear it in circles because its a jrpg first (which on its own, is a niche) and only on PS5 at the moment, which not everyone has. Theres about 40m ps5 sold, and less than a tenth has bought the game.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

FF XVI isn't even an RPG; it's an action-RPG; it's like Stranger of Paradise, but it's much easier.

And while the PS5 was supply-constrained for about two years, the chip shortage that constrained the supply ended a while back, so anyone can get a PS5 now without having to watch for drops or winning the PS Direct lottery.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, but there's lots of people who might play the game that aren't going to shell out for a PS5 for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Im aware its closer to an action rpg, but it doesnt help that its tied to the final fantasy name.

Its closer to what Secret of Mana is than to traditional Final Fantasy, but chose to name itself in the latter.

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