This week's ranking shows that out of the top 10, the top 5 titles are first-time titles (3 titles if counted by model). Among them, the PlayStation 5 version of Persona 3 Reload took first place.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink update version 1.3.0 new content will include a new playable character, Photo Mode, new control schemes and more.
Nameer from eXputer: "With Persona and Like a Dragon, SEGA delivers a bold middle finger to the idea that turn-based games are outdated and I couldn't be happier."
I love RPGs and spent 151 hours with Infinite Wealth. Currently playing through Rebirth and Reload, and I have to say I'm far more engaged with Reload because I prefer the turn based combat. I'm not a fan of the real time combat in Rebirth. If the game and story wasn't so good, I likely wouldn't entertain it at all. I much prefer turn based games.
Persona 3 reload and infinite weath boasts sales of 1 million at launch on multiple platforms.
https://www.ign.com/article...
https://personacentral.com/...
And Rebirth launched to 2 million which is seen as concerning on one platform.
https://www.pushsquare.com/...
Why is it more viable to make turn based games when they sell half as much?
Theses articles should at least highlight turn based games that sell the same or more than non turn based games to make a coherent argument. Like Pokemon or Honkai Star Rail.
The author acts like turn-based RPGs are a dying genre. Recent successful games such as Octopath Traveler series, Sea of Stars, the Trails series, Honkai Star Rail, and Baldurs Gate 3 (mentioned in the article) would prove that there is still market out there hungry for them. I’m blessed enough to love both turn-based and action rpg games.
Hanzala from eXputer says, "In a time where microtransactions mean pay-to-win and replace any free updates, Granblue Fantasy: Relink presents the best of both worlds."
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
Switch OLED Model – 30,419 (6,625,872)
PlayStation 5 – 27,066 (4,474,632)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 7,418 (710,189)
Switch Lite – 7,376 (5,729,137)
Switch – 4,171 (19,714,895)
Xbox Series S – 1,613 (299,893)
Xbox Series X – 1,564 (251,045)
PlayStation 4 – 605 (7,918,515)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 12 (1,192,813)
Good to see P3 Reload doing well but Atlus should have released a complete FES version.