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Octopath Traveler shipments and digital sales top 2.5 million

Total worldwide shipments and digital sales for Octopath Traveler have exceeded 2.5 million units, Square Enix announced. The game was last reported to have reached two million units back in March!

NecrumOddBoy1172d ago

Absolutely incredible game. I wish this came to PS5 as well. I put in 90 hours on Switch, but would love to go for the Platinum.

SaveFerris1172d ago

It probably comes down to the relationship between Square Enix and Nintendo, in that they are more receptive to games like Octopath Traveller and Project Triangle Strategy.

phoenixwing1172d ago

I think it has more to do with whoever shells out the most money for an exclusive

Shiken1172d ago

@phoenix

Nintendo probably funded the project, which would give them the right to make it exclusive. I highly doubt they paid SE a flat check for the hell of it.

Sony does this too, but they are less likely to bother with smaller projects like this.

Had SE fronted the funds, it would have been multiplat. So Nintendo funding the whole project, like Bayonetta, is the most likely scenario.

andy851172d ago

'Final fantasy had to become action because turn based doesn't sell. 2.5 million from an new IP says it does.

NotoriousWhiz1172d ago (Edited 1172d ago )

2.5 million is significantly less than FF7 remake's 5 million and the latter was over a few months.

LOGICWINS1172d ago

You may have missed the "new IP" part. 2.5 million for a new IP is outstanding IMO.

Btw, I put 180 hours into Octopath and I'd prefer to replay that over FF7 because I like turn-based JRPGs that much.

When Square decides to release the definitive edition of FF7 to the PS5 and Series X (unless Sony's willing to pay them to keep FF7 exclusive) I hope turn-based combat gets added in.

NotoriousWhiz1172d ago

Nope, but I also saw the final fantasy reference.

Personally, I liked both. I beat Octopath Traveler and the FF7 remake, Trials of mana remake, and currently working through Dragon Quest 11, and plan on picking up Bravely Default 2 at some point in the future.

Shiken1172d ago

FF7's remake is also significantly less than the original FF7.

NotoriousWhiz1172d ago (Edited 1172d ago )

@Shiken it took the original over a year to reach 6 million. The 5 million from ff7 remake was as of Sept 2020. So really, they're pretty comparable. Though ff7 remake has sold slightly faster if you look at the launch numbers. I think the original was 2.5 million during month 1, and the remake was 3 million during month 1. Either way, the differences are pretty small, so it's too early to say whether or not one sold better than the other.

Shiken1172d ago

@NotoriousWhiz

No they are not comparable at all. The original FFVII got its numbers im a time when breaking a million or two was considered a mega hit. These days a game breaking 5 mil is rather common, especially a AAA game with heavy ads and a big name attached to it.

End of the day, FFVIIR is underwhelming compared to what the original did in terms of sales.

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Imortus_san1172d ago

Great game, I bought it in second hand, make more of these, I will also be geting Bravelly Default and the new tactics due to 2022.

Nerdmaster1172d ago

The soundtrack is fantastic, and the battle system is great. I just wish it had a main plot joining them all instead of the separate plots and the thrown in sidequest leading to the secret boss. Them not having a common goal took me out of immersion, they didn't have any reason to be traveling together.

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Xbox No Longer Has Its Head In The Game

Microsoft & Xbox have shut down Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks to lay off more workers, insinuating that they're not in the game anymore.

XiNatsuDragnel1d 19h ago

They're headless for a long time because closing tango isn't exactly a good move

PapaBop21h ago

Ever since that cringe Kinect reveal they've never been the same. They used to make some amazing games and do great deals with third parties Early on in the 360 era they had games like Chromehounds and Shadowrun, both well ahead of their time. Now instead of nurturing their studios, they'd rather gaslight gamers and throw billions on pre existing studios. Not sure how Spencer is still in a job, I wouldn't trust him to organise a piss-up in a brewery.

Father__Merrin21h ago

We've said all along Spencer needs to go. I wish xbox went back to xbox only with new gears fable forza halo releases lots of third party releases

Those early rainbow 6 Vegas days and phantasy star universe are gone forever

S2Killinit18h ago

MS has its head in the game but the game they are playing is something different from what console gamers expect from a platform. MS’s end game has always been to use the xbox as a trojan horse.

XiNatsuDragnel16h ago

Lol that's funny well this plan they have isn't working homie

343_Guilty_Spark1d 15h ago

Acquisitions always come with cuts

1Victor1d 15h ago

“Acquisitions always come with cuts”

343 trillion points shield activated
343 trillion percent damage negate activated
All damage reduced to 1 for 343 trillion turns.
MICROSOFT DEFENSE FORCE IS A GO

Tacoboto1d 14h ago

Especially for Microsoft, when Booty pretty much said they didn't know how to handle that many studios.

Why even make the acquisition then.

-Foxtrot1d 13h ago

Didn’t they make the swipe for Bethesda when Sony wanted like 6 months exclusiveness for Starfield

It’s like…chill, you got Rise of the Tomb Raider for a year.

romulus231d 13h ago

Do they always come with senseless cuts becasue that's exactly what cutting Tango was, senseless.

H91d 15h ago

Everyone's acting now that game companies care about games and Xbox is committing the Ultimate betrayal, they are all like this and you have just been quiet about it for far too long

Nuclearmoon1d 14h ago

I wonder if Microsoft do pull out of the console market that it might open the door for valve to relaunch the Steambox. Competition is good for the industry but Microsoft don't even seem to be trying anymore.

UltimateOwnage1d 10h ago

Steam / Valve are one of the few truly pro-consumer bright spots in gaming right now. Thankfully.

jwillj2k41d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

“Your game has won some pretty significant awards and is a show piece for where we want to go in the future.”

1 hour later.

“We’re gonna have to let you go. You can’t cover our 100 billion dollar acquisition. Oh and take your awards too 👍🏾”

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Sega's Profits Are Up, But It's Mostly Down To Pachislots

Sega has released its financial statement for the 2023-24 fiscal year, and profits may be up, but it's mostly not down to video games.

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Microsoft Opening Xbox Mobile Game Store in July

The Xbox brand is expanding, as an Xbox mobile game store is opening this coming July where Microsoft will brings its "first-party portfolio."

Jin_Sakai3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

“Bond adds that they will start on the web”

This will go nowhere.

Nice knowing you Xbox. This is what happens when the house never gets cleaned.

MrDead3d ago

The only this MS is expanding is the amount of feculence it sprays on everyone who just want to enjoy gaming and make games.

The best thing MS can do for the gaming industry is leave and never return.

XiNatsuDragnel2d ago

Good luck with this even it might not succeed.

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