There’s been loads of dialogue surrounding the business success of Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The PS5 unique launched on the twenty ninth February, however regardless of garnering close to common acclaim from critics, questions had been rapidly raised relating to gross sales numbers, with Sq. Enix but to supply any official statistics (which often is not a nice signal).
Over the past month or so, varied analysts have fanned the flames, suggesting that the sequel has underperformed. And now, because of Circana’s Mat Piscatella, we now have a greater thought of how the sport’s doing within the USA.
Rebirth appeared to get pleasure from a powerful debut within the area, claiming second place within the February software program charts, though it launched on the final day of the month. Nonetheless, March’s outcomes, which have simply been revealed, present a decline, with the title dropping right down to seventh. It ought to be famous, nonetheless, that there was so much of competitors from new video games, like Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin.
Nevertheless it’s comparisons to different Last Fantasy video games that present a clearer image. Once more, Piscatella reveals that Rebirth at the moment ranks 14th for greenback gross sales within the US, when matched as much as the remainder of the sequence. For extra context, Last Fantasy 15 is primary (maybe surprisingly), Last Fantasy 7 Remake is second, and the unique Last Fantasy 7 is third. Naturally, it is the Remake comparability that attracts your consideration; it is changing into abundantly clear that Rebirth hasn’t been capable of match its predecessor, and possibly by no means will.
There are a number of causes as to why that is the case. As talked about, Rebirth is a PS5 unique, that means that it is interesting to a smaller set up base proper off the bat. Subsequent — and we expect that is most likely the most important roadblock — Rebirth is a direct sequel, and direct sequels are by no means a simple promote. That is very true when you think about Remake’s narrative course, which is inherently divisive. Gamers who did not essentially get pleasure from Remake might not have gone for the follow-up.