- Final Fantasy 16 has just been released, but the launch is quite underwhelming.
- The game launched to only 9K concurrent players due to bad optimization and the fact that it isn’t available in most countries.
- FF16 had a pretty solid launch on PS5 as it sold over 3M copies in just 6 days.
Final Fantasy is one of the biggest franchises in the gaming industry. However, its exclusivity to PlayStation upsets many fans, which is why the developer is now aiming to release its games on Xbox, too.
Of course, the games are coming on the PC platform, too, as Final Fantasy 16 just released today. However, it has seen a pretty underwhelming launch with just 9k players. This is mostly due to the severe performance issues and the fact that the game is not even available in the majority of countries.
Why it matters: Now every PlayStation game coming to PC isn’t available in the majority of the company due to the absence of PS Plus, and that is one of the main reasons why the games are missing out on a lot of sales.
As you can see in the image above, the game is live on Steam but has a pretty low concurrent player count. Final Fantasy is a massive series so these numbers are pretty underwhelming.
Final Fantasy 16 sold 3 million copies in just 6 days on PS5, so compared to that, the player count on PC is literally nothing. Square Enix would not be happy to see this, but what did the developer expect?
It is also worth noting that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s peak concurrent players were less than 14K. So, compared to that, Final Fantasy 16 is performing a lot worse. While the all-time peak can still be improved, this start is pretty disappointing.
After releasing a poorly optimised game that would even make a beast like 4090 struggle to maintain 60FPS in a boss fight at 4k native resolution, this type of release was expected. Also, as mentioned before, the game isn’t even available in the majority of countries, so a lot of gamers didn’t even get a chance to play it.
The PC Port also features Denuvo, so in addition to having bad optimization, it has a DRM that makes it run even worse. Hopefully, Square Enix will consider the performance issues and improve the game so more fans can actually try it out.
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Obaid is pursuing a Law degree while working as a content writer. He has worked as a gaming writer for over three years because of his passion for the medium and reporting the latest updates in the industry. Having played hundreds of games, Obaid finds himself coming back to Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, and Red Dead Redemption 2, with these games being among his favorites. He has also been mentioned on highly regarded websites, such as Wccftech, Metro UK, PS Lifestyle, GamePressure, VGC, and Gamespot.
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