We've known for a while now that Square Enix has been struggling with the sales of its biggest titles, as it's reported that both Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth fell well below expectations when it came to net sales. It convinced the publisher to start being selective about where it allocated resources, and took a financial hit of over $140 million by scrapping a bunch of titles that were in development earlier this year.
We've yet to see the outcome of this dramatic shift, but the company's earnings report for this quarter (April 2024–June 2024) has proven that not everything is doom and gloom. We'll get the bad stuff for Square Enix out of the way first, and that's the fact that net sales are currently down year-on-year by a pretty whopping 18.4 percent, despite the release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth in February. The game may have launched in the previous quarter, but Square Enix was likely hoping that the game's sales would have had some longevity.
Despite what the numbers say, Dawntrail isn’t the worst Final Fantasy XIV expansion.
However, it's likely this was expected, as Square Enix claims that the lack...
