Final Fantasy 16 comfortably debuts at No.1 in the UK boxed charts.
It's not a huge boxed launch for the iconic franchise, with sales 74% lower than the boxed release of Final Fantasy 15 from 2016. Of course, Final Fantasy 16 is a PS5 exclusive, whereas its predecessor was on both PS4 and Xbox One. The previous game also launched at a time when the install base for PS4 was higher than the current install base of PS5.
But the biggest reason for the drop will be the acceleration of digital since 2016. When the digital data comes in, the fall compared with 15 will be significantly less severe.
source https://www.gamesindustry.biz/final-fantasy-16-is-the-fifth-biggest-uk-boxed-launch-of-2023-so-far-uk-boxed-charts
