It's hardly surprising that Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth did well on Steam. Final Fantasy is a beloved series, with Final Fantasy VII being regarded as one of the best in the franchise. After being a PlayStation exclusive, it makes total sense that people would be scrambling to get the next iteration in the remake on Steam.
Three titles in the Final Fantasy VII remake have been released, with the remake of Crisis Core considered to be a spin-off rather than part of the main story of the remake. These are all relatively bulky games, with some major changes from the original story. It isn't a precise remake of the story, and adds in some new info as well as removing some from the original. Of course, this has left some fans feeling jilted about it, as a lot of fans were hoping for a faithful remake that was a copy of the original but with improved graphics and combat.
Despite that, across physical and tracked digital sales, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth was the best-selling game of the week ending January 25 in the US market. Along with that, the Final Fantasy VII Remake & Rebirth Twin Pack were ranked third in sales, as confirmed by Mat Piscatella on Bluesky.
This is good news for Square Enix, and it helps solidify their decision to move away from releasing exclusive games. The company found that by doing so, it lost out on a lot of revenue and buzz for the titles than it would have if it had been released on multiple platforms. Since the release of both Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16, Square Enix has stated that it will be shifting away from console exclusives and trying to release the titles on as many platforms as possible.
While these titles are now available on both PC and PlayStation 5, it's left fans on both Nintendo Switch and Xbox wondering if the titles will ever be released for those consoles. A release for Xbox is likely, but considering the hardware of the Nintendo Switch, it seems a bit more unlikely that it would be released for the Switch. However, anything is possible, and the ball is entirely in Square Enix's court.
The information from Piscatella helps reaffirm that Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth did sell well and did better than people were thinking, as the CCUs on Steam suggested that the game didn't do as well as people thought, as it reached approximately 40k at the peak of the release. The CCU did go down but stayed consistently above 20k, with the 24-hour peak being 31k.
