Final Fantasy VII Remake Fares Admirably at UK Retail Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Not Bad It Would Have Easily Out Sold ff15 Had Everything Been Running Normally.

Id love to know digital. Im sure even as a ps exclusive it will sell more than FFXV

Well deserved. It will eventually outsell XV overtime as we revert to “normal-ish” life and it releases on multiple platforms, though I also think XV has been a super interesting chapter for the series.

This has to fly out of the shelves considering they count to sell more games to those who played it. If the “base” is not HUGE with the first chapter, the following entries are going to be purchased by less and less people...

I picked it up digitally and I'm loving every minute of it so far, one of the things that struck me was finally being able to see what it looks like from the slums, living under the plates and seeing the sun come in from the sides. Such an amazing game

and this is why TLOU 2 was delayed

One of the most beautiful current gem games on the system...

Also one of the ugliest. The N64 textures ruin a lot of areas. The lack of a day 1 patch is a joke.

I had this on pre-order the moment I was able.I went for the Special Edition which I received a week early.
So far I've just reached Chapter 4 and I'm absolutely loving it.A lot more than XV which to be honest I have STILL yet to go back to and finish.
This has been such a hyped for game I can see this selling a lot more copies once things return to normal..if they ever do.
Oh and Jessie for best girl

Given that bricks-and-mortar retail other than supermarkets and food shops almost completely shut down it's a very admirable start. This isn't a healthy time to launch a big game. It also seems like there were supply issues as it's out of stock almost everywhere online.

I actually cancelled my pre order at the start of lockdown because i wasn't sure what the post situation would be like and bought it digitally instead.

I feel like now more than ever a physical only chart wont tell the full story.

Went digital and freaking loving the game. Tifa is life...

I had a physical SE and the store is closed now so ill get it in a few weeks backlog and im waiting for two decades already so im not in a hurry.

Went digital and loving every second of it

Bought it digital, I really like the game so far 😃

Everyone I know bought it digitally, looks the same here too. Very impressive that it still sold a lot at retail.

Such an awesome game.
That being said, the last 2 chapters really killed alot of it for me. I'll be keen to hear what others think.

I mean i just said that in Re3 physical article too. FFVII would be no different sales will get hurt because of the virus.

I'm really grateful for getting my copy early. Was so worried that my physical copy wasn't going to arrive that I considered going digital and almost did. It was to be a last minute decision if my order got dispatched or not. Not a fan of buying digital, especially with a single player game but I would have for this game.

I decided to buy the retail version after all the good feedback but nowhere has it in stock at the moment. Those that do are charging stupidly over the retail price. I might have to just pay a tenner dearer for the digital version.

Edit: I caved and bought it digital. Hopefully the 90gb+ download will be done in standby overnight.

Any word on a photo mode? It’s screaming out for one.

Managed to get a physical copy in Friday, taking it really slow and just soaking up the fantastic world.

I thought that would be the case many people cancelled their physical pre-orders for digital so they could get the game on release when it was announced that game deliveries could be delayed

Ironically Square stepped up and people who ordered the physical version actually got it early while digital buyers had to wait

I wonder how many people who changed wish they hadn't?

@Eldritch yeah tlou 2 and iron man vr both had to be delayed because of subject matter, being iron man now would be insensitive.

@FullbringIchigo That is not true for everyone though, some that pre-ordered the game months ago are still waiting for it to arrive.

@JohnnyShoulder true there are some left hanging which is sad

Still in the current climate what can be done

I just hope Square doesn't see it as a failure due to the current situation because there are other FF games i would LOVE to see remade someday

@Amppari neither I nor you originally mentioned Iron Man. So my answer was connected to TLOU2 only. I have no idea why Iron Man was delayed but my answer still stands for TLOU2.

Was able to get a Deluxe Edition at Target.

Got it 9 days early with my pre-order from GAME. Never normally buy from them but they had some unique physical bonuses so I did this time. I hope my purchase added to this total.

@ankehuber yeah. Sounds like its going to take off. Also resi 3 makes it spin up too.

@Matroska got my Deluxe exactly the same time as you and from the same place. My first online purchase from GAME. Also got 9 quid back in loyalty points from it so cant be bad.