The COVID-19 maintains has precipitated the closure of video game retail chains, which has increased the sale of games in digital format.
Final Fantasy VII Remake has been the best-selling physical video game in the UK during the week of April 6-12. The new Square Enix on PS4 thus debuts at the top of the rankings of the British country, severely shaken by the coronavirus (COVID-19), which has led to its figures being much lower than they could have been under normal conditions .
With dozens of stores closed across the archipelago by measures enacted by the British Government, which entails the closure of non-essential goods stores, the debut of Cloud and company's return has sold exactly half of what Final Fantasy XV achieved in its time in December 2016; in that case, incidentally, also released on Xbox One. We always talk about units in physical format.
Therefore, the figures reported by the company GfK do not correspond to the total sales of Final Fantasy VII Remake for PlayStation 4 in that period, since the massive increase that the solution is having in digital format is not contemplated, which is being the option chosen by thousands of players from all over the world. Square Enix has already warned: there would be a shortage of units both due to problems in distributing copies and the possible closure of stores during the period of confinement decreed by many governments.
All in all, Final Fantasy VII Remake sold twice as much as Resident Evil 3 Remake just a week ago, so the numbers, while far from reality, are well above average. The demand for games like Ring Fit Adventure in this extraordinary stage of humanitarian crisis is huge. The Nintendo title has increased its sales by 192% after being back in stock after weeks of exhaustion. This was the Top-10 of last week:
Final Fantasy VII Remake is already one of the 10 best-rated games of 2020. If exclusivity on PS4 will expire on April 10, 2021. You can read our review here; Also our complete guide with everything you need to complete it 100%.
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