The recent announcement of
Final Fantasy XV's two-month delay was met with a mixed reception. Many people are glad that we will be getting a more polished product, but others have become so fed up with waiting that their hope for the product has started waning again.
Apparently, some have even turned to the competition for comfort!
A while ago Square Enix provided their users with a poll, asking whether they were more interested in
Persona 5 or
Final Fantasy XV. The reasons were speculated to be either the similar release period (with
Persona 5 having a Japanese release planned just two weeks before
Final Fantasy XV) or the Persona series' increased prominence in recent years, especially among JRPG enthusiasts who have long been Final Fantasy's core user base, some of whom have begun to felt more and more alienated by the real-time action RPG combat and more of a move to science fiction than fantasy.
Nevertheless, while the fear of competition might have been a factor in moving
FFXV's release to two months later, it appears that (as reported by
Persona Central) the news of the delay have sparked a higher interest in
Persona 5. The game's boost in Amazon pre-orders coincides with the announcement of
FFXV's new release date, and has caused Atlus' product's pre-order sales to rise significantly, making it the second most popular item on Amazon Japan's "Best Sellers" listing.
What are your thoughts on this trend? Has seeing
FFXV get delayed yet again made you lose hope for the game? Or perhaps you're even more eager to try
Persona 5 now instead? Let us know in the comments!
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