The hype is real indeed! Final Fantasy XV had a headstrong realease with many people anticipating it in their local stores and its first day is definitely proof of the title’s growing popularity.
According to an article in Gematsu(link of the article provided down below), as announced by Square Enix, Final Fantasy XV, which launched worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Tuesday, November 29, shipped five million copies on its first day of release.
The number includes both physical shipments and digital copy sales.
Final Fantasy XV is the fastest selling game in the Final Fantasy series, according to Square Enix. In Japan, the game had the highest recorded first-day digital copy sales. And in Asia (excluding Japan), the game had the highest recorded amount of physical copies shipped and digital copies sold.
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Final Fantasy XV first day shipments top five million, fastest-selling title in the series