Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is "underperforming", says industry analyst

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has reportedly sold "about half" the sales of its predecessor Remake in the same timeframe.

That's according to industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, who confirmed earlier today that the highly-anticipated RPG is "underperforming sales-wise".

When asked to justify his statement, Ahmad added: "It's selling about half of what Remake sold in the same timeframe and looks like it'll have a weaker tail (prior to any PS+-like release).

It's also possible that the remake of one of gaming's most seminal titles likely attracted a lot of players intitally, but some may have not enjoyed it as much as the original and therefore chose not to pick up Rebirth.

Ed described it as an "overstuffed but lovable re-imagining" of the original game in his Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth review.

Square Enix addressed the issue in the 1.030 patch, which was deployed on Thursday (11th April).