Of course, even the deepest sale isn’t going to inspire a record number of people to blindly buy a new game. The “Complete Edition” of the MMO was on sale at a 60% discount for much of the event, which is obviously the kind of deal that could encourage more people to take a chance on the game. This is obviously not the biggest factor in play, but it’s very much worth noting that Final Fantasy 14‘s recent record weekend on Steam happened in the middle of the Steam summer sale. The Success of Final Fantasy 14’s Recent Steam Sale To help understand how this seemingly impossible and apparently sudden shift in the genre power balance is happening, consider a few of the main reasons why Final Fantasy 14 is enjoying a popularity surge eight years after its reboot and how it may be coming at WoW‘s expense. Final Fantasy 14 is actively stealing former and current World of Warcraft players, and that trend could very well continue into the final months of 2021 and beyond. While you shouldn’t buy into the ridiculous idea that WoW is somehow dead and being replaced by Final Fantasy 14, there is certainly something happening here that goes well beyond a blip on the radar. You can call it an anomaly, but it’s more than that. That record-setting weekend comes on the heels of reports that suggest Final Fantasy 14 may have more active subscribers than the apparent king of the MMORPG genre, World of Warcraft.
Over the 4th of July weekend, Final Fantasy 14 broke its concurrent players record on Steam.
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