Quote Originally Posted by CatofNineTails View Post
that would assume the game hasn't already reached the tipping point between success and failure in SE's eyes. a couple hundred k players may not be good enough to turn around the amount spent on this game and if they lose any significant amount of those currently playing they may call it a failure.
You are forgetting that SE has stated numerous times they can not let a numbered Final Fantasy game fail and will spend whatever they need to redeem it.