Quote Originally Posted by SirDiscoFrog View Post
It seemed to be a big deal. We had a free login event to celebrate and it was featured on a few sites.
You didn't read my original posts. Registered accounts are not the same as subscribers. People can register and never even buy the game. Players who quit 1 month after launch are still counted in that total. All signs point to the game having less than 1 million subs. As I said, it's not even a bad thing... not sure why you guys are so defensive about it.

Quote Originally Posted by Alberel View Post
I link you to this article: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/f...the-franchise/

FFXI has been the most profitable game in SE's entire catalogue for some time. FFXIV won't be far behind if its subscription numbers remain stable or continue to rise as they currently appear to be doing.

I think you underestimate just how much money subscriptions and expansion purchases can bring in.

FFXI is the most profitable because it has ran well over a decade with monthly fees, whereas the other FF games saw their time come and go. I never said SE doesn't make any money off their MMOs. I was responding to a poster who basically said that without the 2 MMOs, Final Fantasy would have died 10 years ago. That's just silly. Every single player FF game still sells 5 million+ copies. And I went on to point out that mobile games are making SE more money than the MMOs... so if anything is "keeping them afloat" it's that division.