Publisher Square-Enix has announced that the Final Fantasy X series - which consists of Final Fantasy X and its direct sequel Final Fantasy X-2 - has now shipped over 20.8 million units as of September 2021.
Back in 2013, prior to the release of the HD Remaster, Square-Enix announced that the two games had sold a combined total of 14 million on the PlayStation 2, meaning the HD Remaster is likely to have made up the additional 6 million.
Looking at the two games on the PlayStation 2 specifically, Final Fantasy X sold around 8.5 million units, whereas its sequel managed a solid 5.4 million. These figures are obviously a rough estimation, given that their combined total equates to 13.9 million, a touch short of the total announced by Square-Enix.
Regardless, it's an incredible achievement for the series, despite it now being over two decades old. The HD Remaster released on Switch in April 2019 and we thought it was a resounding success, stating that "having both of these incredible games in one package, with all the international content thrown in, and with prettied up graphics and audio makes picking up this release a no-brainer".
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Never beat this one. A little too linear for my tastes, unskippable cutscenes before tough bosses was extremely annoying, and the Sphere Grid system is a bit too fiddly for me. One day I may give it another go though.
Phenomenal game that has aged well and looked so amazing back in the day. Cringe caption though. Of all the things you could have put…
@EarthboundBenjy My kid has spent 40 hours trying to skip cutscenes. Makes no sense they couldn't add a skip button to the HD version w/ a the dying he's done during boss battles. It's harder than I remembered.
My kid is playing it now. We own the original disc on PS2 but don't have a PS2 so we bought HD. Ject boss at the end currently wearing him out, nobody has time for collecting 10 orbs in a 3D area with no camera control each time.
Congrats to the team. Ff9 to FF10 really shows the 1 great video game revolution that matters to me, 32-128 bit, everything before and after is evolution. Well I suppose Pong to NES was pretty good too.😉
Someone has to do it.
AH HA HA HA HA HA.
@Lizuka thanks, that will be in my head all day.
Still, loved the game and the sequel, flawed in places but a challenging experience and a great journey. Lasted a long time too.
I have finished the storyline of FF X Switch but still haven't finished yet FF X-2 despite I have ever played both of them on PS2 since 2003.
I like the storyline concept of FF X by using fiction religion, the scandal of Yu Yevon teaching, the sending dance, the Al Bhed language that technically swapped our alphabets. FF X-2 was like trying to be Charlie's Angels. It was between cringey, hilarious and absurd. It was better have some personality from FF X-2 rather than ultra serious FF XII storyline with Shakespeare's English language and no sense of humour.
I quite enjoyed X, but X-2 felt so incredibly dumb to me and I couldn't enjoy it. X definitely deserves it though, great game!
Only took 20 years. It's not that incredible if it took 20 years. Elden ring sold over 12 million in 6 months.
This was the last real final fantasy. Everything was downhill from here.
Edit - I meant 6 weeks for ER sales.
My favorite game of all time. Wish it sold more but a great accomplishment.
The last great FF game.
@Yosher X-2 imo is a game that should never should have existed. They ruined the end of X for no good reason whatsoever
@Lizuka The most misinterpreted video game scene of all time.
Congrats to FFX! A great game. Blitzball can **** off though.
@liljmoore Agreed with you here. Definitely my favourite game of all time and X-2 was saved by its combat and job system, which is still the best job system in any FF game to date.
I contributed in the form of a digital copy on PS3 (ages ago, now) but am I wrong to opine that this isn't that impressive?
@Yosher X-2 is really under rated imo. It came out in a certain age where some weren’t happy about there just being girls. The dress sphere and customisation system was brilliant and the story was alright. Granted not as good as the first it wasn’t terrible as some suggest.
Got it on switch, only 2 hours in so far. Gotta put more effort but goddamn, them turtles game...
Meh, Final Fantasy XII is better.
Loved the original on PS2, played it to death. And then had to buy it again on the Switch, but have not played it as my backlog is stupid and want to play new games before re-playing games
Final Fantasy X HD Remaster is fantastic. I actually enjoyed it more than Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition.
If only it would go on a decent sale, I'd pick it up. Thought X was pretty good back on the PS2 as a young lad in love with LuLu and her assets. Never got a chance to play X2 but not worth $25 for such old games.
Considering Final Fantasy 7 sold 13 million units on its own this isn’t nearly as impressive as they think it is.
Fun fact: 8.54 rounds to 8.5, 5.44 rounds to 5.4, but 8.54 + 5.44 = 13.98 round to 14.0.
Where'd they ship all those copies to? Wholesale stores & outlet malls?
@Moonsorrow999 I'm not against only having girls in the party, but in this case it really felt like an excuse to just have an all girls party just so they could play dress up with their latest polygonal chicks at the time or whatever. If it was its own standalone game sure, but they had to tack on the FF brand recognition I guess, which imo ruins what OG FFX had going on, and for that reason I could not appreciate it.
Just my own personal opinion of course. If you enjoy it, good for you! I'll just stick with the original FFX if I want to enjoy that world again.
@LittleGhost Selling 20 million is a huge feat for any game let alone a JRPG even if it takes 20 years. There are only a few games each year that surpass that mark.
Nostalgia probably plays a part as it was my first, but this is definitely my favorite FF. Replayed it when the HD version released on Switch (though I haven't touched X-2 yet), and I loved it just as much as I did on PS2. So, I say a well deserved congrats!
@LittleGhost Elden Ring sold 12 million in 1 month. It's not even out for 6 months.
@roboshort Technically it's two games and this includes the HD remaster.
This is where the series took a downturn for me. Linear and no world map! Am I the only one who misses flying around the map on an airship or chocobo for no real reason? But yeah I'll just stick to the first 9 in the series.
@BTB20 You're right I meant 6 weeks
The last great FF. I got a PS 2 and FF X at christmas. I was so happy. When I beat the game I remember that I cried after a while, because I was sad that the journey was over. Those characters really grew on me.
I also enjoyed FF X2. A jrpg like the first chapters, without the dark storyline would be perfect. Seriously why do jrps have to be such downers?
Replayed the HD remaster on my PS 4 and platinumed both. The experience was still great.
And to think, I account for five of those sales across five different platforms.
Worth it, while IX is my favorite personally, I think I can most easily return to X for a comfort food style replay.
Best final fantasy.
Still haven't gotten my Switch version done yet. Need to get back to them.
Well deserved. FFX is probably still my favourite game of all-time. Love Final Fantasy X. Playing it originally on the PS2 for many nights in my youth brings back warm nostalgic memories for me. I could never get into Final Fantasy X-2 however despite now owning it in my re-purchase of the HD Collection. Maybe one day...
P.S. I rarely double-dip on games I've already played extensively, but I'd be down for a Squeenix Remake of FFX for sure.
... Wun can only hope.
It's truly one of the better Final Fantasy game for Nintendo. Still got my Switch and PS Vita copy as my original PS2 one got disc scratch now. Perhaps the sad part is that this game was the actual final Final Fantasy game of this kind before the merger and the awkward change of the franchise.
@liljmoore
Completely agree!
Not bad for a game that everyone meme's to death with an out of context meme and says is awful.
My favourite game of all time, absolutely loved it
I haven't played all the FF games yet but the story of this one (X-I) is great.
@Browny IX is my favorite FF game too.
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