SEGA believes that gamers wait for a Definitive Edition before buying their games
, by Thibaut
SEGA's latest financial results have proved more disappointing than expected. Some games have not achieved the hoped-for sales, and the publisher has provided a rather unexpected explanation.
SEGA told investors that gamers now wait for the Definitive Edition of a game before buying it. It must be said that the Japanese company is quite accustomed to this practice with games such as Persona 5 Royal and Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance.
Critically acclaimed, Metaphor: ReFantazio sold a million copies in a matter of hours, then 2 million last July. This suggests a significant slowdown in sales. It remains to be seen whether a Definitive Edition will be able to revive the game's popularity.
"Although we have not been able to identify a specific cause for [these lower-than-expected sales figures], we believe that the problem also lies in our marketing, which has failed to sufficiently communicate the appeal of our games to users."
Source: automaton-media.com