Just for you all, I made a chart of FFXIV's growth and/or decline between 2014-2024.
For the Quarterly Estimate, I extracted the Ordinary Income for the 3-month period (subtracting any prior months), subtracted estimate of DQX and FF11 (same every time due to lack of data), divided it by 3 and divided it by the monthly fee in Yen. It's not going to be exact because SE doesn't release subscription numbers, but it's the best I can do with my limited understanding of their finances.
I overlapped Steam by putting it on the opposite side for a clearer comparison, otherwise it would appear tiny in comparison to Lucky Bancho.
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For the Quarterly Estimate, I extracted the Ordinary Income for the 3-month period (subtracting any prior months), subtracted estimate of DQX and FF11 (same every time due to lack of data), divided it by 3 and divided it by the monthly fee in Yen. It's not going to be exact because SE doesn't release subscription numbers, but it's the best I can do with my limited understanding of their finances.
I overlapped Steam by putting it on the opposite side for a clearer comparison, otherwise it would appear tiny in comparison to Lucky Bancho.
Continue reading...