# Final Fantasy Resonance and Clair Obscur success points to Square Enix making a mainline turn-based JRPG, analyst says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/final-fantasy-resonance-and-clair-obscur-success-points-to-square-enix-making-a-mainline-turn-based-jrpg-analyst-says/
- Published: 2026-10-28T13:07:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T03:53:06+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/final-fantasy/final-fantasy-resonance-and-clair-obscur-expedition-33-success-means-all-signals-point-to-square-enix-making-a-mainline-turn-based-jrpg-analyst-says-just-a-matter-of-time/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Final Fantasy Resonance sold 400,000 copies and earned an estimated $20 million.
- The analyst says turn-based RPGs show strong audience demand.
- He thinks Square Enix may eventually make a big-budget turn-based Final Fantasy.

## Summary

Final Fantasy Resonance has had a strong launch, selling 400,000 copies across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S and earning an estimated $20 million. Its early success, alongside the popularity of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has renewed discussion about whether Square Enix should make a major turn-based Final Fantasy game.

Analyst Rhys Elliott says Square Enix may have left some JRPG players behind by shifting towards more action-oriented games, while turn-based titles have found an audience. He argues that the company could balance its large releases and remakes with smaller 2D-HD games, and says a big-budget, turn-based mainline Final Fantasy may be a matter of time. Resonance’s figures do not include Nintendo Switch 2 sales, and the game was in development before Expedition 33 was revealed.

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