<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Business	O
Division	O
2	O
and	O
Luminous	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifteenth	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Windows	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
campaign	O
was	O
later	O
expanded	O
with	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
adding	O
further	O
gameplay	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
additional	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Eos	O
;	O
aside	O
from	O
Insomnia	O
,	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
Lucis	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
dominated	O
by	O
the	O
empire	O
of	O
Niflheim	O
,	O
who	O
seek	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
magical	O
Crystal	O
protected	O
by	O
the	O
Lucian	O
royal	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shares	O
a	O
thematic	O
connection	O
with	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
subseries	O
of	O
games	O
linked	O
by	O
a	O
common	O
mythos	O
which	O
includes	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
2006	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
spin-off	O
titled	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
director	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
development	O
period	O
of	O
six	O
years	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
mainline	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
2012	O
;	O
Nomura	O
was	O
replaced	O
as	O
director	O
by	O
Hajime	O
Tabata	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
shifted	O
to	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
platforms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
fantasy	O
based	O
on	O
reality	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
locations	O
and	O
creatures	O
based	O
on	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
supplement	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
created	O
a	O
multimedia	O
project	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
Universe	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
few	O
spin-off	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
and	O
feature	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
and	O
story-based	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
between	O
2017	O
and	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
ten	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Noctis	O
Lucis	O
Caelum	O
during	O
his	O
journey	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Eos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Lucis	O
is	O
a	O
large	O
connected	O
landmass	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
explored	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
party	O
's	O
car	O
"	O
Regalia	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
chocobos	O
,	O
recurring	O
galliform	O
birds	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
battle	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
health	O
points	O
(	O
HP	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Noctis	O
also	O
has	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
(	O
MP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noctis	O
's	O
companions	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
,	O
can	O
perform	O
contextual	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
called	O
Comrades	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
and	O
combat	O
lifted	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
tailored	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
;	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
pre-set	O
character	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
customizable	B-Application
avatar	I-Application
who	O
takes	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
skipped	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Earth-like	O
world	O
of	O
Eos	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
between	O
four	O
nations	O
:	O
Lucis	O
,	O
Accordo	O
,	O
Tenebrae	O
and	O
Niflheim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
to	O
the	O
lore	O
of	O
Eos	O
are	O
the	O
Astrals	O
,	O
six	O
divine	O
beings	O
who	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
guardians	O
of	O
the	O
natural	O
world	O
and	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
summoned	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
True	O
King	O
,	O
a	O
legendary	O
figure	O
prophesied	O
to	O
appear	O
when	O
the	O
Starscourge	O
threatens	O
to	O
plunge	O
Eos	O
into	O
eternal	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Business	O
Division	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2006	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
called	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Versus	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
subseries	O
of	O
games	O
linked	O
by	O
a	O
common	O
mythos	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
proprietary	O
Crystal	O
Tools	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
darker	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
than	O
allowed	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
internal	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
change	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
mainline	O
entry	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
proposed	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
being	O
scrapped	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
troubles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
rebranding	O
and	O
shift	O
to	O
next-generation	O
consoles	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
Versus	B-Application
XIII	I-Application
was	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
on	O
20-25	O
%	O
complete	O
,	O
with	O
Tabata	O
saying	O
it	O
never	O
took	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
concept	O
behind	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
fantasy	O
based	O
on	O
reality	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
being	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Earth	O
and	O
having	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
gradually	O
intruding	O
into	O
an	O
otherwise	O
normal	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
pursuit	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
locations	O
in	O
Eos	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
real-world	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Venice	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Bahamas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
scale	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
and	O
Tabata	O
's	O
wish	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
similar	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
planned	O
narrative	O
were	O
refashioned	O
into	O
supplementary	O
media	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
Universe	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
projects	O
were	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
parts	O
;	O
media	O
designed	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
manage	O
alone	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
game-related	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
ports	O
to	O
other	O
hardware	O
and	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
a	O
March	O
2016	O
press	O
event	O
called	O
"	O
Uncovered	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
central	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
Universe	O
"	O
are	O
the	O
feature	O
film	O
Kingsglaive	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
net	O
animation	O
Brotherhood	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingsglaive	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
a	O
limited	O
theatrical	O
release	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Visual	O
Works	O
and	O
Western	O
studios	O
including	O
Digic	O
Pictures	O
and	O
Image	O
Engine	O
;	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
mainly	O
focused	O
on	O
original	O
characters	O
,	O
recycled	O
story	O
elements	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
opening	O
narrative	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
forming	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
were	O
Platinum	O
Demo	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
demo	O
detailing	O
an	O
incident	O
in	O
Noctis	O
's	O
childhood	O
which	O
tied	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Brotherhood	O
;	O
Justice	O
Monsters	O
Five	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
minigame	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
which	O
was	O
active	O
from	O
August	O
2016	O
to	O
March	O
2017	O
;	O
A	O
King	O
's	O
Tale	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
a	O
promotional	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
featuring	O
Regis	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
;	O
Monster	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
simulation	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
;	O
and	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
New	I-Protocol
Empire	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Machine	O
Zone	O
in	O
2017	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
their	O
Epic	O
Action	O
subsidiary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
Duscae	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
addition	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
HD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
English	O
,	O
Japanese	O
and	O
European	O
languages	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
for	O
Latin	O
America	O
with	O
Latin	O
American	O
Spanish	O
and	O
Brazilian	O
Portuguese	O
text	O
:	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
was	O
localized	O
into	O
these	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Royal	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
both	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
published	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
further	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
alongside	O
technical	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
developed	O
the	O
port	O
with	O
Nvidia	O
using	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Luminous	O
Studio	O
engine	O
,	O
featuring	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
and	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
streaming-based	O
Stadia	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
releasing	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2015	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Episode	O
Duscae	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Kosei	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
producer	O
on	O
Tabata	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
Square	O
Enix	O
title	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
pieces	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
a	O
smaller	O
development	O
team	O
from	O
the	O
core	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
additional	O
story	O
elements	O
intended	O
to	O
address	O
player	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
structure	O
and	O
missing	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
journeys	O
of	O
Noctis	O
 '	O
friends	O
during	O
their	O
absence	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
are	O
expanded	O
through	O
the	O
character-driven	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episodes	O
—	O
Episode	O
Gladiolus	O
,	O
Episode	O
Prompto	O
and	O
Episode	O
Ignis	O
—	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
respectively	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
June	O
and	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
story-driven	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
called	O
Comrades	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
mainline	O
single-player	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
to	O
include	O
multiplayer	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
Comrades	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2018	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
version	O
of	O
Comrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
Ignis	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
story-based	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
positive	O
player	O
feedback	O
resulted	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
wanting	O
to	O
develop	O
further	O
content	O
focusing	O
on	O
other	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ardyn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
Ardyn	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
post-release	O
update	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
tetralogy	O
of	O
story-based	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episodes	O
dubbed	O
The	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Future	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
episodes	O
were	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
structural	O
changes	O
within	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Story	O
material	O
for	O
The	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Future	O
DLC	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
novel	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
game	O
designers	O
stated	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
their	O
favorite	O
game	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
including	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
creator	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
Shigeo	O
Komori	O
,	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Takashi	O
Morinaka	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Teruyuki	O
Toriyama	O
and	O
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinions	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
were	O
mixed	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
main	O
cast	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
chemistry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
praised	O
the	O
change	O
to	O
a	O
simple	O
straightforward	O
plot	O
after	O
the	O
complex	O
lore	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
fast	O
pace	O
and	O
engaging	O
mechanics	O
despite	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
action	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
reviewers	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
;	O
Patterson	O
positively	O
compared	O
normal	O
battles	O
to	O
the	O
CGI	O
cutscene-exclusive	O
battles	O
of	O
earlier	O
Square	O
Enix	O
titles	O
,	O
while	O
Leack	O
called	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
"	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
meets	O
Dissidia	B-Application
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
depth	O
and	O
accessibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
topped	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
690,471	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
nearly	O
3,800	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
sales	O
of	O
both	O
versions	O
came	O
to	O
694,262	O
units	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
boosting	O
console	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
over	O
the	O
previous	O
week	O
by	O
over	O
42,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
rankings	O
in	O
January	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
placed	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
as	O
between	O
900,000	O
and	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
all-format	O
gaming	O
charts	O
ending	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
biggest	O
launch	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
December	O
data	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
became	O
the	O
month	O
's	O
best-selling	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
the	O
best	O
console	O
launch	O
month	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
first	O
twenty-four	O
hours	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
reported	O
that	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
five	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
in	O
both	O
physical	O
shipments	O
and	O
digital	O
sales	O
—	O
a	O
figure	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
"	O
break	O
even	O
"	O
on	O
development	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gave	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
the	O
biggest	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
first	O
day	O
digital	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
records	O
for	O
physical	O
shipments	O
and	O
downloads	O
in	O
mainland	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commenting	O
on	O
the	O
large	O
numbers	O
,	O
Tabata	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
strong	O
sales	O
saved	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
seen	O
declining	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tomb	I-Application
Raider	I-Application
helped	O
to	O
increase	O
sales	O
and	O
profits	O
for	O
the	O
2016-2017	O
fiscal	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
ten	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
across	O
all	O
versions	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
from	O
various	O
gaming	O
publications	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
from	O
RPG	O
Site	O
and	O
RPGFan	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
(	O
People	O
's	O
Choice	O
)	O
"	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
Blog	O
awarded	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
awards	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Pro	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Visuals	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
Game	O
Informers	O
2017	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Post-Launch	O
Support	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Design	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2017	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Cuphead	B-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Comrades	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Add-on	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Gamescom	O
2017	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
NHK	O
conducted	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
poll	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
over	O
468,000	O
voters	O
,	O
including	O
51%	O
male	O
and	O
49%	O
female	O
voters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
71%	O
of	O
its	O
votes	O
coming	O
from	O
female	O
audiences	O
,	O
a	O
higher	O
proportion	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
