Sega Suggests Expectations for 'Definitive Editions' Could be Behind Disappointing Launch Sales

SEGA Admits New Game Sales "Fell Short Of Expectations" In 2025, Says "Complete Editions" Partly To Blame

Despite major releases like Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, SEGA’s latest financial disclosure has revealed that 2025 was a particularly rough year for their new game sales, particularly due to players having wised up to the company’s habit of eventually releasing “complete editions”. Goro Majima (Hidenari Ugaki) washes up on shore in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (2025), SEGA RELATED: ‘Sonic Racing…

Sega Suggests Expectations for 'Definitive Editions' Could be Behind Disappointing Launch Sales

Sega is pointing to consumer expectations for “definitive editions” as one potential cause behind lower-than-expected sales for some of its recent games.As spotted by GameBiz, the Sonic the Hedgehog and Persona company opened up about its performance throughout the last few months during a Q2 financial briefing Q&A session with shareholders yesterday. The conversation (via Automaton) saw Sega address the thought process behind why sales for its …

With just 17% of Sega's recent sales coming from new titles, the company suggests "definitive editions" could be putting players off Day One purchases

Sega has cautioned against releasing "definitive editions," intimating players are "hesitant to make purchases" of day one games for fear of missing out on the subsequent release of content-complete editions.

Sega Admits That Releasing “Definitive Editions” May Be Hurting Initial Sales

Believe it or not, Sega, of all publishers, has been one of the most consistent in releasing quality games at a good clip, and they have more coming down the pipeline. It’s easy to look at the recent success of certain Sonic the Hedgehog titles, but don’t forget that they were the ones who published [...] The post Sega Admits That Releasing “Definitive Editions” May Be Hurting Initial Sales first appeared on The Outerhaven.

SEGA Actually Admits Persona 5 Royal-Style Re-Releases May Result in Stunted Game Sales

Buyers can be "hesitant" - Well, well, well... How the tables turn. For a long time now, Atlus, and by extension, parent company SEGA, have dabbled in re-re...

Rapid-release "Definitive" editions like Persona 5 Royal could put people off buying games at launch, Sega worries, with players "hesitant to make purchases" when their version could become outdated

That's not to mention the ever increasing price of games