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A Famitsu survey published October 16, 2026 found that both Kingdom Hearts Collection and Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen sold more copies in their Switch 2 versions than their PS5 versions that week. Thread posters pointed to the PS5 version of Dogma 2 alone having a lower Metacritic score and its used buyback price dropping by half right after launch as contributing factors, with some praising the Switch 2 version’s reputation for running smoothly even in handheld mode, while others countered that if you already own the base game, you don’t need the old physical package just for DLC.
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■ Kingdom Hearts Collection
・Switch 2: 23,411 units
Source: famitsu.com / Original article here
What people said
PS5's barrier-to-entry problem is really showing its true colors now.
Dogma 2 had warning signs specifically on PS5 — a lower Metascore and a cheap buyback price.
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen scores a Metacritic 88! But the PS5 version alone sits at 83 thanks to tons of bugs and freezing 😭
https://krsw.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/ghard/1791498989/
Dogma 2: Dark Arisen — PS5 version's buyback price gets cut in half on launch day lol
https://krsw.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/ghard/1791520482/
No, YOU'RE the one turning into Dogma, YOOOOOU yourself, waaaaaah! (a joke insult riffing on a meme format where you throw the other guy's words back at him)
Guess you've gotta plant the seeds properly ahead of time, huh.
Sure, planting seeds matters, but the field that was already being tended is falling apart.
I guess this just means the player base has aged into "parents" with no time left to actually play games.
If you're buying it, PC or Switch 2 is the way to go.
PS5's probably losing on digital too, honestly.
Of course we are~?
Obviously.
Maybe it's fallout from PS5 pulling back on physical releases and shelf space drying up.
At this rate it'll probably become unsellable entirely before long.
Maybe it's because Switch mostly just gets ports.
If you already own the original version, you don't need to buy a new physical copy.
I'd get it if not a single console had sold because of Dogma 2, but it's still moving barely-five-digit numbers every week — so are we saying there are literally zero new buyers?
Show me a pic of the Dogma DLC.
With your ID visible, by 8pm.
Switch 2 had a good reputation for running silky-smooth even in handheld mode.
I had zero interest either, but I bought it after hearing the buzz.
Honestly it looks pretty great and runs smoothly too.
Then what about Kingdom Hearts? 🤭
You can just buy the base game without waiting for the DLC, right?
Was the base game banned from sale or something?
That's not actually a counterargument to "zero new buyers."
Your post doesn't make any sense lol
What are you even saying?
If the base game wasn't banned from sale, new buyers can just go buy the base game.
Yeah, this is it.
"If you already own it…" is just wishful thinking.
It's #2 even counting free-to-play titles, though.
Yeah, the handheld mode got good reviews.
For some reason they each seem to be arguing with someone else entirely.
I bought and played Dogma 2, but I skipped Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen since I already played it back in the day.
Put that money toward new releases instead lol
What do you mean "played it back in the day" when 2: Dark Arisen just came out this month?
It's honestly embarrassing that you don't even know how to use commas and periods.
Why are you using spaces?
At least use line breaks.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Famitsu’s weekly sales data mainly tallies physical copy sales, so it’s worth noting that digital sales aren’t reflected in these figures. In the thread, the PS5 version of Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen scoring an 83 on Metacritic — versus 88 for the Switch 2 version — combined with its used buyback price getting cut in half right after launch, is cited as one factor reinforcing the view that “the port quality was poor.” Meanwhile, the Switch 2 version earned a reputation for running smoothly even in handheld mode, which may have helped drive sales. That said, claims like “there are no new users” are just speculation within the thread, and readers should keep in mind that Famitsu’s data itself only compares physical versions against each other.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry “Geha”) thread “[Sad News] PS5 Suffers Crushing Defeat to Switch 2 in Kingdom Hearts and Dogma 2 Sales…“.
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