Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster

==Sales and reception==
The game sold a total of 339,902 units across both the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita platforms in Japan. The initial breakdown shows 182,638 units sold on PlayStation 3 with a combined 159,102 units of the PS Vita Twin Pack and ''Final Fantasy X'' versions purchased from December 23rd through the 29th.<ref>http://www.novacrystallis.com/2014/01/final-fantasy-xx-2-hd-remaster-sells-over-339k-in-its-first-week/</ref> In its first week, the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions sold through 80.93% and 87.24% of their respective shipments.<ref name="sales">[http://www.siliconera.com/2014/01/13/closer-look-final-fantasy-xx-2-hd-remasters-sales/ Closer look at Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster's Sales — Siliconera]</ref> By the second week, the PlayStation 3 version had sold through 89.76% of its shipment, with total sales at 225,448, and the the Vita version had sold through through 95.52% of its shipment, with total sales at 182,170 copies. Thus by the second week both versions were effectively sold out, with Square Enix needing to supply more copies for the demand.<ref name="sales" />

25,443 people bought ''Final Fantasy X HD'' as a standalone game on the Vita upon release; a 90.57% sell-through. By the second week the game had sold 31,775 copies, selling through 97.26% of all copies.<ref name="sales" /> Meanwhile, ''Final Fantasy X-2 HD'' was less popular with only 5,357 people buying the game in its week of release, amounting to a mere 46.64% sell-through of shipped copies. By the second week total sales of ''Final Fantasy X-2 HD'' were 16,355, at 84.12% of its shipment.

The ''Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster'' was met positively in Japan. Yoshinori Kitase has reflected on the HD remake process by saying he is happy as the project was a big challenge. He said the remaster had to be more than a simple HD remake, because memories of the players of the original version has had ten years to be gilded, remembering it as better than it really was. The team set out to make adjustments to match up with that "sweeter version" in players' memories, in fear the original games wouldn't give out the same impression any more.
<ref name="joy">[http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/17/square-enix-producer-kitase-on-lightning-returns-reviews-hd-rem/ Square Enix producer Kitase on Lightning Returns reviews, HD remasters, and that FF7 tech demo — Joystick.com]</ref>

''Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster'' scored 85 out of 100 [http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/final-fantasy-x-x-2-hd-remaster Metascore] for the PlayStation 3 version. This is the highest score of the five ''Final Fantasy'' games on PlayStation 3. IGN rated the game at 9.3 out of 10, described it as "AMAZING", "''Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster'' is the best way to play one of the best JRPGs ever".<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/10/final-fantasy-x-x-2-hd-remaster-review</ref>

The PlayStation Vita version also received positive reviews from international media, scored 86 out of 100 [http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/final-fantasy-x-x-2-hd-remaster Metascore].

''Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster'' was released in the U.S. on March 18th, and the game sold 208,000 copies during the month, according to research analyst David Gibson.<ref>http://www.siliconera.com/2014/04/18/final-fantasy-xx-2-hd-remaster-sells-208000-u-s</ref> The ''HD Remaster'' had reached 260,000 physical copies and was the 8th most-selling game in the U.S in March, according to NPD group.<ref>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-04-17-titanfall-tops-chart-but-ps4-leads-hardware-again-in-march-npd</ref> As of September 2014, the game sold 1,440,000 copies worldwide, in combined total of both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions.

''Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster'' was awarded "Gold Prize" by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan during its 2014 PlayStation Awards event.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry1-0XwCAHk</ref>

When the compilation was re-released for PlayStation 4, it became the best selling game on its first week in Japan.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-tops-hardware-sales-chart-in-japan-outsells-ne/1100-6427527/ PS4 Tops Hardware Sales Chart in Japan, Outsells New 3DS XL — Gamespot.com]</ref>

The Steam version sold over 150,000 digital copies in a week after release, with over 13,000 players playing the game at the same time, highest record for single player ''Final Fantasy'' games on Steam, surpassed the other fan favorites; ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'', and ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''. It received "very positive" (93%) reviews from the users.