The Ace Combat franchise has grown a lot since its early days and has always oscillated between massiveness and the concept of being a niche game, a rather unique combination within this industry. With its ups and downs, the ip established itself as its own brand and was crowned with the latest installment, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, which just broke a new sales record .
Through an announcement , Bandai Namco reported that the title has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide after its release on Xbox, PC and PlayStation. Just a year ago, the Japanese reported that the title had garnered 3 million copies sold , so the sales pace has only been maintained and even accelerated.
The bar is very high for Ace Combat 8
These days, from Bandai Namco they are preparing what will be the new installment of Ace Combat, which will have the particularity of being fully developed in Unreal Engine 5. The development of the game will be in charge of ILCA, known mostly for having been responsible for creating Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.