Final Fantasy VII is dominating the E3 YouTube battle

If YouTube viewer numbers are the barometer of E3 excitement, then it’s Final Fantasy VII that has stolen the show.

The game’s trailer on the PlayStation channel has at the time of publication been viewed nearly 2.25m times. That’s around three times the amount of its nearest rival The Last Guardian – again, a Sony title.

In fact, when looking at the E3 videos posted on the PlayStation and Xbox channels and measuring their total views until now, seven of the Top Ten are PlayStation videos. The highest ranking Xbox video is its Elite Controller preview in third place with 551,264 views.

The most Xbox game video so far is the Gears of War 4 gameplay preview, whose 283,242 views rank it just ninth in the Top 32.

Note that Xbox’s videos have been online for around eight and a half hours longer than the PlayStation ones due to the press conference timings.

Here are the Top 16 most viewed E3 videos on the PlayStation channel (listings are for game trailers unless otherwise specified):

1. Final Fantasy VII – 2,249,870
2. The Last Guardian – 743,159
3. Uncharted 4 Demo – 533,491
4. PlayStation Press Conference (US English) – 483,857
5. Horizon Zero Dawn – 440,802
6. Star Wars Battlefront – 337,221
7. Black Ops III multiplayer – 286,740
8. Hitman – 248,195
9. Street Fighter V – 216,558
10. Destiny: The Taken king – 112,469
11. Firewatch – 70,893
12. Rigs – 67,494
13. Dreams – 58,508
14. Dark Souls III – 37,896
15. The Division – 36,129
16. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate gameplay walkthrough – 26,312

Here are the Top 16 most viewed E3 videos on the Xbox channel (listings are for game trailers unless otherwise specified):

1. Xbox Elite Wireless Controller – 551,264
2. Gears of War 4 gameplay preview – 283,242
3. Xbox One: E3 Jump Ahead E3 intro video– 280,784
4. ReCore – 203, 464
5. Halo 5 campaign demo – 187,185
6. Sea of Thieves – 182,716
7. Rare Replay – 137,631
8. Ion – 100,121
9. Fable Legends – 94,189
10. Rise of the Tomb Raider – 80,379
11. New Xbox One Experience – 76,370
12. Gigantic – 58,079
13. Ashen – 49,232
14. Gears of War Ultimate Edition behind the scenes – 44,227
15. Tacoma – 39,764
16. Halo 5 Warzone vidoc – 36,877

And here are both lists combined.

1. (PS) Final Fantasy VII – 2,249,870
2. (PS) The Last Guardian – 743,159
3. (Xbox) Xbox Elite Wireless Controller – 551,264
4. (PS) Uncharted 4 Demo – 533,491
5. (PS) PlayStation Press Conference (US English) – 483,857
6. (PS) Horizon Zero Dawn – 440,802
7. (PS) Star Wars Battlefront – 337,221
8. (PS) Black Ops III multiplayer – 286,740
9. (Xbox) Gears of War 4 gameplay preview – 283,242
10. (Xbox) Xbox One: E3 Jump Ahead E3 intro video– 280,784
11. (PS) Hitman – 248,195
12. (PS) Street Fighter V – 216,558
13. (Xbox) ReCore – 203, 464
14. (Xbox) Halo 5 campaign demo – 187,185
15. (Xbox) Sea of Thieves – 182,716
16. (Xbox) Rare Replay – 137,631
17. (PS) Destiny: The Taken king – 112,469
18. (Xbox) Ion – 100,121
19. (Xbox) Fable Legends – 94,189
20. (Xbox) Rise of the Tomb Raider – 80,379
21. (Xbox) New Xbox One Experience – 76,370
22. (PS) Firewatch – 70,893
23. (PS) Rigs – 67,494
24. (PS) Dreams – 58,508
25. (Xbox) Gigantic – 58,079
26. (Xbox) Ashen – 49,232
27. (Xbox) Gears of War Ultimate Edition behind the scenes – 44,227
28. (Xbox) Tacoma – 39,764
29. (PS) Dark Souls III – 37,896
30. (Xbox) Halo 5 Warzone vidoc – 36,877
31. (PS) The Division – 36,129
32. (Xbox) Superhot – 34,972