Bandai Namco announced that sales of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown have exceeded 7.5 million copies. The game, released in 2019, has become the most successful release in the series' history.
In total, the Ace Combat franchise has sold approximately 21.5 million copies. The seventh installment accounts for almost 35% of all sales — more than one in three games sold in the series.
For comparison, the original Air Combat sold 2.23 million copies, and Ace Combat 04 sold 2.64 million copies.
One of the reasons for the high result is attributed to the project's long lifecycle. After its release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One in 2019, the game's audience continued to grow, and an additional boost to sales came from the Nintendo Switch version, released in mid-2024.
Bandai Namco is also preparing a new installment in the series. The release of Ace Combat 8 is expected by the end of 2026.