First, on November 9, it was made available to Origin Access Premier subscribers, and a week later, people with Deluxe editions joined the game. In the case of Battlefield V, the situation is further complicated by the fact that the game actually debuted three times.
Battlefield 5 sales series#
It turned out that this year's edition of the Ubisoft's series had the best debut the franchise managed in years. We received a good example of this last month when in the UK, physical copies of Assassin's Creed Odyssey found 26% fewer buyers than in case of Assassin's Creed Origins. The data comes from just one market, covering only the physical edition, which, in the face of the growing importance of digital distribution, is extremely unreliable. This information may sound tragic for Electronic Arts, but in fact, it should not be used as a basis for drawing conclusions about the failure of the game. Such people should be interested in the data provided by the Chart-Track company, according to which, in the UK, the physical edition of BF5 didn't sell even half as well as Battlefield 1 did two years earlier.
Many players are wondering, how the production did on the market. More than a week has passed since the official release of Battlefield V, the latest installment of the popular shooter series from DICE.
Battlefield 5 sales trial#
Those who pre-order the Deluxe Edition will get access on October 16, and there will be a free trial available to EA Access members on Xbox One and Origin Access members on PC on October 11.Battlefield V was released on November 20th this year. That being said, the decision to make all multiplayer maps free will likely keep the community together for a longer period of time than it did in Battlefield 1.īattlefield V releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 19. Though the system was completely overhauled and EA promised that a similar system won’t appear in Battlefield V, the company has a long way to go toward restoring players’ faith that it will do the right thing. Last year’s Star Wars: Battlefront IIwas a public relations nightmare for EA, as its initial loot box system was criticized as being pay-to-win. There is likely another reason for the lower-than-expected pre-order numbers on Battlefield V. It was an especially unfortunate case because Titanfall 2 happens to be one of the best shooters of the generation, and it has received quite a bit of free downloadable content over the last few years, including new modes and maps.
As the original Titanfall hadn’t released on PlayStation 4, its name recognition was certainly not as strong as Battlefield, and it sold several million fewer copies than predicted. Titanfall 2 sold far below EA’s expectations when it launched in 2016, but some of the sales disappointment likely came from EA itself the publisher chose to release Battlefield 1 just a week earlier, forcing many players to pick between the two. “Cowen says Battlefield could suffer the same fate as EA’s Titanfall 2,” Needleman added. According to industry analysts, pre-order numbers should have the publisher worried about the World War II shooter.Īccording to Wall Street Journal reporter Sarah Needleman, the analysis firm Cowen stated that pre-orders for Battlefield V have thus far been “weak,” possibly because of its launch positioning between heavyweights Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2. Fitbit Versa 3īattlefield 5 Official Multiplayer Trailerīattlefield Vwill be one of the largest games Electronic Arts releases in 2018 - 2016’s Battlefield 1 attracted more than 25 million players - but the latest shooter could be in trouble.
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