Anthem Sales Failed To Meet EA's Expectations
For one, players have spent a total of 150 million hours with the game since launch. That's 6,250,000 days, which is roughly 17,000 years. Further, Anthem did really well digitally, earning EA's highest digital share ever. This means more people than normal bought the game digitally compared to at retail.
That said, despite an underwhelming launch, EA says the team is focused on supporting the game and fixing its many bugs, which lines-up with what BioWare itself has said in the recent past.
What will be interesting to see is how well Anthem sells over time. Right now, word of mouth about the game is pretty bad, which certainly will hurt long-term sales. However, if BioWare can right the ship by squashing bugs, adding meaningful content, and fixing the loot system, it could surge back. After all, we've seen bigger 180s this generation. Just look at No Man's Sky at launch compared to now.
Anthem is available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
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Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/05/12/anthem-ps4-xbox-pc-sales-ea/
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coolbunny1234Posted:
This isn't a surprise, however at this point I doubt that it gets turned around.
100ThievesPosted:
Honestly this game is absolute hot garbage. Played it at my buddies house and we both couldn't believe how bad it was.
JastyPosted:
BioWare has changed to become such an inconsistent and company I would not want to rely on, it seems they drop support on games way too quick and do not listen to the community.
Oh EA how could you get rid of good game devs and keep these ones afloat?
Oh EA how could you get rid of good game devs and keep these ones afloat?
MazePosted:
The final month before release, everything they announced about the game got crappier and crappier, I ended up not getting it and neither did anyone I play Xbox with
MushroomElmPosted:
Anime I thought EA was becoming more popular
Before or after they lost millions because their stock dropped when people hated on them super hard?
Lol.
I knew this game was going to burn..Everyone always looks at a nice rendered trailer and thinks it'll be the best in the world. Then they give you a bag of trash for a game and ask you to buy extra stuff with your money.
JoeIPosted:
TTG_Keo Think EA need to take the hint microtransaction bs notice games nowadays have no progression, just open your wallet.
Literally spend so much on EA games!
TTG_KeoPosted:
Think EA need to take the hint microtransaction bs notice games nowadays have no progression, just open your wallet.
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