Substantial underperformance for Titanfall 2 will negatively affect EA's earnings in its most important quarter, and could cause the company to shelve the franchise. The game appears to be suffering negative effects from releasing just one week after EA's own Battlefield 1 and one week before the debut of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare from Activision Blizzard ( ATVI -0.21%). The official Xbox store is now selling the standard edition to Xbox Live Gold members at 35.99 (from 59.99), the Deluxe Edition at 47.99 (from 79.99) and the Battlefield 1 - Titanfall 2 Deluxe. Research firm Cowen & Company cut its global sales target on the game from 9 million units to between 5 million and 6 million units, and online feedback suggests that the game had a small enough player base after launch to make matching with other players difficult in some game modes. charts in the week of its release is concerning, and negative indicators are not limited to the territory. With video game sales typically being highly front-loaded, Titanfall 2's failure to secure better performance on the U.K.
#Titanfall 2 sales Pc#
Titanfall 2 also came in below the company's FIFA 17, which released in Europe on Sept. Battlefield 1/Titanfall 2 Deluxe Bundle: was 149.99, now 75.00 PC gamers get it even better, with the Standard and Deluxe Edition already 33 off, but now theres another 20 discount by using.
weekly chart, falling short of EA's own Battlefield 1 - which claimed the top spot for the second straight week since its launch. Titanfall 2 has received more critical acclaim than the first, currently sitting at an 89 on Metacritic compared to the 86 for the original. The game landed as the fourth best-selling title in the most recent U.K. What remains to be seen is why it didn’t rise to the occasion. Given how all DLC for the game is free, bringing in new players should prove easier than in the case of Battlefield 4.Early sales indicators for Titanfall 2 from Electronic Arts ( EA -1.50%) point to the game being a disappointment for the company. You can also find Crysis 3 and a bunch of Battlefield games for super. Titanfall is on sale as part of a big EA event on Steam. If you haven’t yet purchased this game, please do so now. That puts it at just 7.49 USD, which is the cheapest it has ever been on the platform.
#Titanfall 2 sales free#
Titanfall 2's post-launch support has already brought us a free map, and more is on the way. Titanfall 2, the best shooter ever made, EVER, is now 75 off on Steam. "And we've got a development team who have unbelievable pedigree and a commitment to continue to support the community, and we expect to continue to grow that community through the coming fiscal year," concluded Wilson. "So, the way we think about Titanfall is that we have what is one of the best games of this year, and certainly one of the best games in this generation of consoles. EA confirms that Titanfall 2 hasnt met its sales expectations since it launched last October, but pledges a long-term commitment to the franchise going forward. The CEO gave the example of Battlefield 4, a game that continued to sell years past its release date, and had a healthy player base right up until the launch of Battlefield 1.
What we have demonstrated as an organisation is that with great games, we can sell them for many months and often many years," Wilson told investors on the call. "We're not seeing it as underperformance at this juncture. Speaking in a call to investors following the Q3 results last night, CEO Andrew Wilson reiterated the publisher's commitment to the franchise and its players, despite the game's sales coming in below expectations. That said, EA believes there's more to the Titanfall 2 story than launch sales. Although critically acclaimed, the game didn't have the desired effect on the Call of Duty audience, and its release date certainly didn't help.
It's no secret Titanfall 2 wasn't the commercial hit EA expected it to be. EA reckons Titanfall 2 will continue to sell in the months to come, even if its initial launch was less than stellar.
0 kommentar(er)
