PublisherElectronic Artsis preparing for worse than intended fiscal results for the past year.
According toBloomberg’s Jason Schreier, EA said that third-quarter bookings for last year fell to $2.22 billion, down from a forecast of $2.4 billion to $2.55 billion. Their overall projected bookings for the 2025 fiscal year were also reduced to $7 billion between $7.15 billion, down from $7.5 billion to $7.8 billion.
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One key cause is the less-than-stellar sales results for the highly anticipatedBioWareRPGDragon Age: The Veilguard. The game missed company projections by roughly 50%, reaching just 1.5 million copies last quarter.
Another key title,EA Sports FC 2025, also sold fewer copies than anticipated, leading to revised fiscal projections.
“We remain confident in our long-term strategy and expect a return to growth in FY26, as we execute against our pipeline,” EA Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson said in a statement.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Has Not Done Much To Inspire Confidence In The Future of BioWare
While EA can look to the success ofEA Sports College Football’s return as a sign of optimism for the future, they were banking on a return to form for famed developer BioWare withDragon Age: The Veilguard.
Despite its positive reception onOpenCritic,Veilguardhas failed to resonate with fans. For a few months, many have been hypothesizing about the game’s poor sales figures.
During theOctoberandNovembersales round-ups, the game lagged behind other juggernauts from the past quarter.Dragon Agefailed to make a dentin Call of Duty’s sales figuresand even lost out to EA games likeMaddenandCollege Footballin November.
The BioWare I Loved Is Gone
The future of BioWare continues to look grim given the constant layoffs and legal issues. Hopefully, they can bounce back.
Another key takeaway is that EA says the game “reached” 1.5 million players, not sold or even shipped copies. This could indicate that the game was played by that many people, thanks to its inclusion in services such as EA Play Pro.
