EA confirms EA FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard have underperformed commercially, lowers financial forecast

by Danny Craig  · 
EA confirms EA FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard have underperformed commercially, lowers financial forecast
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EA has announced that it is lowering its financial forecast for the fiscal year after EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard sold significantly below expectations.

The details:

  • The publisher revealed in its preliminary results for the third quarter of the 24/25 fiscal year that it had previously predicted "mid-single-digit growth in live services net bookings," but now expects a "mid-single-digit" decline. It now expects to earn around $2.21 billion in Q3 instead of $2.4 billion to $2.55 billion, and $7 billion to $7.15 billion for the full year, down from $7.5 billion to $7.8 billion.

  • The company attributes the majority of the change to EA FC 25's weaker than expected commercial performance following its September release. It is unclear how well the game has sold, as the franchise continues to be a significant source of revenue for EA through in-game purchases and its appeal to casual players. Despite separating from the FIFA brand two years ago, EA FC 24 was reported to have outperformed FIFA 23 in global sales.

  • EA has also confirmed that BioWare's Dragon Age: The Veilguard has only "engaged" about 1.5 million players since its October release, which is roughly half of what it had anticipated. “During Q3, we continued to deliver high-quality games and experiences across our portfolio; however, Dragon Age and EA Sports FC 25 underperformed our net bookings expectations,” CEO Andrew Wilson said. “This month, our teams delivered a comprehensive gameplay refresh in addition to our annual Team of the Year update in FC 25; positive player feedback and early results are encouraging. We remain confident in our long-term strategy and expect a return to growth in FY26, as we execute against our pipeline.”

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