Home EA’s Dragon Age: The Veilguard has reached 1.5 million players in the first two months. However, this number remained quite under the expectation of 3 million companies. 31 The game released in October 2024 ranked sixth in the list of top-selling games in the US on the first three days. Despite this, low player interest from expected and sales figures caused EA to revise financial expectations.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Expectations
Home EA has set high targets for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. However, the game was not able to achieve successes in the launch period of competing constructions such as Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and Dragon’s Dogma II. From the first days of the game, the changes experienced in BioWare’s executive staff show that the project encounters challenges. In particular, the director of the game Corinne Busche is divided into a short time ago from the studio, and the troubles in the development process are displayed.
When compared with the previous games of the
Dragon Age series, The Veilguard’s sales and player engagement figures were lower. Nevertheless, the game received positive comments from critics. Most gaming platforms have indicated that the game is “a newing and revitalizing” while fighting mechanics, character typing and story expression came out.
Home EA, as well as the expected and notion of the game, EA Sports announced that other constructions such as FC 25 remain under targets. This situation caused the company to reduce growth expectations for 2025 financial year. The EA revised the growth prescribed for the end of the year as a “middle drop”. Dragon Age: The Veilguard has affected the financial objectives of the EA while offering new characters and stories for fans of the series.
