{"id":223564,"date":"2025-01-25T03:16:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/ea-sports-fc-25-dragon-age-the-veilguard-fell-below-eas-sales-expectation\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T03:16:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:16:45","slug":"ea-sports-fc-25-dragon-age-the-veilguard-fell-below-eas-sales-expectation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/ea-sports-fc-25-dragon-age-the-veilguard-fell-below-eas-sales-expectation\/","title":{"rendered":"EA Sports FC 25, Dragon Age: The Veilguard Fell Below EA’s Sales Expectation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Electronic Arts shares sank more than 15 percent on Thursday, tripped up by a surprise slowdown in spending on the soccer franchise that has shaped its gaming empire.<\/p>\n

The videogame maker debuted its newest soccer title, FC 25<\/a>, in September, the latest in a series of top sellers. But this version did not get the warm reception its predecessors did, denting revenue in the live services segment, EA’s<\/a> biggest earner.<\/p>\n

FC 25 was hit with mixed reviews as players bemoaned the lack of new features and innovation, including in-game physics and goal-scoring mechanisms, Jefferies analysts said.<\/p>\n

The vocal criticism led to a sweeping update in January that “received overwhelmingly positive player feedback”, the analysts added.<\/p>\n

As a result of the early underperformance, however, EA lowered its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday. It also projected a mid-single-digit decline in annual live-service bookings.<\/p>\n

Weak spending on its Dragon Age: The Veilguard<\/a> role-playing game, launched in October, also contributed to the cut as players stick with proven titles in an uncertain economy.<\/p>\n

The move marked an about-turn for the company that had raised its annual bookings forecast just in October, banking on the strong performance of its American Football titles — Madden NFL and College Football.<\/p>\n

EA was on Thursday set to lose nearly $6 billion (roughly Rs. 51,753 crore) from its market value of $37.3 billion (roughly Rs. 3,21,684 crore), if the losses hold. The stock trades at nearly 17 times its 12-month forward earnings estimates, compared with Take Two Interactive’s 27.72.<\/p>\n

EA makes money both through sales of its soccer titles as well as spending by players within the game on services such as “Ultimate Team”, a mode where people can use in-game currency to purchase players for teams that compete in online matches.<\/p>\n

EA FC generally sells around $2 billion (roughly Rs.\u00a017,248 crore) annually, of which live-service revenue makes up $800 million (roughly Rs. 6,901 crore), according to Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter.<\/p>\n

The previous title in the franchise, FC 24, was one of the top selling games of 2023, according to Circana data, and came after the end of a three-decade partnership with FIFA in 2022 that led to a rebranding of FIFA games to FC.<\/p>\n

“Ultimate Team has come to be viewed as a near Swiss clock of interactive media bookings growth. If it is stagnant, it puts enormous pressure on EA to fill the void,” said MoffettNathanson analysts.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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