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According to reports, Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet EA's sales expectations by nearly 50%, selling only about 1.5 million units.
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The game received mostly positive reviews from critics. But received a divided response from fans.
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The lack of post-launch DLC for The Veilguard may have been influenced by lower-than-expected sales.
The latest report states that Dragon Age: Veiled Guardian It reached approximately 1.5 million players, which failed to meet EA's expectations by about 50%. Dragon Age: Veil It has received a very divided response since the first official trailer was released. And it seems that this made the game not a financial success.
Dragon Age: Veil It launched on October 31 after approximately nine years of development. and quickly became one of the most controversial games of 2024, while Dragon Age: Veiled Guardian It received mostly positive reviews from critics. It has an average score of 79 on OpenCritic. Fans are split on its opinions. At the moment, the game has received mostly positive reviews on Steam, with 70% of players liking it. However, the reception has been good. But not outstanding, combined with several controversies about this item, may affect sales.

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In a new report released by Bloomberg, EA's two major holiday games were revealed. Dragon Age: Veil and EA Sports FC 2025Performance was lower than EA's expectations in dragon ageIn its case, it was noted that the title only had around 1.5 million players during the quarter. That's a low number that falls short of EA's expectations of around 50%, indicating that the publisher expects the RPG to sell at least 3 million units.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet EA's expectations by nearly 50%.
NEW: EA cuts forecast for fiscal year due to underperformance of holiday games EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard EA said the new Dragon Age had about 1.5 million players, missing expectations by nearly 50. % www.bloomberg.com/news/article… — Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social) 2025-01-22T21:06:10.039Z
Before these reports, it was already known that veil struggling, not only doing Dragon Age: Veiled Guardianof Initial sales are lacking investigationBut the game has no post-launch DLC. The decision was likely influenced by low sales upon release.
last week Dragon Age: VeilBioWare Director Corinne Busche is leaving BioWare after more than 18 years at EA, although she left during that time. The director explained that she left because she received an excellent offer that she couldn't refuse. It's not because the game's sales were poor or it wasn't critically received.
Dragon Age: Veiled GuardianLower-than-expected sales will certainly put additional pressure on BioWare, as the company has struggled for years to make a big splash again. BioWare is working on its next move. mass effectwhich has not yet been officially released. And it is unknown how failing to meet EA's financial expectations will affect its development. It's possible that the studio could face more layoffs in the future given the current economic climate of the gaming industry. But only time will tell what will happen.