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After a Year of Insulting Fans and Mishaps, Battlefield V Sales Estimates Look Grim
Battlefield V has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. And it looks that trend isn’t looking to end as sales estimates indicate the game only sold 3.3 million units.
According to Super Data Research, Battlefield V only sold 1.9 million digital units.
“Battlefield V and Fallout 76 launches fail to meet franchise benchmarks. We estimate Battlefield V and Fallout 76 sold 1.9 million and 1.4 million digital units, respectively, across console and PC at launch. Both are down from Battlefield 1 and Fallout 4.”
Now Super Data Research only includes digital sales, and it is an increasingly prominent category as physical sales are losing market share every year. Statista reports that in 2017 physical games in the United States only made up 21% of market share compared to digital sales. Just 10 years ago, physical copies were 80% of the market.
That’s where VGChartz comes in. VGChartz looked at the first week of retail sales for Battlefield V and estimated that just over 1.4 million copies were sold in two days.
“Publisher Electronic Arts and developer EA Dice – Battlefield V – sold 1,404,974 units in two days at retail, according to our estimates. First week sales can be viewed on the VGChartz Global Weekly Chart for the week ending November 24.”
They also compared Battlefield V’s first week sales to other games in the franchise and it’s not a pretty picture with Battlefield V placing in fifth just ahead of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It’s a far cry from Battlefield 3’s 4.68 million sales in the first week, and a significant drop off from Battlefield 1’s 2.8 million.
But the total unit sales might not be the worst news for EA/DICE. It was well-documented that EA/DICE were actually selling Battlefield V at heavily discounted rates during the holiday season.
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Battlefield V has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. And it looks that trend isn’t looking to end as sales estimates indicate the game only sold 3.3 million units.
According to Super Data Research, Battlefield V only sold 1.9 million digital units.
“Battlefield V and Fallout 76 launches fail to meet franchise benchmarks. We estimate Battlefield V and Fallout 76 sold 1.9 million and 1.4 million digital units, respectively, across console and PC at launch. Both are down from Battlefield 1 and Fallout 4.”
Now Super Data Research only includes digital sales, and it is an increasingly prominent category as physical sales are losing market share every year. Statista reports that in 2017 physical games in the United States only made up 21% of market share compared to digital sales. Just 10 years ago, physical copies were 80% of the market.
That’s where VGChartz comes in. VGChartz looked at the first week of retail sales for Battlefield V and estimated that just over 1.4 million copies were sold in two days.
“Publisher Electronic Arts and developer EA Dice – Battlefield V – sold 1,404,974 units in two days at retail, according to our estimates. First week sales can be viewed on the VGChartz Global Weekly Chart for the week ending November 24.”
They also compared Battlefield V’s first week sales to other games in the franchise and it’s not a pretty picture with Battlefield V placing in fifth just ahead of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It’s a far cry from Battlefield 3’s 4.68 million sales in the first week, and a significant drop off from Battlefield 1’s 2.8 million.
But the total unit sales might not be the worst news for EA/DICE. It was well-documented that EA/DICE were actually selling Battlefield V at heavily discounted rates during the holiday season.
Continue reading