Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming to PlayStation Plus, but it could be a bad sign for the franchise's future

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was a high-profile release only months ago, coming out on October 31, 2024, yet it's already being included in the monthly offerings of PlayStation Plus. The series is incredibly beloved, alongside its cherished developer BioWare, but the monumental turnaround from launch to appearance on a subscription service is a worrying sign. received positive reviews, but its quick transition to PS+ may be an indication that its long-term sales projections don't quite meet publisher Electronic Arts' hopes.

headlines PlayStation Plus' March 2025 games, coming to subscribers of all three tiers alongside and. If the latest were an entrant to the PS+ Game Catalog for Extra and Premium subscribers, there may be no cause for alarm, but such a blockbuster release being one of the three monthly games so soon after its release is unprecedented. This move from EA only points to a dire sales situation, and with recent news regarding BioWare, may be going on indefinite hiatus.

In a press release from Electronic Arts in late January, the publisher acknowledged that performed about half as well as expected:

Separately, Dragon Age engaged approximately 1.5 million players during the quarter, down nearly 50% from the company’s expectations.

This has some notably odd wording, with EA hinging on an undefined engagement metric. Speculation may point to the numbers including those who tried via a game trial on EA Play, the publisher's own subscription service, but that's largely beside the point, since the press release explicitly states this was well below the game's expected performance.

This was an unexpected turn considering what appeared to be a successful launch. According to , dethroned as Steam's best-selling game, reaching a concurrent player count of over 70,000 within 24 hours of release, BioWare's most successful launch on Steam to date. Add to this 's name recognition and admirable Metacritic aggregate scores, seems like it was poised to be the success BioWare needed after the