EA Didn’t Report Battlefield 2042 Sales Numbers During Investor Meeting
It is no secret now that EA considers Battlefield 2042 to be a major disappointment. Rumors about Battlefield 2042 becoming free-to-play have been doing the rounds for a few weeks now, as the game's player count has experienced a massive drop-off since launch. EA has, however, decided against disclosing exactly how well or poorly the game actually sold.
Famed leaker, Tom Henderson recently took to Twitter to report that EA's quarterly revenue included no mention of Battlefield 2042's sales figures. Henderson then went on to report that the company acknowledged that Battlefield 2042 formed less than 10% of the company's portfolio. In other words, last year's iteration of Battlefield was absolutely dwarfed by both Apex Legends and FIFA in terms of the amount of revenue it brought in.
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According to Henderson, this is most likely why the company later outright refused to release the game's sales figures to the public. EA commented on Battlefield 2042's performance during a recent shareholders meeting and openly acknowledged the game's failure to meet expectations. The company has, however, committed to rolling out major updates to keep the fans that actually enjoy the game happy. Analyst Daniel Ahmad stated that EA highlighted working from home proved to be challenging during the shareholder meeting.
Unfortunately, the majority of this information came as no surprise, as Battlefield 2042's player count has nose-dived since it launched late last year. Despite releasing only a few months ago, the game is no longer even in the top 50 most-played Xbox games anymore. Even the game's predecessor Battlefield 5 overtook Battlefield 2042 in player count on Steam.
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