EA quarterly earnings report: Nearly $1 billion earned from Microtransactions alone, Fallen Order expected to sell 10 million copies

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-made-almost-1-billion-from-microtransactions-la/1100-6473240/

 

Damn, microtransactions are going to be an even bigger focus next gen at this rate.

 

Good to hear about Fallen Order selling big though.

Edited January 31, 2020 by Twinblade

[-GD-X★ 7,808]

i never bother with microtransactions. i still enjoy the games very much, even if i have to grind a bit more. 

[jehurey 3,298]

due they attribute where the micro transactions came from? Because I would guess that it mostly came from Apex, which would be fine.

[JonDnD 2,696]

Fallen order was one of the most disappointing games I played last year . Couldn't even bother to finish it 

[-GD-X★ 7,808]

Just now, JONBpc said:

Fallen order was one of the most disappointing games I played last year . Couldn't even bother to finish it 

whoooah. really? why? 

[JonDnD 2,696]

It was like a mash up of 3 other games , story wasn't too exciting . It was acted pretty blandly . Backtracking.

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

27 minutes ago, jehurey said:

due they attribute where the micro transactions came from? Because I would guess that it mostly came from Apex, which would be fine.

I think FIFA Ultimate Team is actually the biggest money maker for them.

[madmaltese★ 2,617]

3 hours ago, Twinblade said:

I think FIFA Ultimate Team is actually the biggest money maker for them.

Without a shadow of a doubt. Might be hard for ppl in America to really grasp just how gigantic FIFA is, especially Ultimate Team. 

[Goukosan 2,283]

1 billion in micro transactions? 

[Ike★ 2,922]

EA

[kokujin 558]

11 hours ago, Ike said:

EA

 

[Hot Sauce 2,742]

13 hours ago, madmaltese said:

Without a shadow of a doubt. Might be hard for ppl in America to really grasp just how gigantic FIFA is, especially Ultimate Team. 

Madden, too. It's a meme to even us Americans on this board, but people still throw money at that game's microtransactions.

 

Just makes the inability for EA to make a decent basketball game all that weirder.

[Mr. Impossible 424]

19 hours ago, -GD- said:

whoooah. really? why? 

I'm assuming it wasn't Xbox exclusive. 

[jehurey 3,298]

I don't give a shit if EA milks FIFA fans......EA is actually less scummier than FIFA, itself.

 

Those soccer fans know what they are getting themselves into.

 

EA needs to take that money and invest itself in re-building their portfolio again, with variety.

 

If all they see is "we can milk people with FIFA, and milk people with Apex, so lets just more of those" then they're not going to very helpful during this next gen.

[JonDnD 2,696]

14 minutes ago, Liquid said:

I'm assuming it wasn't Xbox exclusive. 

That would mean I dont like any games , dumbo 

[-GD-X★ 7,808]

just give me a real mass effect and i'll be happy. 

[Ike★ 2,922]

20 minutes ago, -GD- said:

just give me a real mass effect and i'll be happy. 

BioWare used to mean something 15 years ago. They really went to shit since EA acquired them.

[Mr. Impossible 424]

54 minutes ago, JONBpc said:

That would mean I dont like any games , dumbo 

The point is if DO was Xbox only you would have loved the game. 

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

1 hour ago, Ike said:

BioWare used to mean something 15 years ago. They really went to shit since EA acquired them.

Not really. Right after EA bought them BioWare put out ME2 and DA Origins. 2 of the highest rated games from last gen. 
 

it’s mainly this gen where they have been disappointing.

[JonDnD 2,696]

31 minutes ago, Liquid said:

The point is if DO was Xbox only you would have loved the game. 

You seem flustered