Dragon Age: The Veilguard was alleged to be this massive, triumphant return for Bioware after a string of misfires – and it was, for our reviewer and lots others – however that hasn’t precisely translated to main gross sales, at the very least in Europe.
That’s in keeping with GamesIndustry.Biz head Chris Dring and the GSD information for October 2024 he reported over on Bluesky. Whereas The Veilguard may’ve been at par with different massive RPG’s for 2024 like Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Last Fantasy VII Rebirth within the UK, it drags 18% behind the previous, and 21% behind the latter in gross sales in Europe.
Dring calls it a “comparatively comfortable launch,” which isn’t doubtless the comeback EA or Bioware had in thoughts.
Elsewhere on the gross sales charts, Name Of Obligation: Black Ops 6 offered 26% greater than Name Of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 3 – if we’re speaking gross sales solely made on PlayStation units.
Black Ops 6 being obtainable on Xbox’s Sport Move service from day one has resulted in an anticipated hit in direction of precise gross sales of the sport on the inexperienced platform. However in case you’re solely taking a look at PS5/PS4 gross sales, then it’s acquired a giant lead over final yr, and a 2% enhance over Fashionable Warfare 2.
Dring factors out although that in case you have a look at Black Ops 6’s complete gross sales in comparison with the earlier Fashionable Warfare titles, it’s solely a 5% bump in comparison with Fashionable Warfare 3, and 28% lower than Fashionable Warfare 2’s launch again in 2022.
Supply – [Chris Dring on Bluesky]