Battlefield 1 participant base 50% bigger than Battlefield four throughout respective launch durations – EA Q3 2017

Electronic Arts has reported its Q3 2017 fiscal outcomes for the interval ended December 31, 2016, attributing the banner quarter to its digital providers, FIFA 17 and naturally, Battlefield 1.

Indeed, digital sale had been nothing to sneeze at: $2.86 billion was reported for the trailing-twelve-month interval which represents 60% of whole internet gross sales, up 18% year-over-year (yoy). As you’ll be able to see within the chart about, the vast majority of digital gross sales got here from consoles.

You can even be aware within the chart beneath, that DLC was the biggest contributor to digital purchases with full sport downloads coming in second.

Battlefield 1 was the largest Battlefield launch ever, with EA saying the participant base was 50% bigger than that of Battlefield four throughout the identical launch quarters.

The agency additionally mentioned FIFA 17 was the “best-selling console title in the world,” throughout 2016 with greater than 10 million please having performed The Journey single-player mode within the soccer title.

“With the top console games and most-downloaded mobile portfolio in the industry for Q3, Electronic Arts is growing, engaging and exciting a global community of players,” mentioned CEO Andrew Wilson in a ready assertion. “We will continue to push the boundaries of play, with stunning new titles like Mass Effect: Andromeda, global competitive gaming tournaments and more amazing experiences coming in the year ahead.”

For the quarter, internet income was $1.four billion (up 7.four%) from $1.07 billion yoy. As talked about above, 60% might be attributed to digital, or $685 million (up 20.four%)in comparison with $569 million yoy.

We’ll have extra figures and a few good quotes for you, hopefully, when the decision to buyers begins.