Sales of EA’s Star Wars Battlefront 2 within the UK are down 61 % in comparison with the discharge of Star Wars Battlefront in 2015.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, gross sales are additionally down 50 % when in comparison with final 12 months’s Battlefield 1.
Although the drop is important, it’s value noting that official UK retail gross sales figures don’t embrace digital gross sales, solely boxed gross sales.
However, the bungled launch of Star Wars Battlefront 2 following outrage over loot box pricing and a poorly implemented progression system appears like it might have impacted gross sales of the blockbuster shooter.
The recreation has suspended microtransactions after the outrage, a transfer that apparently came from Star Wars owner Disney.
As a results of the weak UK launch, Star Wars Battlefront 2 did not take the primary spot within the weekly gross sales charts, with Call of Duty WW2 sustaining its efficiency on the high of the charts.
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