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[Draugoth]

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• Dragon Age: The Veilguard pre-order figures are "within expectations", according to EA.
• This comes from an investors showcase, in which EA also says that there's a "strong demand" for the latest Dragon Age game.
• This comes after the huge success of Dragon Age: Inquisition, which still appears to be the best-selling BioWare game.

This comes from EA's Investors Day showcase, which streamed last week. As noted by BioWare blogger Felassan, it was also said that Dragon Age: The Veilguard's pre-order sales are "tracking within expectations". This doesn't give us exact figures, but it suggests that the series is in a good place as it inches closer to launch day.

"This is BioWare doing what it does best: immersive storytelling, memorable characters, and a gorgeous world," says the president of EA entertainment, Laura Miele. "The Dragon Age community is buzzing, and the press reception has been really positive. The game looks great on console and PC alike, and we are already seeing strong demand on the largest platforms."

Chief financial officer Stuart Canfield also references The Veilguard's sales.

"We're eagerly anticipating the launch of EA Sports FC 25 next week, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard in October, and both are currently tracking within expectations."

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Well yeah, have you looked at what Concord sold? This game is a new york best seller compared to that!!

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[Schmendrick]

 

[T4keD0wN]

 

[FoxMcChief]

 

[KyoZz]

I hope this game crash as hard as Concord.

R.I.P Bioware, you are missed.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I felt a great disturbance in the Internet, as if hundreds of chuds suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

 

[Dazraell]

I have a feeling this statement is gonna age as milk

 

[winjer]

I doubt an EA executive would come out in public to say their game is going to flop, before launch.
So this sounds like a weak attempt to create some buzz around the game.

 

[Doggyred]

I doubt it, the game is at #73 in Steam's best seller list. For comparison the new DBZ game that comes out around the same time is #6.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Morrigan? What have they done to you?

 

[AyraSutoraifu]

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard pre-order figures are "within expectations", according to EA.
• This comes from an investors showcase, in which EA also says that there's a "strong demand" for the latest Dragon Age game.

So… nothing staggering.

 

[Ridicululzz]

Wasn't there a similar statement made by Ubisoft for Shadows(or was it the Star Wars game?).

Will be interested to see how the game does.

 

[Saber]

"Whitin expectations", theres no telling what levels of expectations are. They could be aiming at avarage for all we know or a similar thing a person does when they don't expect much, aka tempt your expectations.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

FYI, every time a company is providing a non-numerical figures you can assume they are lying.

Example:

Dragon Age Veilguard is tracking above expectations (expectations were 100)
Dragon Age Veilguard is tracking above 50 000 pre-orders (you need to verify 50 000 pre-orders)

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. a company is providing you with an opinion instead of hard data = they are lying.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Source​

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard pre-order figures are "within expectations", according to EA.
• This comes from an investors showcase, in which EA also says that there's a "strong demand" for the latest Dragon Age game.
• This comes after the huge success of Dragon Age: Inquisition, which still appears to be the best-selling BioWare game.

This comes from EA's Investors Day showcase, which streamed last week. As noted by BioWare blogger Felassan, it was also said that Dragon Age: The Veilguard's pre-order sales are "tracking within expectations". This doesn't give us exact figures, but it suggests that the series is in a good place as it inches closer to launch day.



Chief financial officer Stuart Canfield also references The Veilguard's sales.

My wallet says otherwise.

 

[Hot5pur]

This game seems to trigger a certain part of the Internet the same way Hogwarts legacy seemed to have triggered another. Every coin, two sides n' all that

 

[Kacho]

I felt a great disturbance in the Internet, as if hundreds of chuds suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

 

[ManaByte]

Firewalk believed there was strong demand for Concord too.

 

[Dibils2k]

this hard on for games to fail is so weird to me

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

 

[amigastar]

I hope this game crash as hard as Concord.

R.I.P Bioware, you are missed.

Nah, i hope it will turn out good. Why i would need another bad game?

 

[mayham2199]

I hope this game crash as hard as Concord.

R.I.P Bioware, you are missed.

I hope the game surprises everyone and is amazing. Last thing we need is more people being fired and laid off in this industry. I've enjoyed all the DA games to varying degrees. I hope I can add this one to the list.

 

[RJMacready73]

This game seems to trigger a certain part of the Internet the same way Hogwarts legacy seemed to have triggered another. Every coin, two sides n' all that

Disagree, Hogwarts Legacy did nothing wrong, it triggered the Purple Hairs due to JK Rowling sticking up for women, this game is injecting identity politics into it front and center, 1 side of the coin is irrational the other is sane and normal

 

[Buggy Loop]

They all say that when they know a flop is coming, it's damage control for worried investors

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

This game seems to trigger a certain part of the Internet the same way Hogwarts legacy seemed to have triggered another. Every coin, two sides n' all that

The same overly emotional, irrational coin.

One time when horseshoe theory seems right.

 

[LordCBH]

Can't find the strong demand anywhere, EA.

 

[GymWolf]

 

[Kacho]

Sitting at #102 in top sellers on Steam. Limp as a noodle.

Maybe it picks up a couple weeks before launch, or it's just doing exceptionally well with console normies.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

"Within expectations" That sounds totally hype, 100% confident.

 

[intbal]

 

[Lunarorbit]

No sure jan gif? Yall are slipping. Need those karma points so.my account isn't in junior status

 

[BigBeauford]

This game seems to trigger a certain part of the Internet the same way Hogwarts legacy seemed to have triggered another. Every coin, two sides n' all that

Oh damn, which review sites are refusing to cover and review what will be known as "Dragon game"?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Just tells us that they weren't expecting much.

 

[Saber]

This game seems to trigger a certain part of the Internet the same way Hogwarts legacy seemed to have triggered another. Every coin, two sides n' all that

Thats some low effort false equivalence.
Hogwarts case was more like a massive witch hunt against J.K Rowlings, which includes twitards, gaming media and journalisms all doing disservice(like refusing to even cover her games), threats and false information against her as a form of defamation, death threats, etc.
Tell me exactly how this a different side of the same coin with Dragon Age.

 

[GymWolf]

 

[DonF]

this hard on for games to fail is so weird to me

Imagine your favourite food. lets say a grill cheese sandwich.

a small group of people INSIST that EVERY GRILL CHEESE SANDWICH must have Surströmming. They call you names if you dont have Surströmming on your sandwich, they call you a bigot. They insist that what makes a sandwich great is Surströmming.

This continues for years, until people start pushing back...guess what, not every sandwich must have Surströmming.

So you root for companies to have the spine to make Surströmmingless sandwiches, and cheer when companies that insisit that Surströmming is good, fail.

 

[HRK69]

Disagree, Hogwarts Legacy did nothing wrong, it triggered the Purple Hairs due to JK Rowling sticking up for women, this game is injecting identity politics into it front and center, 1 side of the coin is irrational the other is sane and normal

 

[Kacho]

Thats some low effort false equivalence.
Hogwarts case was more like a massive witch hunt against J.K Rowlings, which includes twitards, gaming media and journalisms all doing disservice(like refusing to even cover her games), threats and false information against her as a form of defamation, death threats, etc.
Tell me exactly how this a different side of the same coin with Dragon Age.

People are saying mean things about it online and voting with their wallets

 

[Fake]

Yeah... right.

 

[lmimmfn]

Papa EA is getting ready

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Thats some low effort false equivalence.
Hogwarts case was more like a massive witch hunt against J.K Rowlings, which includes twitards, gaming media and journalisms all doing disservice(like refusing to even cover her games), threats and false information against her as a form of defamation, death threats, etc.
Tell me exactly how this compares to Dragon Age.

Someone even made a site to track streamers who dared to play Hogwarts so people could harass them. A coordinated harassment campaign, if you will (gee doesn't that sound familiar?)

Wired magazine got their transsexual sex toy & coffee reviewer to "review" (aka trash) the game.


Yeah that's a lot different than gamers just making fun of Veilguard because it looks stupid and woke.

 

[AGRacing]

This is going to be a fun launch.

 

[pudel]

Morrigan? What have they done to you?

I guess, character editor "limitations" doesnt allow for a proper Morrigan. But dont worry...mods will fix her!

 

[Fbh]

I could see it selling decently, it's a popular IP.
"woke" stuff always bombs when it has to stand on its own, but when it can latch onto a well known brand it can still sell.

 

[Jigsaah]

 

[simpatico]

Interested what they will tell investors about Dragon Age a month after it releases. Gonna be tough to explain a flop of that caliber.

 

[Wildebeest]

It's possible. The Dragon Age brand delivers generic fantasy in a way that doesn't scare of confuse people.

 

[Revolutionary]

I could see it selling decently, it's a popular IP.
"woke" stuff always bombs when it has to stand on it's own, but when it can latch onto a well known brand it can still sell.

Yep.
See: Spider-Man 2. Still sold gangbusters because it's Spider-Man.

But honestly, all this woke shit in Dragon Age is on-brand for Bioware. People acting like this is a new leaf that they've turned... no, Bioware is the developer that has been pushing this kind of shit for a while now because they have a degenerate fanbase that theorizes what Tali's liquids taste like (not a joke).