Electronic Arts released its next financial report, in which it shared the success of its released games and plans
What is known
EA has pleased investors with higher profits.Over the past 12 months, the company generated $3.883 billion in digital sales alone, which accounted for 78% of total revenue. The company expects net revenue to reach $5.410 billion by the end of fiscal 2020.
On the gaming front, Apex Legends has started to risefrom your knees. After a couple of scandals and an unsuccessful first season, Respawn regained the interest of gamers, increasing the game's audience to 70 million players. In addition, according to analyst Daniel Ahmad, Apex Legends has moved into the ranks of EA's main franchises and will soon look at mobile platforms
At the same time, the number of FIFA Ultimate Team players grew by 22%, and Madden Ultimate Team became more popular by 19%. In addition, The Sims 4 also showed a 40% increase in audience.
Ahmad also said that Star Wars Battlefront1 and 2 sold a total of 33 million copies. In addition, the company plans to sell 6-8 million copies of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order by March 31, 2020.
Of the new projects EA plans to release gamesfrom DICE, Bioware, Maxis and Criterion. The company has confirmed that Dragon Age 4 is already in development, but will not be released before fiscal year 2022, that is, after April 2022. The next Battlefield will release between April 2021 and April 2022. The company is also working on a new game based on the Star Wars universe.