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I can't help but notice...with the positive news about Anthem, where are our less than positive YouTubers like YongYea and legacykilla and upper echelon and such? I thought they only delivered news! certainly they don't just jump on the hate wagon...or start it.
If the news had been bad they'd crap out a video in ten minutes.
Doing a video would be the same as admiting "I was wrong". I suspect that is too much to most of those man-child youtubers.
BTW, 1mil / 60bucks/game = ~ 1.7mil console games sold. Game dev costs for AAA titles usually run into 35-45+ million. Add 25-30+ million for advertising and EA's profit for Anthem is (in million) ~ :
max = 100 - (35+25) = 40
min = 100- (45+30) = 25
That's shabby. All appx numbers but well into the ball park.
Bear in mind those numbers are just for the digital sales on console though, not including physical sales (on any platform), or Origin sales/subscriptions.
BTW, 1mil / 60bucks/game = ~ 1.7mil console games sold. Game dev costs for AAA titles usually run into 35-45+ million. Add 25-30+ million for advertising and EA's profit for Anthem is (in million) ~ :
max = 100 - (35+25) = 40
min = 100- (45+30) = 25
That's shabby. All appx numbers but well into the ball park.
I’m not sure how accurate all that is, but what’s your basis of comparison for calling that shabby?
EA's projection was 5m sold.
I'll wait for the March numbers and then we can compare projection vs actual.
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BTW, 1mil / 60bucks/game = ~ 1.7mil console games sold. Game dev costs for AAA titles usually run into 35-45+ million. Add 25-30+ million for advertising and EA's profit for Anthem is (in million) ~ :
max = 100 - (35+25) = 40
min = 100- (45+30) = 25
That's shabby. All appx numbers but well into the ball park.
Bear in mind those numbers are just for the digital sales on console though, not including physical sales (on any platform), or Origin sales/subscriptions.
OK. But, my understanding is that the 100M is for US+Canada only. There are no physical copies sold in North America. Origin subs + Premium subs brings peanuts for the month.
Do you remember EA's sales projection for Anthem? =~ 5m
I can't help but notice...with the positive news about Anthem, where are our less than positive YouTubers like YongYea and legacykilla and upper echelon and such? I thought they only delivered news! certainly they don't just jump on the hate wagon...or start it.
If the news had been bad they'd crap out a video in ten minutes.
I'm more curious about the escalation of an argument that this is all thanks to EA's clever marketing thanks to which people were duped to buy this game. What happened to "that demo/early access was disastrous and will surely deter people from buying Anthem"??? Do some people really have that short of a memory that they now have to pretend like the only reason the game did well was because there was no access to it prior to launch?
But don't worry, I'm sure some will pounce the moment anything could be conveyed as controversial or bad news for EA/Bioware - like if EA reveals that they sold 4.999.999 copies of Anthem instead of estimated 5-6 million, or at the nadir of a natural ebb and flow of the playerbase over months or years.
Though honestly, at this point I hope the game and people enjoying it are left alone to play and watch it grow without most of the histrionics. There clearly is a market for Anthem - so if BW and EA stick to their guns and keep updating it, I don't see reasons why the game shouldn't comfortably carve out its own long-lasting niche and make players return in droves to enjoy it for years, considering that majority of updates are going to be free of charge.
Last Edit: Mar 22, 2019 4:11:18 GMT by midnight tea
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Bear in mind those numbers are just for the digital sales on console though, not including physical sales (on any platform), or Origin sales/subscriptions.
OK. But, my understanding is that the 100M is for US+Canada only. There are no physical copies sold in North America. Origin subs + Premium subs brings peanuts for the month.
Do you remember EA's sales projection for Anthem? =~ 5m
So... if 100 mil is for US+Canada only, are you trying to tell us that the game has done much, much better than it is currently estimated? We have signals, for example, that the game was a pretty big hit in Japan, and Japanese alone can spend an obscene amount of money on games they enjoy.
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
I can't help but notice...with the positive news about Anthem, where are our less than positive YouTubers like YongYea and legacykilla and upper echelon and such? I thought they only delivered news! certainly they don't just jump on the hate wagon...or start it.
If the news had been bad they'd crap out a video in ten minutes.
I mean Yongyea posted a video a few weeks ago saying how worried he was for Bioware's future due to all of the negative press Anthem got. I guess they only share news when it fits their narrative.
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Bear in mind those numbers are just for the digital sales on console though, not including physical sales (on any platform), or Origin sales/subscriptions.
OK. But, my understanding is that the 100M is for US+Canada only. There are no physical copies sold in North America. Origin subs + Premium subs brings peanuts for the month.
Do you remember EA's sales projection for Anthem? =~ 5m
Would you care to back any of that up with evidence? I'm particularly interested in the "no physical copies sold in North America" and subs bringing in peanuts.
I can't help but notice...with the positive news about Anthem, where are our less than positive YouTubers like YongYea and legacykilla and upper echelon and such? I thought they only delivered news! certainly they don't just jump on the hate wagon...or start it.
If the news had been bad they'd crap out a video in ten minutes.
I mean Yongyea posted a video a few weeks ago saying how worried he was for Bioware's future due to all of the negative press Anthem got. I guess they only share news when it fits their narrative.
That's the basic summation of every news medium ever brought about. Every single one.
In other news: Have they let out anything abotu when the patch notes will be released? I'm curious fo rthe masterwork rebalancing
OK. But, my understanding is that the 100M is for US+Canada only. There are no physical copies sold in North America. Origin subs + Premium subs brings peanuts for the month.
Do you remember EA's sales projection for Anthem? =~ 5m
Would you care to back any of that up with evidence? I'm particularly interested in the "no physical copies sold in North America" and subs bringing in peanuts.
I'm referring to EA games.
Morpheus: "know what happened happened and that it could not have happened in any other way".
OK. But, my understanding is that the 100M is for US+Canada only. There are no physical copies sold in North America. Origin subs + Premium subs brings peanuts for the month.
Do you remember EA's sales projection for Anthem? =~ 5m
So... if 100 mil is for US+Canada only, are you trying to tell us that the game has done much, much better than it is currently estimated? We have signals, for example, that the game was a pretty big hit in Japan, and Japanese alone can spend an obscene amount of money on games they enjoy.
LOL,
EA said that they expect to sell 5-6m in 30 days or so. That's a reasonable front end profit for a AAA title. However, remember that the first week post launch is crucial regarding game sales. The sales curve drops quickly after that. With D2 out Mar 16, EA only had three weeks of no competition. Plus, Apex Legends did no favours for Anthem, imo.
Ah, the Japanese. The informative question is do they spend that obscene amount on western titles?
Morpheus: "know what happened happened and that it could not have happened in any other way".
So... if 100 mil is for US+Canada only, are you trying to tell us that the game has done much, much better than it is currently estimated? We have signals, for example, that the game was a pretty big hit in Japan, and Japanese alone can spend an obscene amount of money on games they enjoy.
LOL,
EA said that they expect to sell 5-6m in 30 days or so. That's a reasonable front end profit for a AAA title. However, remember that the first week post launch is crucial regarding game sales. The sales curve drops quickly after that. With D2 out Mar 16, EA only had three weeks of no competition. Plus, Apex Legends did no favours for Anthem, imo.
This is an approach towards game sales that doesn't really apply to games like Anthem - MMOs and games that are similar to MMOs in terms of longevity don't really follow that model. They make profit steadily over years, with bursts of player interest and profitability circling around releases of major updates/expansions/patches. The fact that Anthem sold quite well at the start is simply a nice indicator of game faring better than some people would like to give credit for and existence of playerbase for Anthem that can be tapped in years to come.
Ah, the Japanese. The informative question is do they spend that obscene amount on western titles?
I'm fairly sure they don't spend 3 BILLION $ on any game, but even a % of that is still nothing to sneeze at.
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Don't knock the little winds. They're important - for morale.
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Would you care to back any of that up with evidence? I'm particularly interested in the "no physical copies sold in North America" and subs bringing in peanuts.
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Riley Radford @radford_17 @benirvo Hi Ben! Fellow Aussie here. When can we expect to be able to earn/acquire armour sets in Anthem?
Ben Irving @benirvo Elysian chests should be up next week
My bad here, i read the question as "when can we earn vanity in Anthem" as opposed to "when can we earn armor" - There are no armor packs in the Elysian Caches but there are a lot of very cool Vinyls, Arrival Animations, Victory Poses and Emotes. More details coming.
Riley Radford @radford_17 @benirvo Hi Ben! Fellow Aussie here. When can we expect to be able to earn/acquire armour sets in Anthem?
Ben Irving @benirvo Elysian chests should be up next week
My bad here, i read the question as "when can we earn vanity in Anthem" as opposed to "when can we earn armor" - There are no armor packs in the Elysian Caches but there are a lot of very cool Vinyls, Arrival Animations, Victory Poses and Emotes. More details coming.
.....What?...Bioware you realize thats the only thing people want from those Chests right?....right?!
Are you going to tell us Armor sets are mtx ONLY?? Nevermind that I couldn't even buy an armor set in the store right now, even if I wanted to because it's nothing but 4 freaking emotes!?
AND the chests themselves are only going to be in game for a limited time??
You're killing me bioware...It's like you don't want me to play this game anymore...like you want me to look like a fool to all my friends and co-workers I raved about this game to...
Where is everything!?!?! The store has recycled the same handful of options since release!!!
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Riley Radford @radford_17 @benirvo Hi Ben! Fellow Aussie here. When can we expect to be able to earn/acquire armour sets in Anthem?
Ben Irving @benirvo Elysian chests should be up next week
My bad here, i read the question as "when can we earn vanity in Anthem" as opposed to "when can we earn armor" - There are no armor packs in the Elysian Caches but there are a lot of very cool Vinyls, Arrival Animations, Victory Poses and Emotes. More details coming.
.....What?...Bioware you realize thats the only thing people want from those Chests right?....right?!
Are you going to tell us Armor sets are mtx ONLY?? Nevermind that I couldn't even buy an armor set in the store right now, even if I wanted to because it's nothing but 4 freaking emotes!?
AND the chests themselves are only going to be in game for a limited time??
You're killing me bioware...It's like you don't want me to play this game anymore...like you want me to look like a fool to all my friends and co-workers I raved about this game to...
Where is everything!?!?! The store has recycled the same handful of options since release!!!
I don't...I don't even...sigh
Seems to me like BioWare's gonna have to completely revamp the store and start adding more armor pieces for sale.
If the next patch alleviates concerns over loot, this will be the next major complaint from the playerbase.
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Why is everything there is not available to buy at the same time? What's the purpose of rotating them? They do this in MEA MP too, right? I don't get it....