Mass Effect: Andromeda DLC - WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?! *Clearing Up Misconceptions* [BioFan Video

Heyo! Thank you

I don't think we're ever going to get a final number, so it pretty speculative. Weird how the games industry is kinda reclusive with those types of figures, whereas the film industry is immediately forthcoming. 

VGChartz isn't perfect and had made mistakes in past, especially today when they lack digital sales numbers. Physical copies are not as "hot" as they used to be.

And NPD has NO reliable method to reveal digital sales numbers, they are quite frankly shooting in the dark. And the fact they can't replicate that for PC digital sales, just shows how their method for counting digital sales is flawed.

Also if in case you are correct, somehow NPD has very accurate digital sales numbers, then why the hell EA doesn't admit ME:A sales are poor and disappointing? Instead EA says the opposite, that they are happy with BioWare with ME:A. Lying to investors about poor sales is a way to lose investors, as well it goes strongly against EA's historic precedent where they always publicly admit when a game is a failure or disappointment. Yet they don't do that, while apparently there are public numbers that "prove" ME:A sold badly.

You are putting way too much faith on those sites, whom no longer have reliable methods to count sales numbers years ago, and making up conspiracy theory that EA is lying to public and investors for no real good reasons and which will backfire hard on them if they did lied.

I wanted one since I ask the voice actors to sign them, but they were not selling a Deluxe or Super Deluxe for PC at stores. I was forced to order it online, and then my card gave trouble, so I had to go through EA Support to fix it. I ended up having to use PayPal. What a mess for a damn Pyjak lol

It is weird, but from what I understand EA has been like this for a long time. The sales are definitely murky, but the EA report (I have a transcript of what was said if you'd like) is positive. They were asked point blank about Andromeda in their earnings meeting/report and if they wanted to say anything negative that was their opportunity. Instead both Bioware and Andromeda were spoken of in a positive light.

Who actually buys (new) physical copies of games in 2017?

All I can think of: (1) someone living in an unusually remote location with spotty/slow internet service; (2) collectors; (3) grandma is buying you a Xmas present.

Heyo! Thank you

I don't think we're ever going to get a final number, so it pretty speculative. Weird how the games industry is kinda reclusive with those types of figures, whereas the film industry is immediately forthcoming. 

🤔 Ahem in my country physical copies are still cheaper than digital (PS4). So why should I give them more money just because it's not cool anymore lol 😂

Um, me. I do.

I don't consider myself a collector since I don't purchase Collector's Edition or leave copies shrink-wrapped. I just prefer still having a physical disc in my hand of games I highly anticipate for my current console of choice (I have no issue doing digital-only on older games, like Steam sales). I also enjoy the anticipation of going to the midnight release and coming home with my precious little disc ready to go.

But I'm also someone who prefers physical books made from dead trees rather than digital reads on Kindle. I might be the oldest-fashioned 32-year-old I know.

Now, get off my lawn.

I also prefer physical books that smell and feel like books. I sometimes read trashy stuff (like Hunger Games) on Kindle because I know I won't want to keep the book after, but it's not easy for me to enjoy the experience.
We're almost the same age. 

arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/06/xbox-unleashed-our-deep-dive-study-of-how-millions-use-xbox-live/4/

Check the list of 144 Xbox games ahead of Andromeda in the sample. Using that survey as a template for extrapolating sales is laughable.