A new game, particularly one ten years in the making after a GOTY-winning sequel, underperforming by a full 50% is dire. You’ll also notice from the wording there that it says “engaged” not “sold,” as this number includes those who might have played via EA Play. So sales are likely not much above a million.

EA published their revised projected revenues for 2025 following Dragon Age's failure to meet expectations, causing the EA stock to plummet.

In giving official confirmation to the long-held assumption that the game released to a less-than-stellar reception, EA has admitted that

A weird week for BioWare just got a little weirder, as EA reveals in its new quarterly financial statement that Dragon Age: The Veilguard unperformed sales expectations by 50% for the company's 2025 fiscal year third quarter.

Electronic Arts revealed its financial report for the third quarter of the fiscal year. It explicitly admits that Dragon Age: The Veilguard did worse than expected.

EA has lowered its financial forecast for its current fiscal year, pointing to the 'underperformance' of EA Sports FC

The Veilguard failed to meet EA's sales expectations by almost 50%, selling only around 1.5 million units. The game received mostly positive reviews from critics but had a divisive reception among fans.

This also means EA has cut its expectations for the 2025 fiscal year. Originally, it was aiming to make $7.5 billion to $7.8 billion (about £6.1 billion to £6.33 billion) by the end of March, but that target has dropped to a range of $7 billion to $7.15 billion (about £5.7 billion to £5.8 billion).

The publisher points to two main causes for lower than expected revenue: Dragon Age: The Veilguard missed its sales projections by 50% despite reaching 1.5 million players. However, a bigger cause for concern lies with the underperformance of EA Sports FC 2025.

The Veilguard' has missed the company’s internal expectations by nearly 50 percent, with roughly 1.5 million players having "engaged" with the title during the third quarter of the fiscal year.