Rumor: Anthem releasing on EA Access in July; sold 3.7 million copies WW

[MauroNL]

Not sure how accurate but came across this on Xbox Reddit. Quotes a 'source within EA', but statements don't seem to be too implausible to be real.

https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/bpcgw2/anthem_is_coming_to_ea_access_and_free_to_play_is/

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Is there literally any reason to believe this.

 

[ArmGunar]

Nice, I will beat Anthem on PS4 with EA Access then

 

[Xumbrega]

Doubt it.

 

[Lant_War]

Is there literally any reason to believe this.

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Seems about right with EA Access launching on July on PS4

 

[5taquitos]

but statements don't seem to be too implausible to be real.

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That's like rule #1 for creating a believable fake leak.

 

[CrazyAndy]

Would make sense with EA Access coming to PS4 in July.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Anthem sold pretty well, almost 3.7 million copies

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How the fuck is a game that was expected to sell 6~7 million copies selling 3.7 "selling well"?

 

[DNAbro]

That first statement seems idiotic and a fantasy for people to hate the game even more. Don't believe it for a sec.

Also 3.7 million sounds awful.

 

[Yippiekai]

Is there literally any reason to believe this.

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Let's just say that Anthem status right now at least make the rumor plausible.

 

[manustany]

That exclamation mark...

 

[Meg Cherry]

Is there literally any reason to believe this.

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It really doesn't seem like it. Absolutely nothing about this verifies it as legit info. And the whole thing about 'blaming players' sounds like somebody trying too hard to tell angry fanboys exactly what they want to hear.

 

[Herey]

EA Access in less than 6 months? All that's happened with Anthem and that still would surprise me.

 

[Superman2x7]

I would love for it to hit EA access but I don't see that happening till maybe end of the year. It only came out a couple months ago.

 

[baron_calamity]

That first statement seems idiotic and a fantasy for people to hate the game even more. Don't believe it for a sec.

Also 3.7 million sounds awful.

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Wasn't the number it had to meet over 6 million?

 

[DixieDean82]

Bomba

 

[Scuffed]

Is there literally any reason to believe this.

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Not sure about the blaming players part but I don't know why it's hard to believe the game would come to EA access. It's totally a dead game right now.

 

[Ant_17]

Wait, F2P might become a thing? Sheesh, that is a backstab with a dull knife.

 

[rras1994]

Wasn't the number it had to meet over 6 million?

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EA raised the sales expectations after strong digital pre-orders to what I think was 5 million copies - I don't think we ever knew what the original sales target was.

 

[Deleted member 1003]

Looks fake but I would believe it to be true that Bioware would blame the players because of course they would.

 

[Quinton]

I take it this Jesse figure is the subreddit's community manager? Reminds me of poor Forge over at Battlefront II if so. From the outside looking in, it seems like no one high enough up at EA to "count" on this matter ever thinks highly at all of the importance of good communication. These CMs have their hands tied behind their backs but take so much flak.

 

[Ste]

Free is still too much for this game

 

[ScreamingMadden]

3.7 million copies sounds great for like...I don't know...Ace Combat 7 which is a AAA game that didn't get much marketing before release (and it sold well going by the Bandai Namco fiscal year thread). For a game like Anthem which expected to sell 6 million copies, that's a major underperformance.

This rumor sounds believable to me.

 

[Becks']

In business terms, BioWare is a clear example of groupthink.

 

[Cpt-GargameL]

I'm glad it's coming to EA Access soon (if true) I'll finally be able to play it.

 

[Dougieflesh]

3.7 million for Anthem is not "selling well".

 

[MauroNL]

That's like rule #1 for creating a believable fake leak.

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Let's just say that Anthem status right now at least make the rumor plausible.

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Well EA obviously need more players to try Anthem and why not do that with doing it on EA Access? Try Anthem for 1 month at $5 or buy the game at the current prices of at least $30-$40? If more people try it and invest in the game they can recoup some of the costs with MTX's, since the game obviously underperformed for EA.

 

[Grouch Douglass]

Mohamed Bomba

 

[Aokiji]

People expect EA to make this F2P. I don't know when to start laughing.

 

[OléGunner]

3.7 million?
Nuke bomba territory there for EA, considering expectations were 6mil within 3-6 months iirc

 

[poklane]

Is there literally any reason to believe this.

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Considering Anthem isn't doing to hot (disappointing sales and looking at the most played games on Xbox the playerbase is dead) and the PS4 launch in July I'd say it's more than possible.

 

[FTF]

Doubt it.

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Same...both the access and 3.7m sold part.

 

[Hikari]

How many people sold those copies.

 

[Wetwork]

If that is legit, I gotta laugh at BioWare blaming their playerbase at the same as a stat screen in the works

 

[Legacy]

BOMBA if true

 

[DontHateTheBacon]

3.7m sold? That seems... not true. Hopefully.

 

[Welfare]

It will need to hit the Vault to have any chance of legs.

 

[Pixelatic]

"EA is still very committed to the game because "it fills a gaping hole in our offerings".

The game has been out for a mere 3 months...

 

[Memento]

3.7 million is insanely low for a game like Anthem

 

[Saint-14]

Lmao at blaming the players.

 

[m_dorian]

I can't believe that so many people bought that unfinished mess. Sometimes i get depressed thinking there's no hope at all.

 

[Deleted member 4262]

Seems very low tbh.

 

[PillFencer]

3.7 million?
Nuke bomba territory there for EA, considering expectations were 6mil within 3-6 months iirc

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5-6 mil by March 31

 

[i-hate-u]

Anthem disappointed, Div 2 disappointed, Apex is dying.

What are people playing then? Still Minecraft and Fortnite?

 

[Yippiekai]

Well EA obviously need more players to try Anthem and why not do that with doing it on EA Access? Try Anthem for 1 month at $5 or buy the game at the current prices of at least $30-$40? If more people try it and invest in the game they can recoup some of the costs with MTX's, since the game obviously underperformed for EA.

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Adding to that, the game is GaaS. Buying the game is just the beginning. If you throw your game "for free" in EA Access, it allows for more players to get those juicy microtransactions. And if they decide to turn the game around and make it worthwhile, they can sell future DLC to the EA Access base. I think right now, there are little incentive for people not on the game to buy it (pretty much like Destiny/D2 was before TTK/Forsaken).

 

[Phellps]

Well, it's possible. The game is certainly not selling like hotcakes, and it's already getting heavily discounted. Plus, its dwindling player base is making it difficult to find matches, so it's all downhill from here unless they do something.

 

[Prine]

If it ever comes to Gamepass, i'l try it out. No for now.

 

[spam musubi]

It was already on Origin access at launch so I assumed it would be on EA access too

 

[Komo]

I wouldn't play Anthem for free to be quite honest. It's seriously hard to sell a game like that in the state it's in to anyone.

 

[Sabin]

Im sorry for everyone who spend money on this.