Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order sold more than 8 million copies, exceeding EA expectations

[Deleted member 8196]

EA expected to sell 6-8 million copies by March 2020, they sold the same amount in one month and a half.

 

[Okabe]

 

[Khanimus]

Almost like making a quality game with no bullshit hooks and decent marketing is a good idea or something.

 

[RoboitoAM]

People were thirsting for a single player star wars

God bless respawn

 

[Kyoufu]

They really need to do more in the single player space. Give me an open world Star Wars RPG pls.

 

[Video Games Are Dumb]

Holy fucking shit! For a single player game that is an incredible success.

Respawn had one hell of a 2019. Even if I didn't actually like Fallen Order all that much.

 

[lvl 99 Pixel]

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EA finally stopped stepping in the poopy

 

[Couscous]

Great! Now give me a more polished and better sequel please.

 

[Toth]

Great to hear! I really enjoyed it and I looked forward to seeing where the story goes. Just maybe add a loot system or gear progression this time. Those chests should mean something more than just cosmetics.

 

[Maximo]

Hope it has allowed Respawn some more time for the next one.

 

[Indelible]

Playing through it right now and it is exactly what I want from a Star Wars game, hopefully EA is already working on a sequel.

 

[LightKiosk]

I enjoyed my time with it. I welcome more SP titles in the Star Wars universe.

 

[Papercuts]

Good, glad we see Star Wars clearly has a userbase for single player entries.

 

[Megamind.]

Thats a big success. It can eventually go to sell 15 million or so. Just shows its viable to develop single player games if that's what you're studios are more capable of producing.

Too bad EA already killed bioware before they understood this

 

[MillionIII]

Wow it's almost like people don't want mtx bullshit

 

[Aniki]

Still have to play it but i'm happy a single player Star Wars game is selling really well.

 

[funky]

EA Says People Don't Really Enjoy Linear Games As Much Today

The new Star Wars game from Visceral was going to be more linear-focused until EA changed it significantly.

www.gamespot.com

EA
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Pyro]

Who would have thought a Star Wars game with an emphasis on story would sell

 

[CHC]

It was a great, no-bullshit Star Wars game and luckily it managed to release before the awful conclusion of the film series

 

[Aztechnology]

KOTOR
KOTOR
KOTOR

Let's goooooo

I love story driven Star Wars games. I'd love a coop star wars title again ala divinity. Gimme that remastered Kotor or new Kotor. Also finish 1313. I want it.

Disney allowed Cal Kestis. Why not allow a broader range of stories. Just call em non Canon if you want.

 

[Fadewise]

I wonder how big a factor their return to Steam was in that...

 

[MeltedDreams]

I'm glad it did well, even though i did not enjoyed the game. EA should fund more single player games next-gen.

 

[DSP]

it is the first EA game I bought in a very long time.

 

[bmdubya]

I remember people saying reaching 6 million was impossible and an unrealistic expectation for EA. Glad to see it is successful, it's a great game.

 

[Lukar]

Can't wait for them to fuck up a good thing by incorporating microtransactions, "live service updates," and multiplayer in the sequel.

 

[Pat002]

Fallen Order was one of the best experience of this gen for me. I loved everything about it, I wished it never ended..

 

[Almagest]

So, people still like their good quality SP games, what a shocker. I know that in EA land they can only think about mtx, user engagement and profit margins but maybe next time think a bit about mixing it up.

 

[Deleted member 47654]

So, like $500 million in revenue in that time frame?
With presumably $150 million budget (development + marketing) that would be nuts

 

[Ctrl Alt Del]

Wow, no one other than EA is surprised there's demand for good, non-predatory Star Wars games.

 

[AndyVirus]

Wasn't the best game but absolutely a step in the right direction and I'm glad what it might lead to.

 

[--R]

EA Says People Don't Really Enjoy Linear Games As Much Today

The new Star Wars game from Visceral was going to be more linear-focused until EA changed it significantly.

www.gamespot.com

EA
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Well, it's not really linear so they were probably right.

 

[Pat002]

Can't wait for them to fuck up a good thing by incorporating microtransactions and multiplayer in the sequel.

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People said the same thing with this one. It won't happen, Respawn has Zampella's protection and they can do whatever they wants, even not utilize Frostbite.

 

[Monster Zero]

Greenlight the Star Wars RPG now.

 

[Raijinto]

Great news.

I really hope the inevitable sequel is much better from a technical point of view however. I'm expecting much, much better there, I'm barely able to give this game the benefit of the doubt since the PS4 is so old.

 

[Quacktion]

Make good games, get paid, nice.

 

[smurfx]

Can't wait for them to fuck up a good thing by incorporating microtransactions, "live service updates," and multiplayer in the sequel.

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they are gonna fill it to the brim with that crap and then complain that people don't want single player experiences.

 

[Soph]

Yes but actually... EA heard people weren't interested in these sorts of experiences anymore. As such: Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 2 will be an always online life service massive multiplayer surprise mechanic simulator.

 

[banter]

EA Says People Don't Really Enjoy Linear Games As Much Today

The new Star Wars game from Visceral was going to be more linear-focused until EA changed it significantly.

www.gamespot.com

EA
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Yeah, Respawn has been on the ball with going against what corporate EA says and saying, "come on just trust us" and winning. First APEX Legends, now this. Stay stubborn and keep making great games Respawn!

 

[Aztechnology]

So, like $500 million in revenue in that time frame?
With presumably $150 million budget (development + marketing) that would be nuts

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What was the marketing budget? Was $150 both development and marketing? I'm assuming so.

 

[Gero]

Game was mediocre to me but i welcome the high sales despite the lack of polish. I want more singleplayer games.

 

[Naga]

That's really nice. I had my issues with the game, and it ended on a big sequel bait (not cliffhanger), but I had a really good time with it nonetheless.

The best part is the conclusion they're taking out of this though.

 

[Haze]

Good for Respawn

 

[Absolute]

Surprised it's exceeding their expectations to be honest. It's Star Wars. It had a big marketing campaign. It had bundles. I expected 10million over the holidays.

Edit: I did enjoy the game even though I had issues with plenty of stuff in it. I hope Respawn are given the time they need with the sequel to improve on things. There was an amazing Game there.

 

[Deleted member 47654]

What was the marketing budget? Was $150 both development and marketing? I'm assuming so.

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Hope so, if single player games with 3 years of development are already above of the $150 mln mark then we are doomed.

 

[Iron Eddie]

Hi EA, yes we still like single player games. Thanks for noticing.

 

[roly82]

Respawn/Respawn

 

[¡Hip Hop!]

That can't be right. EA explicitly told us that people weren't interested in these kinds of games anymore.

 

[Earvin Infinity]

The sequel is going to be amazing, isn't it?

 

[Arsene no Kiseki]

Respawn keeps winning. Hopefully they can keep doing what they're doing.

 

[Strike]

Nice. GG Respawn.