FIFA 21 UK physical launch sales are down more than 42 per cent over FIFA 20’s, according to a report from Eurogamer sister site GamesIndustry.biz.
While a significant number of sales will be digital (UK digital sales are expected later this week), it’s a big drop for EA’s premier sports game. So, what’s up?
As GI points out, it may be the case that FIFA fans who plan on buying a next-gen console this November are waiting for FIFA 21 to come out on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. EA offers a free upgrade, dubbed Dual Entitlement, but perhaps the message has not reached everyone, or some players are put off by non-FUT and Volta progress not carrying over.
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On 9th October – the day FIFA 21 went on general sale – EA put out a press release saying over 2.3 million players worldwide had already played the game via the 10-hour trial that came with an EA Play subscription, so early interest was certainly there.