Head of EA Has Great Faith in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. „BioWare Has Returned to Its Strengths”
The CEO of Electronic Arts believes in the success of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. He points to BioWare's return to the RPG genre, as well as limited competition in the market, as reasons.
Yesterday, a report was published with the financial results of Electronic Arts for the second quarter of 2024. There was also a teleconference with investors, during which the company CEO, Andrew Wilson, emphasized how much faith he has in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. It results, among other things, from BioWare's return to what it does best, after the failed experiment that was Anthem.
"BioWare has rallied around what made BioWare a fan-favorite studio and a fan-favorite brand and the types of games they make - incredibly rich worlds, incredibly nuanced characters, really powerful and compelling stories with comaraderie and friendships and relationships, and decisions that matter in the context of gameplay. And I think it’s been that return to what made BioWare great and giving the studio time to deliver against what makes BioWare great in the context of the Dragon Age world is what is what amounts to Dragon Age: The Veilguard."
Wilson also noted that there is limited competition in the single-player AAA title market "given some of the moves that has happened across the broader industry." He's likely referring to the focus on live-service games by many studios and publishers, but it's also possible that he's referring to the delay of Assassin's Creed: Shadows, which was originally supposed to release just two weeks after The Veilguard.
EA's president also commented on the matter of the reviews for the new Dragon Age, which, by the way, were a source of considerable pride for the game director.
And although I think it's too early to predict the results, the critics' reviews are incredibly good. The team really feels energized by what they've delivered and I have a feeling that yes, it has the potential for a breakthrough.
There is no denying that the critics' opinions are positive in this case. Hhowever, in the end, the game's sales are what matters. We know that pre-orders on Steam were selling moderately well not long ago (the current situation, probably due to reviews, is slightly better). However, we will have a more complete view of the situation tomorrow, when Dragon Age: The Veilguard debuts on PC, PS5 and XSX/S.
