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Dragon Age: The Veilguardhas been open for pre-orders since mid-August, with fans finally able to purchase the next chapter in the series after ten long years of waiting. Now, it seems like early sales are impressing the publisher, withEAcommenting that there’s a “strong demand” forDragon Age.
This comes from EA’s Investors Day showcase, which streamed last week. As noted byBioWarebloggerFelassan, it was also said that Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s pre-order sales are “tracking within expectations”. This doesn’t give us exact figures, but it suggests that the series is in a good place as it inches closer to launch day.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Sales Are With “Within Expectations”, According To EA
During the showcase, EA commented on the early performance of The Veilguard, while also touching on the fan and press reception of the recent previews.
“This is BioWare doing what it does best: immersive storytelling, memorable characters, and a gorgeous world,” says the president of EA entertainment, Laura Miele. “The Dragon Age community is buzzing, and the press reception has been really positive. The game looks great on console and PC alike, and we are already seeing strong demand on the largest platforms.”
If you want to pre-order Dragon Age: The Veilguard,make sure the version you’re picking up actually has the game in it. The collector’s edition, Rook’s Coffer, does not.
Chief financial officer Stuart Canfield also references The Veilguard’s sales. “We’re eagerly anticipating the launch ofEA Sports FC 25next week, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard in October, and both are currently tracking within expectations.”
This isn’t incredibly surprising news, given that the last game in the series,Dragon Age: Inquisition, is said to be BioWare’s best-selling game of all time. In fact, longtime BioWare veteran Mark Darrah recentlysaidthat Inquisition’s launch “saved the [financial] quarter” back in 2014.
EA’s confidence in The Veilguard also comes as the game finds itself as the latest target in online culture wars. This has been simmering sincethe reveal trailer, but it only got worse whenthe character creator was shown off in previews, revealing the most detailed and inclusive customisation options in a BioWare game to date. For some reason, weirdos online reckon this is a bad thing, but they’ve beencrying over every trailer at this point, so that’s hardly surprising.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the long-awaited fourth game in the fantasy RPG series from BioWare formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. A direct sequel to Inquisition, it focuses on red lyrium and Solas, the aforementioned Dread Wolf.
