The paths of the Force are sometimes impenetrable. While Respawn Entertainment’s game is already not known for its technical optimization on modern machines, Electronic Arts has seen fit to order ports on the venerable (but tired) PS4 and Xbox One. It is even internally at Respawn that a team is apparently struggling to run the game on these outdated configurations. At a time when getting your hands on a next-generation console is no longer really difficult, Electronic Arts’ decision leaves quite a few observers perplexed, especially since these ports don’t even have a release date yet. .
” Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is pure blockbuster entertainment, steeped in timeless intellectual property from popular culture. Our team at Respawn launched this title to critical acclaim and commercial success. Millions of players have already engaged in the game, making it one of the biggest events in the Star Wars galaxy this year. Thanks to the strength of this legendary franchise and the request of the community, our development team is committed to bringing this Jedi experience to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. “said Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts, during the presentation of the group’s financial results.
Otherwise excellent results, partly thanks to the success of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. If Electronic Arts has not revealed sales figures, these seem satisfactory enough to make Andrew Wilson want to perpetuate the Star Wars Jedi franchise. More generally, and even if everyone can now produce their own AAA Star Wars games (Star Wars Outlaws at Ubisoft, Star Wars Eclipse at Quantic Dream), the boss of EA believes that he still maintains a partnership of choice with Disney and that Star Wars remains in the editor’s sights.
FIFA always higher, little hiccup for Apex Legends
From April 1 to June 30, 2023, Electronic Arts achieved record revenue of 1.75 billion euros (compared to 1.60 billion euros a year earlier) and net profit of 366 million euros (against 283 million euros a year earlier). A performance to be credited to the launch of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor but above all the strength of the FIFA ecosystem, which has never experienced such good results at this time of year, whether we are talking about engagement on FIFA Ultimate Team, FIFA Mobile or FIFA Online. We also learn that Apex Legends has 18 million active players each month. After an excellent season 16, Electronic Arts recognizes that season 17, released in May, did not meet commercial expectations, but that the team learned the necessary lessons. ” We will continue to build on the strengths of this franchise by introducing new game modes and investing in regional marketing and culturalization in key markets. », Comments Andrew Wilson.
For the current fiscal year, Electronic Arts plans to release Madden NFL 24, EA Sports FC 24, NHL 24, UFC 5, Immortals of Aveum as well as an as yet unannounced racing game that should be the first game WRC from Codemasters. Longer term, future plans for Electronic Arts include returns from dragon age And Mass Effect at BioWare, the revival of franchises skateboarding And EA Sports College Footballbut also The Sims 5. And while the license Battlefield is the subject of great questioning, two action-adventure games stamped Marvel Games (Iron Man And Black Panther) are also in the works.
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