There was a tremendous amount of hype leading up to the release ofBattlefield 2042. Before its launch, some may have expectedBattlefield 2042to dominate the remainder of the year, and beatCall of Duty: Vanguardas well asHalo Infiniteas themust-buy FPS for this holiday season.
However, ever since its release last month, the latest entry in theBattlefieldseries has been in the news for all the wrong reasons.Battlefield 2042is considered to be one of the most disappointing gamesof the year and it quickly became one of the worst reviewed titles on Steam. Players have reported all sorts of issues with the game, including numerous bugs and missing features. Despite this, it seems likeBattlefield 2042did sell an impressive number of copies in its first week, if a well-knownBattlefieldleaker is to be believed.
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Insider Tom Henderson states thatBattlefield 2042sold around 4.23 million units in its first week, just shy ofBattlefield 3which achieved 4.68 million in the same time frame. It’s unclear where this data is coming from exactly, so fans should treat it with a grain of salt. Henderson also lists the first week sales figures of other games in the series.Battlefield 4comes next with 2.59 million, withHardlinealso attaining a figure of 1.48 million units.
Battlefield: Bad Companyis ranked lowest with 0.44 million, although the franchise was not as popular back then.Bad Companywas also only released for PS3 and Xbox 360, butfans on PC did get to play its sequelBad Company 2. These listed sales figures forBattlefield 2042perhaps do not come as a surprise to anyone that has been following the hype in the lead up to its launch. All of the pre-release trailers were impressive, andBattlefield 2042likely owes its commercial success to the marketing team.
However, word of mouth plays a key role in the success of any game, especially one focused on multiplayer. If players stop buyingBattlefield 2042due to the overwhelming negativity surrounding its release, the player base can start dwindling extremely fast.Battlefield 2042is also not afree-to-play title likeHalo Infinite, and needs new sales over an extended period of time in order to maintain a steady player base.
EA has already started to make changes, most probably as a response toBattlefield 2042’s reception, as it confirmed that Vince Zampella, head of Respawn Entertainment and DICE LA, will now be in-charge of theBattlefieldseries. Fans were most likely pleased to hear this news, as Respawn’s latest games have all been well-received.
Battlefield 2042is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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