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FIFA 23: EA’s Live Service Games Remain a Money Machine in a Record Fourth Quarter

Blockbuster single-player titles like Dead Space make headlines, while massive live service games continue to underpin industry giants like EA for a year in a row. Publisher reports record fourth quarter with FIFA 23 crowned as most successful series to date, nearing $2 billion in net bookings as handover to EA Sports FC looms .

In a press release, EA reported record net bookings of $1.95 billion for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. This is an 11% increase over the previous year. This is largely due to the record of live service game performance, especially for the FIFA franchise. Notably, EA reports that FIFA 23 was the most successful game in the franchise’s history, surpassing sales of FIFA 22 and that net bookings for the FIFA franchise increased 31% year-over-year for the quarter.

However, it’s worth noting that this is officially EA’s last FIFA game.

EA is renaming its annual soccer franchise EA Sports FC as its partnership with FIFA comes to an end, and new information was promised in July. EA CEO Andrew Wilson has denied the value the FIFA brand has brought to the series, saying the publisher has made much needed partnerships, such as signing the Premier League to keep some of the sport’s most popular teams in the game. maintain the

FIFA is certainly EA’s pinnacle, but FIFA wasn’t the only team to achieve Q4 records. EA’s portfolio was also helped by his Apex Legends, which saw “net bookings increase” in Q4, and The Sims 4, which reached a total of 70 million players worldwide.

In total, EA achieved net revenues of $1.87 billion for the quarter and $7.45 billion for the full year. In line with the April release of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, revenue for the next first quarter will be $1.83 billion to $1.93 billion, and revenue for the next fiscal year will be $7.3 billion to $7.7 billion. projected to reach US$.

Rebekah Valentine is IGN’s Senior Reporter. you can find her on her twitter @duck valentine.

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