Report: Battlefield V Pre-Orders Have Been “Weak”

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It’s hard to argue that the biggest first-person shooter brands in all of gaming have been Call of Duty and EA’s Battlefield franchise in recent memory, but could Battlefield be losing some of its pull?

According to analyst firm Cowen, the pre-order sales of Battlefield V have been “weak,” and mentioned that this could be due to the game’s release date being sandwiched between Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Rockstar’s highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2. It even goes as far as to mention that Battlefield V could suffer the same fate as Titanfall 2 (which is another EA-published shooter) that didn’t do so well at launch since it was released in between Battlefield 1, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.

While the release date could be one of the reasons for the slow pre-order sales, it could also have to do with the lack of any tangible marketing and promotion the game has received from EA. Things could be changing though, as there’s a new trailer set to be unleashed tomorrow, which I hope is the start of the Battlefield V info onslaught.

Do you think Battlefield V is suffering from low pre-order numbers? What could be the cause of this and should EA be worried?

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Thomas
5 years ago

I don’t know about anyone else, but I tried to preorder the game on Amazon the first day it was available and have been checking back in periodically with no success. Amazon appears to not have the option to preorder at all. Also, I think a large amount of the Battlefield community would have preferred a more modern setting. If a modern Battlefield would have come out in 2018 with the WW2 setting being saved for 2019 or 2020, I think the series would be better off.

Just a guy
5 years ago

Why would I pre-order this when they haven’t marketed it at all and they have a free demo coming out where I can play it before I buy it?

Alexis
5 years ago

If you want a modern setting then play Battlefield 4

Aditya
5 years ago

I will play ww3 instead ! next time

Ryan Smith
5 years ago

Re: According to analyst firm Cowen, the pre-order sales of Battlefield V have been “weak,” and mentioned that this could be due to the game’s release date being sandwiched between Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Rockstar’s highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2.

That might be one of the reasons but it is not the only. The likely culprit is No Man’s Sky; or more precisely preordering that game. That game singlehandedly destroyed gamer’s trust towards preordering.

Just a guy
5 years ago

Why would I pre-order this when they haven’t marketed it at all and they have a free demo coming out where I can play it before I buy it?

Alexis
5 years ago

If you want a modern setting then play Battlefield 4

Aditya
5 years ago

I will play ww3 instead ! next time

Thomas
5 years ago

I don’t know about anyone else, but I tried to preorder the game on Amazon the first day it was available and have been checking back in periodically with no success. Amazon appears to not have the option to preorder at all. Also, I think a large amount of the Battlefield community would have preferred a more modern setting. If a modern Battlefield would have come out in 2018 with the WW2 setting being saved for 2019 or 2020, I think the series would be better off.

Ryan Smith
5 years ago

Re: According to analyst firm Cowen, the pre-order sales of Battlefield V have been “weak,” and mentioned that this could be due to the game’s release date being sandwiched between Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Rockstar’s highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2.

That might be one of the reasons but it is not the only. The likely culprit is No Man’s Sky; or more precisely preordering that game. That game singlehandedly destroyed gamer’s trust towards preordering.

Alexis
5 years ago

If you want a modern setting then play Battlefield 4

Just a guy
5 years ago

Why would I pre-order this when they haven’t marketed it at all and they have a free demo coming out where I can play it before I buy it?

Thomas
5 years ago

I don’t know about anyone else, but I tried to preorder the game on Amazon the first day it was available and have been checking back in periodically with no success. Amazon appears to not have the option to preorder at all. Also, I think a large amount of the Battlefield community would have preferred a more modern setting. If a modern Battlefield would have come out in 2018 with the WW2 setting being saved for 2019 or 2020, I think the series would be better off.

Ryan Smith
5 years ago

Re: According to analyst firm Cowen, the pre-order sales of Battlefield V have been “weak,” and mentioned that this could be due to the game’s release date being sandwiched between Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Rockstar’s highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2.

That might be one of the reasons but it is not the only. The likely culprit is No Man’s Sky; or more precisely preordering that game. That game singlehandedly destroyed gamer’s trust towards preordering.

Aditya
5 years ago

I will play ww3 instead ! next time

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