2023-12-20 13:56:07
Bioware’s Anthem Surprisingly Sold 5 Million Copies Despite Poor Reception
After creating some of the best and most memorable single-player role-playing games of all time, Bioware suddenly decided to get into live-service games and released Anthem in 2019. It’s their biggest and most expensive game yet. Unfortunately, Bioware lacks the expertise to make a game like this, and while there’s some pretty good and creative gameplay, it’s lacking in almost every other department with a weird loot system, tedious leveling, an empty world, and no real gameplay instigation to encourage people to keep playing. This resulted in poor sales, and Bioware ultimately canceled the game after initially trying to save it. But how much did it sell for?
Thanks to a new LinkedIn post from a former Bioware employee spotted by Timur222 on X, we now have an answer. As it turns out, the game actually got off to a pretty good start, selling 2 million units in its first week and going on to sell 5 million copies during its lifetime. We’re assuming a lot of them are being sold at heavily discounted prices, so numbers alone don’t give the full picture – but ultimately, Anthem is actually having pretty good sales.
This news has sparked a debate among gamers and industry experts. Many are wondering if Bioware and EA made the wrong decision by canceling the game. Despite its flaws, it seems that Anthem still managed to find a sizable audience. Some are arguing that with the right updates and improvements, the game could have been turned around and become a long-term success.
It’s unclear what the future holds for Anthem, but the fact that it managed to sell 5 million copies in the face of such negative reception is certainly surprising. Only time will tell if this new information will prompt Bioware and EA to reconsider their decision to cancel the game.
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