The number of sales within the first week are only one important key figure. However, the question is how many people will still buy the game in the long term after this disastrous launch. Also, they have already noticed a big player count drop, which is another problem for them. Because only happy players, that stay might be willing to put extra money (microtransactions) in this game. So with every sale they cannot execute and every single player leaving the game for good the chance of financial success is decreasing.
In my opinion it would be just fair if this game was another fiasco for them. They are completely out of touch and lack direction. If they do not want to produce a Battlefield game any more, that is fine with me. But then they should not butcher and abuse the name of this great franchise at least to promote some garbage without identity. Either deliver a Battlefield game that is worthy of that name or die the slow way that Need for Speed is dying.
@NarrowSpeedoYeah I doubt we will see 2042 be anywhere close to battlefield 3 at the one month mark, but who knows, I might get surprised again.
The fact that there was a open beta and you could try the full version through EaPlay for next to nothing makes me wonder why all these people who are constantly complaining ended up buying the game in the first place.
People act like they have a problem with people liking the game, when in fact they are the problem themself.
If people didn't like it then they should have voted with their wallets instead of buying it and get angry afterwards (Everyone knew exactly what they were getting at launch)
On top of that you can actually play classic battlefield through Portal.
Portal is imo the greatest addition to any game in the history of Battlefield, but people still complain even though the solution to their problem is right there.
