EA restructured Dragon Age developer BioWare to focus on Mass Effect 5 only, meaning some who worked on The Veilguard were moved to projects at other EA studios, while

Three months have now passed since BioWare finally saw the long-awaited release of its new RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard – and despite favorable reviews from critics, EA states that the game failed to reach a "broad enough audience."

In continuing to publicly cop to the failure of BioWare’s latest release, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has admitted to investors

According to Andrew Wilson, the CEO at EA, one of the reasons why Dragon Age: The Veilguard didn't meet its internal sales expectations could be because it didn't ship as a live service product. Speaking during the firm's recent quarterly earnings call,

There is really no getting around the fact that BioWare is in dire straits at the moment, now at the end of a decade of three missed opportunities

Although not directly referenced, that sounds very much like EA regrets sticking to a strictly single-player experience with The Veilguard, even though it reportedly pivoted in that direction mid-development. Of course, there was also EA's Anthem release back in 2019, which tried to tack-on live service to a BioWare RPG and failed miserably.

EA confirmed weak results for its latest quarterly earnings, mainly attributed to a rough start for "Dragon Age: The Veilguard" and "EA Sports FC 25."

A new game, particularly one ten years in the making after a GOTY-winning sequel, underperforming by a full 50% is dire. You’ll also notice from the wording there that it says “engaged” not “sold,” as this number includes those who might have played via EA Play. So sales are likely not much above a million.

The Veilguard is the third major BioWare game to miss the mark and EA has taken notice. The game did poorly enough to trigger a rare forecast adjustment from EA's exec

Recent reports have indicated that Dragon Age: The Veilguard reached around 1.5 million players, failing to meet EA’s expectations by around 50%. Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a very divisive reception ever since its first official trailer was unveiled, and it seems that this made the game fail to achieve financial success.