EA has lowered its financial forecast for its current fiscal year, pointing to the ‘underperformance’ of EA Sports FC 2025 – which it says accounts for the “majority” of the shortfall – alongside lower-than-expected interest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
As noted in EA’s revised outlook for the year ending 31st March 2025, the company was previously forecasting a “mid-single-digit growth in live services net bookings”. However, it now expects a “mid-single-digit decline”, blaming the “majority of the change” on EA Sports 2025 – which saw a “slowdown in momentum” following its release in September.
Additionally, EA has reported lower-than-expected interest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, saying BioWare’s fantasy RPG “engaged” approximately 1.5m players during the quarter – a number it describes as being “down nearly 50 percent from the company’s expectations.”
All this means the publisher now anticipates net bookings of approximately $2.21 billion for its third fiscal quarter and an updated range of $7-7.15 billion for fiscal year 2025.
“During Q3, we continued to deliver high-quality games and experiences across our portfolio, EA CEO Andrew Wilson wrote in a statement accompanying today’s revised guidance. “However, Dragon Age and EA Sports FC 25 underperformed our net bookings expectations.” Even so, Wilson says, “We remain confident in our long-term strategy and expect a return to growth in FY26, as we execute against our pipeline.”