Key takeaways
- Dragon Age: Vilgard's launch is reportedly “good but not great.”
- The game may struggle to match DA: Inquisition's launch and lifetime sales.
- With over 12 million lifetime sales, DA: Inquisition is still the best-selling BioWare game of all time.
Dragon Age: Vilguard may struggle to exceed projected sales DA: ExplorationAn industry analyst said. This prediction was shared as part of a comprehensive analysis of the game's launch, which suggests Dragon Age: Vilguard A modest start is off.
According to the average estimate of several third-party trackers, Dragon Age: Vilguard Sold over 300,000 copies on Steam alone in the first few days on the market. As of November 24, a week before the game's first-month anniversary, that average shipment has now surpassed 500,000 units.

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For RPG's day-one console sales, they were strong enough Dragon Age: Vilguard Ranked sixth on Circa's chart of best-selling US games as of October 2024. Speaking to IGN, Circana Executive Director Matt Piscatella explained that this ranking was driven solely by the game's commercial success as EA on the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Steam does not provide sales statistics for Circana's monthly charts. Data from the largest PC game storefront was included, Villegard Might rank as high as third, Piscatella mused. However, analysts are not convinced that the new Dragon Age The game's launch sales are comparable to its predecessor, although Circana's market data only goes back to 2018.
Dragon Age: Velgard's launch was reported to be 'good but not great'
Piscatella label Dragon Age: VilguardThe launch is “good but not great,” citing engagement metrics tracked by Circana. Dragon's Dogma 2 and Final fantasy 7 rebirth Both have generated more launch momentum after their 2024 release, analysts said. “It will be an uphill battle to get there Researchof lifetime sales,” Piscatella said, noting that the November 2024 data would give Circana a “very good read” on the situation.
It will be a bit of an uphill battle to reach Inquisition's lifetime sales.
Back in September 2024, former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah said Dragon Age: ExplorationLifetime sales were over 12 million. The quoted figure is likely several years old, as Darrah left BioWare in early 2021. Meanwhile, even the most generous sales estimates suggest so. Villegard It currently has 2 million units sold by the end of November 2024, which fits with Piscatella's belief that the RPG may struggle to reach the lifetime sales of BioWare's best-selling game to date.
While big-budget single-player games that have sold more copies over the course of their launch month—The Witcher 3 Being a famous example – they are not common. And seeing how BioWare has no plans to work on any post-launch content Dragon Age: VilguardIt remains to be seen how the studio's latest RPG will perform in the long run.