A clearer picture of how Dragon Age: The Veilguard is performing is starting to emerge, although maddeningly, we still don't have the hard and fast numbers. Released 31st October, we are approaching the month's final figures, and the always insightful Mat Piscatela of Circana has provided some additional context on BioWare's latest.
Speaking to IGN, Piscatela says there are a few additional things you need to remember when considering that, based on dollar sales, The Veilguard was the #6 best-selling game in the United States, the world's largest video game market. Most importantly, as Circana's report tracks through 2nd November, that mean's the new Dragon Age achieved that #6 position in just three days on the market.
Further, unlike SEGA, publisher EA does not provide Steam data, so while Metaphor: ReFantazio might have claimed the #5 spot, including PC sales, The Veilguard's position only reflects those on PlayStation and Xbox. Piscatela thinks if that figure were to be included, it might have reached as high as #3; impressive stuff when the numbers one and two spots belong to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, respectively.
Asked to compare The Veilguard's sales trajectory to Dragon Age: Inquisition, 2014's GOTY, and BioWare's best-selling game to date, with an impressive 14 million lifetime sales, Piscatela said: "Looking at the first days of sales and initial engagement levels via Circana's Player Engagement Tracker, it's been a good - but not great - launch. Dragon Age: The Veilguard did not reach the launch week sales levels of either Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth or Dragon's Dogma II, and it will be a bit of an uphill battle to reach Inquisition's lifetime sales. But again, it's very early, and much of the story is left to be told. November will give us a much better read."