Electronic Arts has claimed that one in every three PlayStation 4 titles sold is published by the company.
EA has so far released five titles for Sony’s next-generation console, making up a significant chunk of the launch line-up: Battlefield 4, FIFA 14, Need for Speed: Rivals, Madden NFL 25 and NBA Live 14.
"We had a great weekend of sales relative to the console that looks like the average consumer tie ratio is about three pieces of software, which is exactly what we thought, and because our super-slate that we’ve got out there looks like one of every three pieces of software was coming out of Electronic Arts," commented Blake J. Jorgensen, EA’s Chief Financial Officer, speaking at the UBS Global Technology Conference (via EuroGamer).
"So we’re really excited. And essentially [our] biggest worry now is making sure there is enough product in the stores, because the consumers obviously want to buy a software to go with the new boxes."
The executive also waxed lyrical on the power of PS4 and Xbox One, suggesting punters don’t quite appreciate just how much bang they are getting for their buck.
The market is very excited but I still think the consumer doesn’t fully appreciate the power of the new consoles," he said. "They’re 10-times more powerful than the last consoles, and until you actually get on and play a game like Battlefield, where you’ve got the depths of the game and the multiplayer component playing against 64 other people… It’s an exciting experience.
"And I don’t think the consumer really appreciates that yet because they haven’t had a chance to do it. And so you’ll see over the next six months consumers gravitating to the new consoles because of that excitement."
Despite the publishing giant’s excitement for next-gen machines, Jorgensen was quick to pledge its continued support for PS3 and Xbox 360.
"Clearly the excitement and challenges are having to do both last-generation and new-generation at the same time," he said. "Doing"Clearly the excitement and challenges are having to do both last-generation and new-generation at the same time," he said. "Doing a new-generation set of titles is always going to be a challenge, but we’re trying to also produce Gen3 titles and we’ll be producing Gen3 titles for many years to come.
"And we think that the consumer will continue to buy. And we don’t know what the prices of Gen3 boxes will be after the new console roll-out, but I’m assuming that they’ll start to come down over time and that may bring new people into the market.
"You can’t put all your talent on Gen4: you’ve still got to develop good Gen3 games, and we’re trying to make sure that we have a great experience for consumers across all platforms."a new-generation set of titles is always going to be a challenge, but we’re trying to also produce Gen3 titles and we’ll be producing Gen3 titles for many years to come.
"And we think that the consumer will continue to buy. And we don’t know what the prices of Gen3 boxes will be after the new console roll-out, but I’m assuming that they’ll start to come down over time and that may bring new people into the market.
"You can’t put all your talent on Gen4: you’ve still got to develop good Gen3 games, and we’re trying to make sure that we have a great experience for consumers across all platforms."