Battlefield 1 pulled in over 19 million players by the end of March – EA Q4 2017

Battlefield 1 is a hit with players. Over 19 million player, to be precise.

The large figure was announced by Electronic Arts today in its latest financial report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. According to the report, by that date, Battlefield 1 had more than 19 million players joining the game.

That’s a 50% increase over Battlefield 4 in the comparable period, said the firm.

FIFA 17 fared well too, with more than 21 million players and 12 million dove into the game’s new story mode “The Journey”. FIFA Ultimate Team also saw a 13% year-over-year (yoy) increase in players, through the end of Q4 2017.

Monthly active users during the quarter for The Sims 4 increased 33% year-over-year, the company was the number one selling publisher on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles in the west, according to available sources and EA estimates.

For the fourth quarter, digital revenue came in at $934 million, compared to $715 million during the same period in 2016.

Packaged goods and other net revenue for Q4 were $593 million, compared to $593 million yoy. Total net revenue for the company in Q4 was $1.5 billion, up from $1.3 billion in Q4 2016.

Total revenue for full year 2017 was $4.8 billion compared to $4.4 billion yoy. Digital net sales of $3 billion for fiscal 2017 was reported (up 20% yoy), making up 61% of total net sales for the company.

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