Electronic Arts’ acquisition of Codemasters in 2021 had a clear objective. The British company specialized in racing games, both arcade and simulation, but had the official Formula 1 license. F1 became an EA IP and it was expected that commercial results would be on the rise given the popularity that the competition has gained in recent years. Unfortunately, the opposite has happened and today there are fears that the franchise will be left without direction.
Sales of F1 24 They are very poor and the franchise in the hands of EA could be at risk.
According to information from the “F1 Game News and Info” account and enthusiast “Wiktor Smid” on X, the franchise F1 could be at risk after the collapse of sales that has taken place since the 2020 edition. In this regard, a progressive fall is cited over the years that until now has been 89.42% comparing the commercial performance of F1 2020 and F1 24 on Steam. The game from 4 years ago had sales estimates of 1.2 million copies after the first few months of its launch, while the current release only has 127 thousand.
In this regard, sources indicate that the situation between EA, Codemasters and the owners of the Formula 1 license is not the best, as there is concern due to the poor sales recorded in this year’s edition. It is speculated that while F1 25 It is already in development, F1 26 It may not exist because EA would consider not renewing the commercial relationship with the top series in motorsport since it has the option of extending the current contract until 2027, but only if sales justify it.
In this sense, the failure of the microtransaction model that was integrated into recent game releases is noted. F1 EA tried to replicate the online component of its sports games, but players did not respond as expected.
In the event of adverse results, there is also concern about what will happen to Codemasters as it is not just about the fall of F1his latest releases have received negative reviews such as GRID Legends that passed without pain or glory, and EA Sports WRC which was a disaster riddled with errors.
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