If the newest PlayStation obtain outcomes are something to go by, Digital Arts may very well be set to ship a record-breaking yr for sport gross sales.
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EA was on a roll in 2025, a minimum of on PlayStation. The writer delivered a number of hits with each Madden and Faculty Soccer hitting the gross sales charts operating, in addition to DICE’s huge comeback with Battlefield 6, which managed to promote 7 million copies in simply 3 days time (as much as an estimated 20 million).
Sony’s annual record of prime PlayStation Retailer sport downloads provides much more proof of EA’s outperformance. In keeping with the outcomes, EA had 5 video games on the highest 20 most-downloaded PS5 video games of 2025, tying with Microsoft, who additionally had 5 video games on the record. But it isn’t simply the amount, however the positioning that issues right here: within the US, EA had 3 out of the highest 5 most-downloaded video games on the PS Retailer. Microsoft, nevertheless, had no video games within the prime 5, and solely 2 video games within the prime 10.
Moreover, EA had the highest #1 most-downloaded sport in Europe with EA Sports activities FC 26. The writer likewise commanded 3 out of the highest 5 spots in Europe’s most-downloaded PS Retailer video games.
The information comes forward of a $55 billion deal to take Digital Arts below non-public possession. Saudi Arabia’s PIF is the principal funder of the deal, and present administration, together with Digital Arts’ CEO Andrew Wilson, will keep in place following the corporate’s privatization.
One fascinating factor to notice is Name of Obligation Black Ops 7’s placement on the record. Sadly for Microsoft, Black Ops 7 is the primary Name of Obligation sport within the final 10 years to not present up within the prime 5 most downloaded video games record on the PS Retailer.
Arc Raiders, which is likely one of the hottest new video games of our period, sits proper beneath Black Ops 7 at #8 within the US.
In the meantime, EA’s Battlefield 6 has a excessive place on the record because the 2nd most-downloaded PS5 sport on the PlayStation Retailer in 2025.
