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EA leads publishers for engagement on Xbox and PlayStation

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Ampere Analysis has determined that EA was the top publisher for monthly active users (MAUs) on Xbox and PlayStation consoles from September 2022 through January 2023.

The data and analytics firm today released the results of its engagement tracking over that period, showing the MAU share of the top seven publishers over that span.


Activision Blizzard's engagement bump on that graph coincides with the November 2022 release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, while Sony's bump in the same month lines up with the launch of God of War: Ragnarok.

Ampere Analysis research director Piers Harding-Rolls said, "EA's consistency in delivering active user share across consoles is commendable. While Fortnite remains the title to beat, EA's extensive catalogue puts it in a strong position across Xbox and PlayStation."

As for specific games, Ampere said FIFA 23 led all titles in engagement, with users playing on 35% of days for the month of February. Final Fantasy 14 came in second with user engagement on 31% of days and Genshin Impact was third with 30%.

 

[Elder Legend]

Last time I played a FIFA game was in 2001. KEKW.

 

[AJUMP23]

I am trying their golf game. I suck at it.

 

[Catphish]

I am trying their golf game. I suck at it.

After about 10 hours with it, I think it's probably the game that sucks. Not you.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Apex Legendsssssssss baby. Great game.

FIFA, huh didn't see that one coming. Football is crazy big. Jedi Survivor landing is about to boost EA/Respawn again.

 

[tmlDan]

Apex Legendsssssssss baby. Great game.

FIFA, huh didn't see that one coming. Football is crazy big. Jedi Survivor landing is about to boost EA/Respawn again.

adding the world cup really boosted sales and engagement it seems, isn't it also the last game with Fifa branding? one last hurrah it seems.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

adding the world cup really boosted sales and engagement it seems, isn't it also the last game with Fifa branding? one last hurrah it seems.

Also back to back men's and women's world cups just adds another layer. There's some serious hype around the women's this year, especially down under with AUS/NZ hosting it.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

Last time I played a FIFA game was in 2001. KEKW.

 

[VolticArchangel]

Phil waiting for that ABK acquisition to go through so he could start shopping again be like:

 

[Warablo]

Those ultimate teams hit different

 

[AJUMP23]

After about 10 hours with it, I think it's probably the game that sucks. Not you.

I can't seem to hit an approach shot to save my live.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Ubisoft makes long tedious games that people play for 50 hours and still they are not up there.

 

[adamsapple]

Related to this

Microsoft Has More Monthly Active Users Than Sony Because of PlayStation Players

PlayStation players really love Minecraft. The post Microsoft Has More Monthly Active Users Than Sony Because of PlayStation Players appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.

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Surprisingly, despite having far fewer consoles in the market, Microsoft has more MAUs than Sony. According to Ampere Analysis, between September 2022 to February 2023, Sony overtook Microsoft only once and it was around the time God of War Ragnarok released.

In a statement to IGN, analyst Piers Harding-Rolls revealed that this is because a large number of PlayStation players are playing Minecraft, which is owned by Microsoft. Apparently 35 percent of users playing Microsoft games (which includes acquired properties) are actually on PlayStation.

Harding-Rolls further explained the implications of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. According to him, the merger – which will result in Activision Blizzard appearing as Microsoft going forward – will challenge EA’s lead as the top console publisher, with Microsoft “potentially having a share over two times that of Sony.”

 

[Poltz]

FIFA is the GOAT tbh.

 

[onQ123]

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We knew this this is where a lot of the MAU come from making people sign into Xbox who don't actually have Xbox lol

They will most likely do the same with Call Of Duty

 

[Azurro]

Also back to back men's and women's world cups just adds another layer. There's some serious hype around the women's this year, especially down under with AUS/NZ hosting it.

Nobody cares about the women's World Cup. Check the percentage of players on FIFA that have played a single match with a women's team, there's a trophy that is given to players after playing a single women's match, any team, just one. Only 3% of the userbase cares, and way less than that regularly plays matches with a women's team. It's a waste of resources.

 

[oldergamer]

I said it before here that EA generated more from microtransactions then they do selling physical copies. They could make the games digital only and give them away for free to access a bigger audience and still make a killing

 

[Skifi28]

Nobody cares about the women's World Cup.

 

[SpokkX]

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Ampere Analysis has determined that EA was the top publisher for monthly active users (MAUs) on Xbox and PlayStation consoles from September 2022 through January 2023.

The data and analytics firm today released the results of its engagement tracking over that period, showing the MAU share of the top seven publishers over that span.


Activision Blizzard's engagement bump on that graph coincides with the November 2022 release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, while Sony's bump in the same month lines up with the launch of God of War: Ragnarok.

Ampere Analysis research director Piers Harding-Rolls said, "EA's consistency in delivering active user share across consoles is commendable. While Fortnite remains the title to beat, EA's extensive catalogue puts it in a strong position across Xbox and PlayStation."

As for specific games, Ampere said FIFA 23 led all titles in engagement, with users playing on 35% of days for the month of February. Final Fantasy 14 came in second with user engagement on 31% of days and Genshin Impact was third with 30%.

I am surprised Microsoft is so low - because of Minecraft... surely that gets more time spent than fortnite?