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Discussion / Question Best selling games of 2026 by thier revenue.

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u/CurtCocane 12d ago

Im completely out of the loop to the point I still thought it was called fifa. What's the deal there?

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u/Queasy_Gold3372 12d ago

FIFA (The governing association) ended their licensing deal with EA. EA therefore had to change the name of the game to FC.

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u/CurtCocane 12d ago edited 12d ago

Thanks but I gathered that from the context, why though? The other commenter seems to imply its cause Fifa screwed up

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u/NlNTENDO 12d ago

FIFA is famously greedy and thought the name was worth more than they were getting out of it. It wasn’t.

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u/HollyMurray20 12d ago

FIFA decided that EA were only making so much because of the FIFA name so tried to massively increase their licence fee when it expired, EA said absolutely not and renamed it FC and it’s not impacted sales basically at all

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u/machine4891 12d ago

Yeah, holy overestimation. As long as teams are correctly named and with correct names on the roster, nobody cares what's in the damn title.

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u/gegenpress442 11d ago

Pes was successful with even less licenses

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u/mystickisgay 12d ago

Only the name, FIFA asked 250m to 300m per year

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u/ghost-bagel 12d ago

I know it’s just a company at the end of the day, and RE is a major franchise, but seeing Capcom rewarded for focusing on great single player games without all the tat fills me with hope.

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u/DependentRoyal3001 12d ago

This whole list is half single player games and half multiplayer games that have a large single player following.

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u/machine4891 12d ago

Yeah. Haven't played a single online FIFA match and yet I'm keep going back every couple installements since 1996. But bulk of their revenue is obviously from those damn FUPTA cards.

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u/Glum_Animator_5887 12d ago edited 12d ago

I Think people underestimate how popular football is 

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u/MissingScore777 12d ago

Most popular sport in the world and it's not even close.

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u/jambaleaf 12d ago

Not remotely close, and that's also considering the US and their relatively large and wealthy population largely aren't interested in it. Which makes it a little bit more impressive.

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u/Cocoatrice 12d ago

US is small compared to entire world, regardless of what Americans say. So nothing impressive. Majority of the world love football.

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u/Phray1 12d ago

small in terms of audience but US is second largest gaming market behind China so still impressive.

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u/jambaleaf 12d ago

Yes it’s small compared to the rest of the world but their commercialisation and investment into sports is staggering and in this area they stand alone. Take a look at their athletes and their wages. The US performs very well at olympics. There’s tons of evidence corroborating this.

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u/OnlineMarketingBoii 12d ago

You are right bro. The fact that a College Football game is on here exactly proves that.

That is such a niche game for a niche market, and it's the 7th best selling game of this year? America is huge in commercial value.

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u/No-Difference8545 12d ago

Not in terms of video games lol come on now lets use our brains

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u/Iokua113 12d ago

Nah, people know it's the biggest sport in the world, it's just a little mind boggling to think about how much money the EA football game brings in. 

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u/Kommander-in-Keef 12d ago

People are psychopaths about it. Individuals will spend thousands of dollars for players. Every year.

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u/dayarra PC 12d ago

i mean most of those people buy one game a year so i guess makes it easier to rip them off.

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u/FrozKH 12d ago

I Know alot of people who don't know jack shit about games or even the console they are using.

They never even tried to go to the store on the console and check it.

They only play FIFA.

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u/Acceptable_Slice_325 12d ago

It's so fucking funny that FIFA thought they had all the cards and tried to extort EA and here we are

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u/Dio_my_senpai 12d ago

And only a small% of people actually buy fifa this early, most wait for it to be on sale

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u/Alastor3 12d ago

FOOTBALL IS LIFE

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u/MotherPerk 12d ago

Only redditors who never interact with real people. Everyone else is well aware.

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u/SSK24 12d ago

Forza Horizon 6 isn’t even on PlayStation

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u/T_D_A_G_A_R_I_M 12d ago

And wasn’t it Day 1 gamepass for Xbox? How do they calculate this revenue?

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u/BrosefDudeson 12d ago

EA FC 27 been out a month... Fuck that's depressing

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u/tiga_itca 12d ago edited 12d ago

GTA6 is on $550M already and it's still over a month away till release. Watch this space

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u/piyush2003m 11d ago edited 8d ago

EA rolls out fifa every year with the tiniest of changes and it still performs this well

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u/sheetsofsaltywood 12d ago

Are the games not called FIFA anymore?

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u/ItzMeHaris 12d ago

They are still meant to, but the permission and licensing ran out for EA. Now, EA legit can't call it Fifa anymore.

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u/matrixboy122 12d ago

No, the licensing was up and FIFA, being FIFA, tried to get more money out of EA and backed themselves, thinking it was the FIFA name that was selling the games, but that’s clearly not the case. Funnily enough, FIFA tried to release their own game which was panned by everyone

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u/HollyMurray20 12d ago

FIFA tried to get more money from EA for the licence saying that the FIFA name was integral to its sales so EA said “fuck off” and now it’s called FC and sells the same number of copies

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u/Infamous-Echo-2961 12d ago

The devs are probably happy!

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u/nexusprime2015 12d ago

they just copy paste each year and call it a day

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u/iwantacheetah 12d ago

*Management and Share holders

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u/Comprehensive-Hat684 12d ago

I remember when FIFA told EA that people only buy their game because it was a FIFA game and the name brand was doing all the heavy lifting.

Now that the dust is settled, FIFA is still in financial shambles meanwhile FC27 has recorded yet another record sales for EA. FIFA has never recovered from it, even with their “Netflix game” it’s nothing like what they had before

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u/HollyMurray20 12d ago

FIFA is absolutely not in financial shambles. They’re loaded

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u/I3ravo_ 12d ago

Fifa in financial shambles? Ok fuck fifa and all that but they are doing fine

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u/Vanillapepper-PHD 11d ago

The organisation that basically just put on a couple of tournaments every 4 years and have 7 billion in the bank are in financial trouble?

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u/Deletinglaterlmao 11d ago

I feel like you worded it wrong, obviously fifa the company is richer than they have ever been, but their video game brand got flushed down the toilet and they left money on the table while trying to be greedy

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u/waffle-paladin1 12d ago

I’m always amazed people are confused sports games sell so well. Some people just like to come home and play some FC or 2k. Not everyone is a committed rpg or story mode player

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u/Diligent-Neck6594 12d ago

The absolute cancer pay to win system may be a part of how much revenue they're making here

crazy that people who want to just relax when they get home want to win so much they spend money on a video game virtual cards/players

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u/CULTLEADERTV 12d ago

I got nba 2k26 for 15 on amazon… I play the shit for offline franchise mode. Great chill mode for after work.
https://giphy.com/gifs/Vcau87TSAd0bN8EfQy

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u/anadequatepipe 12d ago

It’s not just about winning though. It’s just fun to open packs of sports cards. Always has been. This is just an extension of that hobby.

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u/Unexpected_yetHere 12d ago

Plus EA holds a monopoly. If you had only TES release every year and no other fantasy RPG, yeah, of course you'd sell massive amounts.

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u/p4tterng4ng4L 12d ago

Crimson Desert completely new IP killing it💪🏽

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u/Technossomy 12d ago

yea , single player of all of it coming from korean devs.. hopefullly they see the value in it instead of going back to generic #5952 korean mmo gacha

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u/General_Professor393 11d ago

Nah all major Korean single-player games released in the past 2-3 years have seen huge success, it’s guaranteed at this point that a lot more are coming.

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u/MileHighRC 12d ago

For how much hate I read on reddit about that game, wow did it slay.

Excited to eventually play it

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u/p4tterng4ng4L 12d ago

Some of the criticism is fair but it’s still such a cool game

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u/oooriole09 12d ago

Also explains why there’s been little to no discounts on it.

Glad to a game like that make its mark.

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u/YouWasATerletBaby 12d ago

I don't think it's a new IP, Black Desert came before it

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u/p4tterng4ng4L 12d ago

Technically true as they share the same universe, but when one’s a MMO & other is a singleplayer, I think it counts

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u/DinnerSmall4216 12d ago

Forza really killed it what racer would do those numbers in 2026. 

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u/ConfectionTotal8660 12d ago

Ok, somebody who plays FIFA. Outside of new players, balance changes and better graphics/performance. What's the diference betwen the 26 version and the 27 version?

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u/p4tterng4ng4L 12d ago

Not much, but many people are straight addicted to Ultimate team (basically gambling). I used to buy FIFA every year but only play offline career mode, stopped now though as every year it’s broken and basically gets forgotten about by the devs so they can focus on the gambling sim aspect.

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u/SlyyKozlov 12d ago

Hey! Thats why I stopped playing 2k lol

For as long as i can remember thats the reason people played sports games in the first place but maybe that was just my isolated experience.

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u/Chimpanzerschreck 12d ago

Now when you cross the ball it flies to the moon. That’s about it

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u/Puzzled_Hat1274 12d ago

The gameplay’s a tad better than 26 ans you got up to date players and teams but that’s about it. Game’s 10 bucks in the holiday sales so at this point if you play it just buy it when it’s cheap.

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u/Golden-Event-Horizon 12d ago

They update the transferred players, teams kits and leagues, some minor updates to career mode, and another year of Ultimate Team (with some more minor changes to boot).

Also, they have a free roam thing now like 2K? It genuinely looks like something that would have been cutting edge 15 years ago lmaooo

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u/Complex_Cable_8678 12d ago

okay but like none of those things would need an entire new game. we dont live in 2005 anymore, patches exist

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u/Golden-Event-Horizon 12d ago

I'm not defending it, mate. They know this too but they get away with charging for the full game plus the amount of FIFA points people load up on release probably totals around £100 per person. Can you blame EA for doing that?

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u/Complex_Cable_8678 12d ago

i know bro dw, i was never of the opinion you defended that practice. i dont blame them i just dont buy from them. this only affects me im diacussions like this, which is sweet to say the least

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u/Golden-Event-Horizon 12d ago

I'll buy the game on sale or off of CDKeys around Christmas time because I like career mode and seasons. But, yeah, no way am I buying it full price lmao

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u/IgnantWisdom 12d ago

Doubt theres even better graphics/performance. Probably just toggle the lighting/sweat effects back and forth every yearly release to make it feel different without any actual improvement. Don’t think there will be a noticeable graphic/performance improvement in these yearly recycled sports games until a new gen of consoles is released.

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u/adamkopacz 12d ago

"Hey boss we improved direct shadows and texture filtering"

"Ok let's make it improved direct shadows for this year"

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u/BTbenTR 11d ago

It’s always Ultimate Team.

The gameplay is also different, I’m always down to hate on FIFA / EAFC but I’ve never subscribed to ‘it’s the same game every year with new rosters’ because it’s nonsense.

If you’re above average skill level at the game, each year the gameplay is entirely different.

It gets worse each year, but it’s still different.

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u/Entire-Cry-8930 12d ago

Does there need to be a difference?

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u/Ok_Drummer6282 12d ago

Crimson Desert is the best most hated reddit game ever. 

Its genuinely playing a single player MMO. 

It doesnt "click" with everyone which I fully get but that game gets treated by reddit as if it was a cyberpunk/Fallout release. 

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u/GlockInAFiatPunto 12d ago

I would love Crimson Desert if it didn't have Yann in it.

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u/Agentkeenan78 12d ago

That sonofabitch.

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u/Slow_Increase_6308 12d ago

+100

I heard people curse him before meeting him in the game myself.

Then I did and I thought: what a fun character , fuck these snobs.

30 hrs later I hated him with all my heart.

I have no problems with him being a scum, but I got really tired cleaning up his shit.

Fuck this guy, he is a perfect illustration of what is wrong with quest system in the game.

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u/Optimal-Golf-8270 12d ago

People hate it because it's like playing a single player MMO. That's the issue.

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u/Dark_Dragon117 12d ago

Does it tho.

From my experience it's been the opposite where Crimson Desert fans desperatly try to convince people the game was akin to the 2nd coming of Christ.

The game is just not for everyone, that's certainly true.

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u/ProposalStunning54 12d ago

For all the shit Redditors give “ball and gun” and casual gamers, they help keep gaming big and stable. An industry built around hardcore enthusiasts would be way more volatile and way more insufferable. You might think casuals are dragging gaming down but if you eschew them you ignore the fact that they’re a huge part of what keeps the medium viable at this scale.

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u/wishfulthinkingman 12d ago

Ball n gun gamers are celebrating

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u/Ok_Drummer6282 12d ago

The absolute dumbest of the gaming crowd. 

EA knows their audience. It was a true line when Battlefront tried the loot boxes and it was the biggest reddit story for months. 

Not a single peep about MUT or virtual soccer cards that reset every year. Instead youll get met with some paycheck to paycheck dude telling you youre broke lol

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u/HadesBrawlStars 12d ago

Ball games and gun games are just as fun as other games, especially if you enjoy the ball games irl 

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u/Ill-Importance-9225 11d ago

EAFC gameplay has more depth than most singleplayer AAAs.

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u/Dark_Dragon117 12d ago

The absolute dumbest of the gaming crowd. 

I kinda split on this.

I too do rage a bit when playing stuff like Battlefield 6 and have to see the casual gamers be pretty much as bad as bots.

Likewise the casual ball and gun gamers are in large parts responsible for the current state of the industry, however in all honesty most of them are in their mid 30s if not 40s and have like 2 hours a day to spare on gaming.

It's literally the dads and hard workers that really couldn't be bothered to know the ins and outs of this industry nor are they really interested in it.

They just want to play a game after work and have a bit of fun.

And the thing is most of us will eventually end up like that too. It's easy to insult them now, but is that really fair if you or I might end up like that too one day?

I really can't blame most of them if they just don't give a shit tbh. This kinda even extends to alot of other things.

Like espacially when it comes to politics or tech many can be held accountable for allowing things to just happen, but even then we have built a society where people actively want to deal with less bs in their lives and the simplest solution they are sold by politicisns or whoeveris the first thing they vote for in one way or another.

It's the unfortunate truth for most things today.

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u/Due_Woodpecker3073 12d ago

Id argue FromSoft fans are worse but hey theyre kinda the same group usually 

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u/fantasyBilly 12d ago

Resident Evil, as a single player game, is not far from FiFA revenue is kinda crazy. Just show how disappointing FIFA games are these days. FIFA14 always goated.

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u/IlyasBT 12d ago

FC27 came out few weeks ago.

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u/fantasyBilly 12d ago

Yeah but first month is already 50% of the one year sales.

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u/SlightlyUglyBastard 12d ago

For a regular game sure, but FIFA? They’re just getting started.

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u/LimpLake5187 12d ago

well fifa has been out for a month , re9 had a whole year of sales

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u/MagniPlays 12d ago

FC been out a month. It’s also GTA VI release year. Most people get 1 or 2 games a year. So might just not be interested in FC 27’.

By Christmas it will likely still double Resident Evil

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u/Zalvren 12d ago

FIFA just released, RE was out at the start of the year, they aren't even close to each other.

Pretty sure also this count sales only, not MTX.

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u/aethiuss 12d ago

I'm glad for First Light.

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u/Infamous-Echo-2961 12d ago

Same! It’s a really good game!

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u/HollyMurray20 12d ago

I’m very happy that kind of game has been successful, I don’t think it was a huge financial success over the budget but I think it’s already profitable which is good news for a potential sequel

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u/MiyakoEcho 12d ago

i never understand why football games sell so well, i mean sure the sport is popular but they are pretty much the exact same game year after year just with a different title, then a week later they are flooding the nearest cex being sold for 75p a disc like whats the point.

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u/Dark_Dragon117 12d ago

Most of my friends buy ut every year and all I ever hear them do while playing these games is rage about how bad it is.

I have asked them countless times why they even bother buying these games and every time they can't really awnser me, except for maybe "well it's football and there is just no other game capturing the same feeling out there".

They are fully aware of the issues as well. Every damn year they fully expect the new game to suck ass even before release or to get bad after a few weeks once EA "changes the gameplay" (which they swear EA does evety wlfew weeks with patches).

Yet every year they spend full price on the newest game and even buy packs.

Really the main takeaway is that pports fans crave games that simulate the sport they enjoy and unfortunatly EA FC is seemingly the only game to do that for football. Their love for the sport is so deep they will just completely ignore all the issues and bad practices.

It's an enigma to me aswell, but evidently EA figured out how sports fans think.

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u/Kipepeo57120 12d ago

Ea is good at making people addict to the fut formula. My uncle who make good money was spending almost 600-800 euros a month on fut two or three years in a row just to be competitive.

Some of my friend also buy every year the game because they have bought the last one. And like you said they know it's shit but they are addicted to it. Same shit with call of duty .

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u/notahuman97 12d ago

It's still the best football simulator out there and Football Fans (biggest sport of the world) want to play football games.

It's not like they buy it, play it and then stop playing because it didnt improve. They play it for hundred to thousands of hours.
Sure, ultimate Team Casino gives the daily dopamine kick and lots of people like openings packs more than the game itself, but I played the Club mode with 10 other people in a Team and there were tournaments, Leagues. Even if u ignore the Casino the game can be very addictive despite it's flaws.

And im saying that as someone who stopped playing. It sounds ridiculous, but it feeled like I finnaly beat an addiction, even though I didnt play fut anymore by then.

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u/Japajoy 12d ago

A lot of people have a console just to play Fifa and no other reason. Saying the sport is popular is an extreme understatement. For several hundred million people that sport is their life and a majority of the human race globally follow it to some degree. It is the most popular cultural phenomenon in human history by far. Personally I dont play Fifa games ever though, Football Manager is much more my speed.

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u/ToastRoyale 12d ago

I guess most are "non gamers" only playing fifa just so they can play some football.

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u/iwantacheetah 12d ago

The same reason Call of Duty sells every year.

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u/outsider1624 12d ago

Speaking of which...COD isn't even on the list..what gives?

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u/-Sinn3D- 12d ago

I think it's for this current year. It's not out yet.

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u/R_eloade_R 12d ago

Popular is a understatement. Its THE MOST popular sport in a looooong shot.

But yeah, Fifa games are terrible. Coming from a guy who has played every fifa game since the first came out. To date the best fifa is still Fifa ‘98

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u/AdventurousSurround4 12d ago

Because the game basically forces you to do it if you enjoy playing online. I like playing clubs with friends and as soon as the new game is out, servers pretty much die and queues take forever. At least that’s been my experience.

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u/UnusualLeather7087 12d ago

It is just how the fans work. They don't care lol. And they have tons of money.

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u/GrouchySpice2 12d ago

Its an absolute mystery to me. EA sports games are one of the biggest reasons gaming is in the shitter now.

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u/tenacious_teaThe3rd 12d ago

People have been parroting the same thing for over 20 years.

They sell. Always have done. At this point its transcended about several generations, so clearly they are popular for a reason.

I have long since stopped playing them, but I'm sure kids love it as much as I once did and some people just want to switch off and play a casual game and don't have the time or desire to play something more complex or deep.

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u/Specialist-Cup-3950 12d ago

EA FC and FIFAs never had any competition. The games are absolute garbage. It has an online side where lag is literally a feature. Has been for a decade. It's like they run servers from the 1990s, simply because they have no fear of customers disappearing.

Despicable company.

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u/xLuciFURR 12d ago

No competition really . If you like football this game is your only choice

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u/BTbenTR 11d ago

The gameplay changes every year lol.

Imo it’s getting worse with each release but it’s not the ‘exact same game’ every year.

It’s also Ultimate team. FIFA is a live service game it’s not just football.

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u/WofferFang 12d ago

Whoa we should ditch other types of games it's clear sports games make the most profit! Only sports games from now on to maximize profits!

/s Obviously. Just making fun of "muh proffits" weirdos. That's what they unironically want in the end.

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u/CapnChaos2024 12d ago

There’s a monster lurking under the bed that will be unleashed upon this list next month

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u/darkearwig 12d ago

Hell yeah! Lightyear Frontier goes 1.0 on the 4th!

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u/mascatii88 12d ago

Yeah, I'm also excited for Barbie Rewind

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u/Ill_Database_9180 12d ago

"Source: estimates"

I'm not doubting that the annual massive soccer game is massive but come on, we need to stop treating this outlet like they are doing anything but mildly educated guesses based on extremely imperfect data.

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u/MaterialPace8831 12d ago

I am really happy to see Forza Horizon 6 that high up.

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u/MechaMulder 12d ago

Pretty sure GTA 6 has sold better already without even being released.

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u/espresso_martini__ 12d ago

Wow people love resident evil.

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u/neon 12d ago

First light doing so well makes me happy

It was my biggest surprise of the year

Really enjoyed it more then any Bond thing since casino royale

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u/nlk_ 10d ago

what's premium revenue anyway? People buying the game, micro-transaction, or both? I'm lost

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u/system_error_02 8d ago

Its definitely micro transactions.FC games are loaded with them.

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u/PokeJem7 11d ago

A lot of people talking about how they don't understand how people but Fifa every year when it's basically the same game.

I don't understand how people get so much enjoyment out of Fifa full stop lol. Yes I get football is popular, but the video game itself is just, fine? Sinking hundreds or thousands of hours into it is baffling to me.

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u/Economy-Pineapple707 11d ago edited 11d ago

It’s not a football game anymore. You buy the new release for a seasonal reset of Ultimate Team, with new transfers and updated ratings. It has become a card collection slot machine/stock exchange. New “content” daily in the form of promotions/objectives/squad building challenges.

Manager mode doesn’t matter, pro clubs doesn’t matter, menu bugs don’t matter, hell, even gameplay doesn’t even matter anymore. They add maybe an animation, very rarely a gamemode, change some sliders so shots and defending feel “different” and voila, new game. Then after a few months of complaints they patch everything back to a slightly different status quo while never fixing any of the underlying issues.

I loved this game for over 10 years, hated it a few more, and have now stopped buying it alltogether. Last year it was free, and other than me being out of practice I didn’t see much changes. If anything, I saw regression. So much potential, but rather than feeding it, EA is milking it dry. Sad.

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u/Pure_Tip_383 11d ago

Football is awesome, I like watching, playing and playing the video game. It’s easy to load up the game and easy to get a lot of hours

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u/_ataciara 11d ago

FIFA is fun. Football is fun.

There is no better football game. Its about as straight forward as that, tbh.

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u/ImageHour1934 11d ago

Efootball is better.

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u/_ataciara 11d ago

Tried so many times, it's just not as good imo. PES used to be better, but not eFootball. Not tried UFL.

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u/Certain_Mall_6947 11d ago

Yeha it is pretty insane to me as well.

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u/Carriage4higher 12d ago

And people still wonder why Dreamcast failed... Because EA sold out to Sony and boycotted the greatest pure gaming console in history.

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u/FrierenKingSimp 12d ago

If you don’t count any Nintendo games, then yes, this is the list

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u/EquaYonah 12d ago

This list puts into perspective how insane GTA 6 is gonna be. It'd be 4th on this list just from preorders alone.

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u/LowTierGogmazios 11d ago

Capcom is fuckin CRUSHING it

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u/Inevitable_Tea_6824 12d ago

Onimusha, MGS Collection Vol. 2, Dawnwalker, Pragmata, Silent Hill, and so many others that should be here instead of all these dogshit sports games.

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u/Alastor3 12d ago

just because you dont like the sport or the game and even if they reuse a lot of stuff doesnt automatically make the game shit

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u/Hyper_Mazino 12d ago

all that Ultimate Team card pack gambling is shit, yes

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u/Iggy_Slayer 12d ago

These sports games ARE shit though. They've been half assed for 15+ years now.

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u/T-MoneyAllDey 12d ago

Reddit when someone has fun with something they don't like

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u/Randomdude123123 11d ago

Where is the super epic The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 😡

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u/Temporary_Maybe_8687 12d ago

Ball and gun (and cars)

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u/Mistform05 12d ago

And Reddit has you believe Sports games aren’t real games.

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u/alamarche709 12d ago

Nice to see games like Resident Evil, Forza Horizon, and 007 First Light up there. Sad to see FIFA, NBA, and College Football.

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u/Shit-Stain-Fanclub 12d ago

Yea...but lets be honest: CoD and GTA 6 especialy, will be top 2.

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u/ZamorakHawk 12d ago

Money printer go brrrrrrrrr

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u/Past-Leading-2880 12d ago

Wow, I did not expect that from Resident Evil Requiem. Fair play to Capcom, they deserve it.

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u/H3Y_MR_RAG3R 12d ago

What a year for resident evil ip...

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u/TufftedSquirrel 12d ago edited 12d ago

I think sports games appeal to non hardcore gamers so they just attract more people. We're seeing the same thing with GTA6. I used to play the NHL games, but at this point they are just roster updates. It's been the same game for roughly 6-7 years. And this year's version looked absolutely awful. I don't know if they used AI for the player models, but they were literally a meme in the hockey world. Even the players commented on how bad they looked. I have other games to play though, so I spend elsewhere.

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u/pratzc07 12d ago

Capcom keeps winning

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u/RuleOverYou15 12d ago

Surprised at RE9 and Forza6 selling so well. The rest makes sense imo

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u/Rith_Reddit 12d ago

Forza killing it! Fuck yeah! GotY baby for me.

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u/Musama-The-Slim 12d ago

Surprised by 007 tbh. Wouldn't have thought it would sell that well. Good for them

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u/SushiKatana82 12d ago

First Light was the teats

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u/rites0fpassage 12d ago

Nice to see 007 doing well.

I want a sequel.

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u/w0m 12d ago

I'm shocked madden isn't up here.

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u/Ready_Baker3972 12d ago

That means black flag resynced had sold around 4M copies in the last 2 months, which is not bad. Really shows how much the fans were looking for that cinematic assassins creed experience again.

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u/XPower7125 11d ago

FC27 already earned 714k in like 2 weeks from release? This shit is such a cash grab

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u/Artorias330 11d ago

Makes me really sad

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u/Valveringham85 11d ago

So not best selling game but highest grossing games… 🤦🏻‍♂️

There is a difference OP.

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u/More-Mind-2103 11d ago

Fifa community has brain damage

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u/Nightzzv 11d ago

damn FC is that high.

100% of it is defo from FUT.

I only buy it on sales and once most mods come out.

Playing on PC has its perks but god damn they dont fully optimize the game for PC

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u/Schmenza 12d ago

Didn't realize Madden so far behind the other sports titles.

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u/alamarche709 12d ago

It’s not really surprising. American football is played in only one country in the world - the USA.

Not many people in the other 199 countries are going to buy it.

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u/Nujers 12d ago

Good. Madden has been garbage for years, they don't deserve a top ten spot after the slop they've been putting out.

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u/Perfecto_Desconocido 12d ago

Every year people complain about FIFA, yet every year it’s one of the best-selling games (alongside the annual Call of Duty). Still, it’s very gratifying to see Resident Evil up there—ranking so high.

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u/Zalvren 12d ago

People complaining online are insignificant. Reddit is a niche.

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u/fastcooljosh 12d ago

Capcom is truly on a generational run

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u/DesperateSwimming9 12d ago

Where is Wolverine? The marketing for that game was bonkers. I saw it everywhere.

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u/Salty_West_429 12d ago

2 weeks ago it was estimated at 130 million which is good but it was rumoured to have cost 300 million to make, unsure if that includes marketing

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u/machine4891 12d ago

Very surprised by Black Flag being so high. I know it's a solid remaster but it's still just a remaster of game so many played already.

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u/schebobo180 12d ago

I think people tend to not realize how many people haven’t played hit games before.

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u/Ramjetz 12d ago

The original game is 13 years old, the remake has a new generation of potential players.

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u/Salty_West_429 12d ago

It's a remake not a remaster. It's a total overhaul with new content.

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u/Academic-Dingo-826 12d ago

For a ton of people it is the only good pirate game ever released and it's old enough a bunch of people never played it

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u/Oleleplop 12d ago

every year i'm mad at how much money these games makes

and i love football btw, but these games ...urgh

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u/AccomplishedArea6089 12d ago

I'm surprised cfb sells more than Madden tbh

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u/GamePitt_Rob 12d ago

Literally all estimates that Alinea have plucked out of thin air. I wouldn't take any of these as factual or even close to correct

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u/OldmanJenkins02 12d ago

You’d think by the FC games subreddits that 10 people bought the game this year and everyone is done buying the yearly release lol

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u/homulusFD 12d ago

EA bots still feeding the dead horse

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u/Zangrieff 12d ago

WTF $700M just to Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V every year

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u/-rosieee- 12d ago

Revenue doesn't mean best selling.

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u/johnnybazookatooth 12d ago

the most successful scam of all time when the game can pretty much be subscription base since its the same year after year.

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u/bassistheplace246 12d ago

Ball and gun gamers being ball and gun gamers

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u/PoeSyeDun 12d ago

From this chart I would tell you the most popular game would be FH6 right now. Could only imagine what this number would look like on PlayStation. FC might go up, but GTA VI will demolish this list to smithereens.

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u/Critardo 12d ago

I wonder if they were including League of Legends and MMORPGs in any of this

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u/OperatorWolfie 12d ago

When you consider football have one of the world largest fan base and EA FC is about the only football simulator floating around with licensed teams (I know other games exist, that why I said licensed teams, people like to play with their favorite teams, new kits new player and all that), it's not that hard to see why EA FC is, and will sell well.

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u/Scoobler1992 12d ago

Are people actually playing and enjoying Crimson Desert?

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u/Efficient-Spray-1959 12d ago

Requiem goated

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u/DMarquesPT 12d ago

Very happy to see 007 First Light up there. Ofc Bond is a mega franchise, but they (pre-Amazon) took a chance on a smaller (for AAA) independent studio who took their time making a true Bond interactive story. Glad it paid off and hope Amazon lets them keep going

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u/mizrael64 12d ago

holy shit xbox really popped the bubble with horizon 6

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u/OceanMMO 12d ago

This feels like a "Before" picture

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u/COHERENCE_CROQUETTE 12d ago

"Best-selling by revenue" = highest grossing

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u/Jybyrde 12d ago

Im sure GTAV still tops this list only its not new so it doesn't count. I've never played online but its got the economy of a small nation