EA says Dragon Age: The Veilguard has "breakout capabilities" due to "incredibly strong" reviews and "limited competition" in the AAA space

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EA CEO Andrew Wilson says BioWare put in "extra time to make sure the world was rich and the characters were interesting and the story was compelling"

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is almost here, and EA says it has good reason to believe it'll be a big success.

During today's quarterly investors call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson attributed his confidence in BioWare's latest to the studio's RPG-making prowess, a lack of competition in the single-player AAA space, and strong reviews.

"I think we're going into a market that has limited competition for this category of game, given some of the moves that have happened across the broader industry," he added, seemingly referencing the shift toward live-service that's happening across many AAA studios, EA included. "And so while I think it's too early to predict the outcome, the critical reviews have been incredibly strong. The team feels really energized by what they have delivered. And my sense is that, yes, it has breakout capabilities."

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