As the primary entry within the franchise in over a decade, it is no shock that EA Sports activities College Football 25 has been in style at launch, however new figures launched by EA have revealed simply how in style it has been. In response to EA’s quarterly monetary outcomes, CFB 25 noticed over 5 million distinctive gamers in its first week.
EA’s quarterly report for Q1 2025, which ended on June 30, encompasses what EA calls the “record-breaking launch of EA Sports activities College Football 25.”
CFB 25 was drawing large participant numbers even earlier than the sport formally launched, with 2.2 million distinctive gamers logged throughout the recreation’s four-day early-access interval. That determine greater than doubled within the first week after its full launch on July 19, with 5 million distinctive gamers making an attempt out the game–and that determine didn’t embrace a further 500,000 gamers who checked it out through the EA Play trial.
CFB 25’s launch comes on the tail finish of what EA stories as a robust monetary quarter. Though most of its figures are down from the corresponding interval the 12 months earlier than, EA notes that sure metrics exceeded its personal expectations for the quarter.
Regardless of some early technical points and inaccuracies with sure gamers and workforce likenesses, CFB 25 has been critically effectively obtained. “EA Sports activities College Football 25 proves it is extra than simply nostalgia with its spectacular manufacturing and gameplay,” GameSpot’s College Football 25 assessment mentioned, scoring the soccer sim 8/10.
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