While a large majority of fans elected to wait until Friday, July 19th, to play College Football 25 for the first time, a massive part of the game’s audience paid an extra $30 to get the game on Monday, July 15th instead.
According to a recent report from Say Cheese, EA Sports had a total of 2.2 million fans pre-order the game with the extra fee in order to get their hands on the game a bit earlier.
In short, 2.2 million multiplied by 30 dollars yielded the company upwards of $65M just on pre-order fees alone, not counting the game’s $100 price tag. When factoring in the total cost of the 100-dollar price, the 2.2 million college football fans total a whopping $220M in sales.
The impressive earnings are just a fraction of the game’s sales, however, with the majority of players purchasing the standard edition and waiting three days to pick up the controller.
As of July 2024, EA Sports’ FIFA franchise remains the highest-grossing sports video game series of all time, but with the immense buildup of anticipation among college football fans worldwide surrounding the newest release, College Football 25 will have a shot at greatness.
