Not as bad as fallout atleast.
Not surprising really, the game feels half finished with respect to content and how unpolished it is. Perhaps it will get an influx of players once it’s actually finished, IE 6 months.
Kinda funny that they pushed the release back to avoid big hitters like RDR2 (sorry, I mean pushed back to ‘polish the game’ - lmfao) and it still hasn’t sold well. (Vs BF1)
As much as I like BF5, I’m very happy to see this. Dice tried playing with fire, and got burnt. Maybe next time they will think twice before going into unknown territory for no reason and flirting with modern trends.
or today because the game is already half off. https://www.gamespot.com/amp-articles/battlefield-5-is-already-on-sale-for-30-xbox-one-p/1100-6463482/
The cosmetics having the same currency as upgrades stinks of pay to win and that alone is reason enough for the game to fail in sales. As much as I’m enjoying it.
Yeah i googled this earlier and just watched a couple/few you tube videos about it. Hard to say though, seeing as there’s no data for digital sales. Or world wide sales. But clearly it is at least a little down.
Someone should post the laymen gaming video on it, had me in tears 
I actually don’t mind the game but it’s massive downgrade on BF1 so sales will be bad.
Companies never seem to learn “get woke, go broke” lol but i think its more than that, multiple release dates, buggy game, game feeling more like hardcore mode/not casual friendly, etc.
Who cares? I’m not having any trouble finding full servers on any game mode
They need to start LISTENING to the community. And by listening I mean actioning what they say ‘we’re listening to’. We appreciate all the dev talks, the feedback etc… but we’re not stupid. Some threads they put here asking for our feedback are nothing but glorified valves for us vent our frustration. History has shown that they don’t take alot of our feedback seriously. Yes, ofcourse we have alot of stupid feedback, but we also have alot of good feedback which comes from having been with the franchise longer than alot of the devs themselves.
Series has been going backwards since BF2, no surprise. I like BFV, but is reminds me of SWBF, limited maps, horrible UI, horrible squad joining mechanics. No RSP, no HC, only 64 player CQ servers.
Fair comment/opinion, i guess time will tell how long that remains to be the case. But sales will sure help with that.
Really looking at BF5 I think DICE listen to much. Fast TTK, No RDB, No spotting, Medic having SMG, MMG non bipod ADS(or Scopes), customization, specialization, overnerfed rifles, glint, nerf grenades, nerf tanks, nerf AA, nerf Fighters against ground, no behemoths, no elites, exit anime, attrition, towing and fortification all of these you could find request for.
All of these things have been suggested as improvement to BF. The problem is when some are taken into a game combine to just make it crap yet many could be rectify before hand. So now we have Tanks being destroyed by a single Assault, Bombers that can’t be stopped, people not playing Medic and quick TTD.
No ones feedback is good if it is only looked at in isolation. I am not against new ideas but the restriction/limitation that end up being point on can make things fell really bad. Like towing Pak 40 great but how do I turn around the Cannon to face the enemy with no vehicle around or the Grenade punishment for players that live longer.
The problem with BF5 is not gameplay or the hard-core features. It’s trash marketing, attacking the community and going woke for no reason.
It’s typical scheme that was pulled off by many movies and now games. Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Ocean’s 8, even Terminator now.
It has been the same every time:
Pushing for agenda against all logic.
Fighting fans who don’t like it.
Releasing the product anyway.
Loose money and loyal community.
BF5 is following the exact same path, step by step.
I dont think the release dates had much to do with it. If I recall, around the beta time there was a sales prediction that predicted an 80% drop in sales compared to BF1, which was before all the release dates nonsense.
Edit: Just remembered it was 80% against BO4, not BF1. Still, the writing was on the wall and kudos to the analysts for predicting it reasonbly close.
Bfv has a problem, and its the community. “Louder is weaker”
Comparing BFV to BF1 in terms of sales isn’t entirely 1 to 1 giving the controversy surrounding this game, as opposed to BF1. Not to mention BF1 success depended heavily on beating COD to the punch in going back in time, and Activision releasing one of their lowest selling COD’s ever.
I’ve got no choice but to like it there’s so little decent FPS games out currently. Fortunately I do like it cos after 2 years of BF1 I couldn’t play it anymore. Battlefront 2, disappointment. CoD WW2, disappointment. Black ops 4, disappointment. Battalion, never even happened but looked like a disappointment. It’s been grim the last few years for FPS game. Hopefully it picks up at Christmas but next year seems good for games with Doom, Rage 2 and Anthem. I’m into BFV thought, glad I didn’t listen to all the bad feedback and kept my pre order open.
They pushed digital sales incredible hard, so a low sales in stores is not that surprising.
Not to mention premier access.