EA har dårligt nyt til deres investorer, da de melder om et tab på 308 millioner dollars i perioden 1. oktober til 31. december 2013. I den periode udkom blandt andet Battlefield 4, der har været plaget af underpræsterende servere og bugs, men EA's Peter Moore hævder, at det dårlige resultat ikke har noget med svigtende kvalitet at gøre, snarere end skiftet fra en konsolgeneration til den næste.
"We obviously saw some decline in current-gen software that wasn't picked up by the increased anticipation that gamers had and the sales thereof of next-gen. Battlefield 4 was no different than FIFA or Need for Speed in this issue, but this was focused on current-gen rather than, we believe, any issues with the game itself. This game has got a long tail, as you well know, and we will continue to be able to sell this effectively throughout the next fiscal year."
"So yes, we did see some impact of the current-gen softness that was indicated by Andrew and Blake in their prepared statements, but this is not, we believe, a link to any quality issues."
EA har ikke offentliggjort nogen salgstal for Battlefield 4, men antallet ar premium-brugere er 1,6 millioner.
Du finder alle regnskabstallene i EA's kvartalsrapport.