Electronic Arts Q2 2013 Earnings Conference Call Notes

It is time once again for another Electronic Arts Earnings Call. If anything occurs during the call worth mentioning to Star Wars: The Old Republic players, we will mention it here.

Electronic Arts Q2 2013 Earnings Conference Call 

Date: 10/30/12
Time: 2PM PT (World Clock)
How to listen: EA’s Investor Website

Notes

  • Digital revenues were driven by SWTOR and other properties
  • Free-to-play option coming this quarter, will give more info later
  • Pivoting business to open up new business model on F2P this November, update on a future call on how the conversion is going
  • Continuing to release new game content
  • Premium subscription market stable

Call over.

Comments

  • Nerf Herder
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    #7 carnifex2005 Posted 10/31/2012 9:31:50 AM

    I thought it was hilarious that they ducked the question about how many subs SWTOR still has. I'm guessing it's easily under 400k at this point. I doubt that F2P will help much.

  • Nerf Herder
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    #9 Chazz224 Posted 11/26/2012 10:21:18 PM

    Quote from carnifex2005 »

    I thought it was hilarious that they ducked the question about how many subs SWTOR still has. I'm guessing it's easily under 400k at this point. I doubt that F2P will help much.

     

    Forbes wrote an article on Swtor in Aug I believe, they deemed the game a flop. Reason is Swtor invested just under 500 Mil to make the game and the first year's return was far under what anyone had expected as I hear it. So far it's estimated that Swtor still has about 1 mil subs and is only bringing in just under 200 mil for the year and while all the investors expected to make their money back with a profit it seems that they didn't and hope to break even by year two by adding the Cartel system and our current in game subs.

  • Gamorrean Thug
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    #6 iceberg265 Posted 10/30/2012 6:49:05 PM


    Where is the number? I don't see a drop mentioned anywhere.
  • Dark Councilor
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    #8 sado Posted 10/31/2012 12:51:44 PM

    There was no drop mentioned in sub numbers during the call. The only mention to sub numbers was that they are "stable."

    Last edited by sado 10/31/2012 12:52:11 PM
  • Jawa Trader
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    #5 McFool Posted 10/30/2012 4:44:16 PM

    I care about this. I also care about the acquiring of lucasarts.

  • Nerf Herder
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    #3 Katsuragisama Posted 10/30/2012 4:38:32 PM

    Judging by the transcript it looks like they were scared to even mention SW:TOR beyond restating that it is set to go F2P this fall.

  • Dark Councilor
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    #4 chronium Posted 10/30/2012 4:40:39 PM

    Well nothing else happened other than another drop in subscription numbers.

  • Spice Runner
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    #2 Akerfeldt Posted 10/30/2012 4:24:47 PM

    New Star Wars films starting in 2015, Episode 7..... the nerd world has exploded

  • Nerf Herder
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    #1 Cashmonkey Posted 10/30/2012 4:19:57 PM

    hey, dh, nobody cares about this...

     

    make a post about lucasfilm being sold.

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