Jurassic World Evolution 2 sales aren’t great and Elite Dangerous: Odyssey under-performed, developer Frontier has said.
In a trading update, the Cambridge-based company said sales of Jurassic World Evolution 2 were “lower than expected” on the PC platform specifically. Frontier believes this is the “short-term effect” of a crowded release window, with a number of other highly-anticipated PC games launching in the same window.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 launched on 9th November, which, it turned out, was the same week Sports Interactive’s Football Manager 2022, Playground’s Forza Horizon 5, Rockstar’s GTA Trilogy and Bethesda’s Skyrim: Anniversary Edition came out.
Frontier said Jurassic World Evolution 2 sales on PlayStation and Xbox “are largely as expected”.
There’s hope for the game, though. Frontier said it believes Jurassic World Evolution 2 will overtake Jurassic World Evolution in terms of revenue in its first 12 months from release, and called the initial PC sales “primarily a phasing issue”. Frontier reckons it will see “significant” sales around Christmas off the back of over 440,000 Steam wishlists, and also expects a boost when the delayed Jurassic World Dominion film comes out in June.
As it stands, according to Frontier boss David Braben, Jurassic World Evolution 2 has around half a million players across all platforms.
“A massive thank you to everyone involved with the launch of Jurassic World Evolution 2,” Braben commented. “Whilst initial sales on PC have been lower than we targeted, the game is already being enjoyed by around half a million players across all platforms, and showing very strong critical and player reviews. We are confident that it’s another terrific addition to our great portfolio of games. Frontier’s future looks strong and our portfolio continues to grow.”