Ampere Analysis: EA is the largest publisher by MAU on PlayStation & Xbox
And Sony is losing to Microsoft in terms of MAU.
16.4% of the overall MAU on consoles of Sony & Microsoft played EA games in February 2023.
Epic Games is the closest competitor with 11.4% MAU.
EA leadership is supported by leading positions in sports franchises like FIFA 23 and NHL 23.
FIFA 23 players have been returning to the game for 10 days in February. Final Fantasy XIV Online and Genshin Impact are a little behind (9 days per month).
Microsoft in the first months of 2023 is showing better MAU results than Sony. On average, in the last half a year, it’s outperformed the competitor by this metric.
If the deal with Activision-Blizzard will happen, the Microsoft MAU on consoles will be 2.5x higher than Sony MAU.