FIFA 21 UK physical launch sales down more than 42% over FIFA 20's Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. FIFA 21 UK physical launch sales down more than 42% over FIFA 20's Penalty. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 12 Oct 2020 50 comments FIFA 21 UK physical launch sales are down more than 42 per cent over FIFA 20's, according to a report from Eurogamer sister site GamesIndustry.biz. While a significant number of sales will be digital (UK digital sales are expected later this week), it's a big drop for EA's premier sports game. So, what's up? As GI points out, it may be the case that FIFA fans who plan on buying a next-gen console this November are waiting for FIFA 21 to come out on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. EA offers a free upgrade, dubbed Dual Entitlement, but perhaps the message has not reached everyone, or some players are put off by non-FUT and Volta progress not carrying over. Watch on YouTube On 9th October - the day FIFA 21 went on general sale - EA put out a press release saying over 2.3 million players worldwide had already played the game via the 10-hour trial that came with an EA Play subscription, so early interest was certainly there. And we can see how well FIFA 21 is doing on Steam (it's the first game in the series to launch on Valve's platform). At the time of publication, 15,843 were playing concurrently, putting FIFA 21 just behind The Witcher 3 and just above The Elder Scrolls Online. It peaked at 23,151 concurrent players. Despite the physical drop, FIFA 21 is the biggest game launch of 2020 so far, beating The Last of Us 2 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Here's this week's top 10: FIFA 21 Star Wars: Squadrons Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Animal Crossing: New Horizons Super Mario 3D All-Stars Mario Kart 8: Deluxe Minecraft Dungeons Marvel's Avengers Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Grand Theft Auto 5 Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store