Over the years, there have been several attempts to match the success of Bungie's Destiny and Destiny 2 and the games-as-a-service (GaaS) model. This is a strategy to continuously generate revenue from a game, years after its initial launch by offering continuous story updates, expansions, DLC and other cosmetic transactions on a weekly or monthly basis.
So far, no other game has come close to matching Destiny 2's financial success and popularity with Bioware's Anthem being the most recent failure. At least, it was until new financial information from Square Enix was disclosed which paints a grim picture for Marvel's Avengers.
Tokyo-based Square Enix reported a lost of about ¥6.5 billion yen in a division of the company that completed the GaaS take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The report also reveals that the game only sold 60% of what Square had initially projected. Online mathematicians have figured out that missing out on 40% on intended sales means it only sold about 3 million copies worldwide since its launch two months ago, netting a loss of about $63 million. For comparison, Destiny 2 sold just under 2 million copies in its first week of release.
For more details on this report, be sure to visit our sister gaming site GameFragger.com, which breaks down the numbers in a more detailed fashion and dives into what the future might hold for the game.