"We continue to project Jurassic World Evolution 2 to overtake Jurassic World Evolution in terms of revenue in its first 12 months from release," Frontier told investors.Īnother trading update is expected in the New Year. The JWE is the third entry in the Jurassic Park series after Jurassic Park III: The DNA Factor and Jurassic Park II: The Chaos Continues. The company also expects a boost from the release of Jurassic World Dominion, the next film in the franchise, in June 2022. Jurassic World Evolution is a simulation video game developed by Frontier Developments. It adds that excitement remains strong for the PC version, with over 440,000 wishlists on Steam. However, Frontier remains optimistic for Evolution 2 overall, describing the struggles on PC as "primarily a phasing issue" and predicting significant sales around Christmas. The lower-than-expected sales, combined with the under-performance of Elite Dangerous expansion Odyssey, prompted the lowering of its forecast.
The company described Jurassic World Evolution 2 as its biggest release and largest revenue contributor for the current financial year. In his comment at the end of the update, Frontier founder and CEO David Braben said the game has sold around 500,000 copies across all platforms. By comparison, the original launched in June 2018. The game debuted on November 9, the same day as Football Manager 2022 and Forza Horizon 5, and two days before the GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition and Skyrim: Anniversary Edition. In its annual results released back in September, this forecast was stated as £130 million to £150 million.Ī trading update issued to investors gives more context around the game's performance and the company's expectations, revealing that while sales are "lower than expected on PC," console sales are "largely as expected."įrontier attributes this to a "more crowded release window than expected." The company now expects revenues of between £100 million and £130 million for the 12 months ending May 31, 2022. Jurassic World Evolution 2 is off to a slower start than expected, prompting Frontier Developments to lower its revenue forecasts for the current fiscal year.