While Warner Bros. Games saw a successful start to 2023 with Hogwarts Legacy, 2024 is a different story. Rocksteady Studios’ long-awaited Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is confirmed to have “fallen short” of expectations.
Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels revealed this in the company’s Q4 2023 earnings call (via IGN). Wiedenfels said the live service looter shooter set up the company for a “tough year” compared to the previous. Sales figures weren’t mentioned.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League launched on February 2nd for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC and received mixed reviews for its story, combat and more. You can check out our review here for more details. Its peak concurrent player count on Steam barely crossed 13,000, and despite topping the weekly physical sales charts in the UK, launch sales were half that of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.
Despite its disappointing performance, it has a year of post-launch content planned, starting in March with Season 1 and the arrival of the Joker. Head here for more details.