It?s no secret that BioWare?s latest creation, Anthem, has had a rough launch. At least, it would appear that way from a less-than-stellar review score, reports of hard-crashing PlayStation 4 systems, and refunds allegedly being offered by Sony that shows history repeats itself. A recent patch decreased the likelihood of receiving high-tier loot and caused backlash, which has reached a fever-pitch. A Reddit post calling for a temporary boycott of the game has so far received over 11.8 thousand upvotes.

Here?s why the Anthem boycott won?t work.
No Real Commitment?s Required
First off, a one-week boycott is hardly a blip on EA?s radar. Not to mention, this boycott conveniently skips the weekend, when the most gaming hours are logged. The majority of gamers have work, school, or other real-life matters to attend to, so a boycott during the work week is unlikely to have much effect. Furthermore, by announcing definitive start and end dates to this boycott, EA has even less to worry about, as the company knows the plans of the minority of gamers who are upset enough to partake in this boycott. Which brings us to the second reason this won?t work. Anthem was the best-selling digital release on the PlayStation Store for February 2019, despite only officially being available since the 22nd. Some of that may have been due to preorders, but most of it was likely due to purchases made on the day of release. Games don?t get to the number one slot by selling a few thousand copies a...