Warner Bros. Discovery has voiced dissatisfaction with the sales performance of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League in its recent financial disclosure. The tepid launch reception raises doubts about the game's future support, especially as Rocksteady's content roadmap for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League currently reaches only up to 2024.
The latest Suicide Squad installment launched on February 2 for PC and modern consoles. Reviews have been mixed, with an OpenCritic score of 60 from 107 reviews. While players have shown more positivity, the game's failure to gain sales traction was evident within a week when Rocksteady's older Batman game surpassed Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League in Steam player numbers.
Challenging Sales Comparison: Suicide Squad vs. Hogwarts Legacy
During the fourth-quarter financial report for fiscal year 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery officially admitted the disappointing sales performance of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels recognized the game's underwhelming results, setting up a challenging comparison to Q1 2023 dominated by the exceptional success of Hogwarts Legacy.
Wiedenfels' comments on the game's launch were part of a broader discussion on the company's future prospects. Specific sales figures for Rocksteady's title were not disclosed. Public data shows a decline in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's Steam player base, dropping from a peak of 13,500 at launch to under 900 by February 23.
While critics argue that the game struggled due to market saturation of live service shooters, attributing its weak start solely to its genre or business model oversimplifies the issue. For example, Helldivers 2 achieved significant sales success shortly after, selling one million copies in 72 hours despite skipping the Xbox Series X/S platform, which has a large user base.
Rocksteady has committed to delivering content updates for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League throughout 2024, spread across four seasons. The game's future support will likely hinge on its ability to turn around its performance during this timeframe.