The American version of football is without a doubt popular. And we're talking not only about the NFL but about the NCAA as well. The number of unique players in the EA Sports College Football 25 exceeded 2.2 million even before the official release. 

That means that more than 2.2 million people purchased the Deluxe Edition of a sports simulator with college teams, priced at $100. This version allowed early access to the game starting on July 16, three days before the general release.

Additionally, 600,000 people started playing College Football 25 before the release through the trial version available on EA Play. Thus, the total audience of the simulator approached three million.

College Football 25 became a hit among players in the US even before the official release. According to Circana, on July 17, the football simulator ranked in the top 3 for player activity on Xbox Series X|S and top 4 on PS5.

Analysts believe College Football 25 has the potential to become one of the top gaming hits of 2024, including in terms of revenue.

The release of College Football 25 took place on July 19. The game's average score on Metacritic is 83 out of 100.

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