They killed the only good NFL game almost 15 years ago, and that was even before loot boxes.
...Handsome Jack?
The fact that you genuinely believe this and believe they want the same for the Switch is literally baffling.SEGA had their own sports games competing with EA's and they didn't like that.
SEGA's poor decisions during the last few years didn't help, but EA played a big role on it.
It wasn't me that talked about the SwitchThe fact that you genuinely believe this and believe they want the same for the Switch is literally baffling.
A series of poor business decisions on Sega's part as well as launch window, poor line up of titles and fierce competition killed the Dreamcast and segas console side. EA deciding to withhold Madden was an infinitesimal aspect of the Dreamcasts ultimate demise.
They just need to find the right GaaS game to hook you.I just don't like how lazy they've been with Madden since getting the exclusive rights to the NFL. I don't play multiplayer, and and the single-player modes always get skimmed over in favor of Ultimate Team. I will say that NBA Live provides a lot more progression than 2k without having to feel like you need to buy microtransactions.
Since I avoid their multi-player games, I don't have a huge problem with EA since you'll never catch me buying microtransactions anyway
That is something only a heel would say just to gain more heat
There was definitely a high profile rumor about that around when the Wii U launched, but there was never any confirmation. It could potentially explain some things if it is true, though.I could've sworn that EA offered Nintendo Origin as an online backend for the WiiU, Nintendo said no.
Gatcha games are free 2 play, they need a monetisation system to be profitable. EA sells full priced games with gatcha systems on them to squeeze more money from the costumers, and they even dare to call them "surprize mechanics".
They have killed any decent single player franshise they owned to chase the GAAS models trying to push the narrative that single player games are dead.
Fuck EA and they predatory schemes. They are not the only ones doing this crap though.
It would be nice to get that confirmed one way or the other. It sounds like EA to hold that kind of grudge.There was definitely a high profile rumor about that around when the Wii U launched, but there was never any confirmation. It could potentially explain some things if it is true, though.
Oh yes, for sure. By all accounts it seems the autonomy BioWare was given became their own flaw since developing Andromeda especially. The whole "One BioWare" initiative seemed to have done colossal damage to the studio on the inside, with the toxicity between the studios being the reason why many left during the development of Mass Effect Andromeda, and it's incredible that could go on for years and years without EA doing anything about it, as the people who hold the money.I'm not giving a pass to Bioware I said EA is "just as responsible," as they have owned Bioware for a very long time now. Too long to be clueless. We don't disagree do we? Or do you think EA is not to blame at all?
Will you take a fucking look at Dead Space and Mass Effect you fucking cunts?
Seriously EA ya'll are delusional af
This practices are wrong, and by law illegal in many contries. Thats why they came out with the "surprise mechanics" term for loot boxes as loot boxes have a negative conetation. Anyone doing this practices need to stop. Period. And gamers need to stop supporting these crappy companies untill they change their ways.Exactly. They're not the only ones doing it. And if they weren't doing it, their shareholders would sack their leadership until they found someone who would do it. Because the shareholders are who they are beholden to. It's the same with franchises they've abandoned. They abandoned them because the potential profit did not offset the risk.
It's not 'whataboutery' here, but simply pointing out that EA is not exceptional in the market. And they're not even the worst.
It seems like EA get a huge amount of flak for basically doing what the market rewards.
With gatcha mechanics and more microtransactions.Heres an easy way to get into my good graces.
Mass Effect Trilogy remastered
Real talkRemember that time where the bad guy in Mirror's edge Catalyst looked a lot like EA's CEO:
Maxis still exists, they just pretty much do the Sims now.Stop killing the studios I love. Westwood and Maxis are gone and Bioware may as well be.
No. The concept was never intentionally referencing Andrew Wilson.
Westwood more or less became EALA and had a great run. Maxis still exists and is working on cool stuff. Likewise BioWare.Stop killing the studios I love. Westwood and Maxis are gone and Bioware may as well be.
No, there's people there that have been there decades and the Sims was always their most popular game which reaches a diverse audience that's really underserved in the market - just cus you aren't into the game, doesn't mean they are dead and not really sucessful.Isn't it pretty much a different studio using the Maxis name? Sim City is done, so they may as well be dead too.
EA gaming's top poster boy of a corporation that revels in hyper capitalism.
Everything they do has a predatory slant to it.
Couldn't have said it better myself.Too large, too traditional business focused. That's what happens. It's a corporate style company now with fiduciary goals coming first and foremost. I get that's just the way of large companies. But it goes at odds with the gaming community and to a broader degree good consumer practices.
And really it's not specifically EA to blame. It's corporate structure/identity/operating procedures of today's business world. The problem is EA asks "How do we do better?" And when people respond they go, "ok ok, but without changing the way our business operates". And therein lies the problem. A problem they're potentially no longer capable of addressing do to their size and structure.
Too large, too traditional business focused. That's what happens. It's a corporate style company now with fiduciary goals coming first and foremost. I get that's just the way of large companies. But it goes at odds with the gaming community and to a broader degree good consumer practices.
And really it's not specifically EA to blame. It's corporate structure/identity/operating procedures of today's business world. The problem is EA asks "How do we do better?" And when people respond they go, "ok ok, but without changing the way our business operates". And therein lies the problem. A problem they're potentially no longer capable of addressing do to their size and structure.
What's MEC?I remember a thread on GAF back in maybe 2014 or so, where Peter Moore said in an interview that he and several people at EA made a conscious attempt to figure out why the company had such a bad reputation by scouring gaming enthusiast sites like GAF, in an effort to rid themselves of the 'evil corporation' tag and perceived in a more positive light. I'm pretty sure Mirror's Edge Catalyst was part of this initiative, and the main reason it was greenlit was to earn good will among gamers above all else.
But then Peter Moore left shortly after and MEC was a big ol' disappointment and it was business as usual after that.