EA buys ESPN License, Takes Huge Dump on Visual Concepts

[quote name='Cornfedwb']What a bunch of asswipes.. trying to remove their competition and do everything necessary to produce a better profit. :roll:

I realize we may not like the fact that we'll no longer be able to buy Sega's $20 NFL game and be forced to buy EA's $50 Madden game (if we want to play the newest NFL game that is)... but its good business people. They are not evil, they are not assholes, they're smart, period.[/quote]

I agree. You're a bunch of 'asswipes'.
 
[quote name='cthcky33'][quote name='TJordan522']Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! My precious ESPN NHL series!!!!! The exclusive football deal was mildly annoying, but now this is personal. Die EA!

Me-----> :twoguns: :twisted:
 
[quote name='spoo'][quote name='Stryffe2004'][quote name='Gothic_Walrus'][quote name='Chris Dillon']if you got the cash you spend it. This is just smart business. Every business in the world does this but this just is very public and somewhat effects us. Doesnt hurt me one bit. I can`t wait to have Chris Bermen Sportcenter talking about my plays.[/quote]

It does hurt you. EA won't have a real reason to innovate or to radically change their games anymore, because there won't be any competition.[/quote]

Exactly.[/quote]

The simple fact is if they start making super shitty sports games no one will buy them. Not even if they have the NFL and ESPN name. Look at sells for the top ten games that sell every year and look at the average rating they get. Cash is louder then competition.[/quote]

That's where you're wrong. Enter the Matrix sold well, didn't it? That was because of the game's license...and not its quality, which it didn't seem to have any of.

[quote name='DocBledsoe']Sorry Goth, but there is NEVER a reason that you MUST go to Walmart. You choose too. If you liked competition you wouldn't be on this site. You want the lowest price. Seeking the lowest deal skims margins that have to be made up somewhere. Whether it's in the development of the game, the packaging, or the salaries of the oaf that put's them on the shelves.[/quote]

I've had two reasons lately: my parents force me to (cheapass portrait studio to supplement senior pictures), and returning a Christmas present that was bought there. It's been months since I've entered on my own volition.
 
[quote name='studio (Wombat5277)']I would be surprised if they got rid of Madden, don't forget MNF is on ABC, which is owed by disney same as ESPN, so expect Madden to still be hanging around, they will probably just add sportscenter before and after games, like 2K5[/quote]
ESPN is not Madden they are owned by the same parent company but it is all separated.
 
[quote name='Cornfedwb']What a bunch of asswipes.. trying to remove their competition and do everything necessary to produce a better profit. :roll:

I realize we may not like the fact that we'll no longer be able to buy Sega's $20 NFL game and be forced to buy EA's $50 Madden game (if we want to play the newest NFL game that is)... but its good business people. They are not evil, they are not assholes, they're smart, period.[/quote]

nobody is saying that it is bad business, we are saying that it sucks for gamers who like to have a choice of games.
 
Without getting into legalities or anything...this just kinda sucks. I've never really liked EA sports, and i like Sega. This blows. Yes, it both sucks AND blows.
 
[quote name='Gothic_Walrus'][quote name='spoo'][quote name='Stryffe2004'][quote name='Gothic_Walrus'][quote name='Chris Dillon']if you got the cash you spend it. This is just smart business. Every business in the world does this but this just is very public and somewhat effects us. Doesnt hurt me one bit. I can`t wait to have Chris Bermen Sportcenter talking about my plays.[/quote]

It does hurt you. EA won't have a real reason to innovate or to radically change their games anymore, because there won't be any competition.[/quote]

Exactly.[/quote]

The simple fact is if they start making super shitty sports games no one will buy them. Not even if they have the NFL and ESPN name. Look at sells for the top ten games that sell every year and look at the average rating they get. Cash is louder then competition.[/quote]

That's where you're wrong. Enter the Matrix sold well, didn't it? That was because of the game's license...and not its quality, which it didn't seem to have any of.[/quote]

It sold well the first week or two before reviews came out. After the reviews came out and word of mouth stores could not get rid of the game. Flukes are bound to happen but if EA makes the same shitty game year after year it will not sell. Mark my word.
 
[quote name='roland13x']This just in: EA buys the exclusive rights the the first person shooter genre.

EA also just bought the Internets and the letter 'M'.[/quote] :rofl:
 
[quote name='Wshakspear']Without getting into legalities or anything...this just kinda sucks. I've never really liked EA sports, and i like Sega. This blows. Yes, it both sucks AND blows.[/quote]

:lol: You feel you need to say that twice?
 
[quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='Cornfedwb']What a bunch of asswipes.. trying to remove their competition and do everything necessary to produce a better profit. :roll:

I realize we may not like the fact that we'll no longer be able to buy Sega's $20 NFL game and be forced to buy EA's $50 Madden game (if we want to play the newest NFL game that is)... but its good business people. They are not evil, they are not assholes, they're smart, period.[/quote]

I agree. You're a bunch of 'asswipes'.[/quote]

have fun paying at least $59.99 for your new madden, and paying to play online and paying for roster updates and god knows what else. where do you think the money for all this licensing is gonna come from?? if they are gonna pour all this money into getting exclusive licenses, they are gonna have to make there money back by raising prices
 
[quote name='cthcky33'][quote name='Cornfedwb']What a bunch of asswipes.. trying to remove their competition and do everything necessary to produce a better profit. :roll:

I realize we may not like the fact that we'll no longer be able to buy Sega's $20 NFL game and be forced to buy EA's $50 Madden game (if we want to play the newest NFL game that is)... but its good business people. They are not evil, they are not assholes, they're smart, period.[/quote]

nobody is saying that it is bad business, we are saying that it sucks for gamers who like to have a choice of games.[/quote]

That's the thing, to many of us there was never a choice. When Sega Sports Talk Football made that phreaked up game with Deion Sanders on it I quit buying their games. I switch to Madden. I tried Sega's Dreamcast entry b/c of the amazing graphics, but the gameplay was awful. EA has dominated since...maybe ESPN was close this year...but it didn't have Xbox live and it wasn't Madden. Good riddance, I wont miss it!
 
Not that I was going to buy it before...

I do my best to not buy EA games; I've decided that if I *have* to have something, I'll get it used (such as GoldenEye: Rogue Agent - which, based upon the reviews, I'll wait until it hits $10 or less). I'd really like to try out the LOTR: The Third Age; it may be a ripoff, but if it's that much like FFX, that's certainly not a bad thing.

The hardest thing for me to do is convince my wife not to do it; I don't think I'll win this battle, as she is absolutely enamored with the Sims 2. That I don't mind; at least that program is a niche market (unless you count Singles - Flirt up Your Life!).

The ESPN loss will not be significant for Sega; the NFL and NFLPA licenses were crucial; without those two, everything else is superficial. Why complain about having a headache when someone's cut off your fucking legs?

There are other sports, I suppose. But, the Sega games were great before ESPN, so those with licenses will survive just fine.

I'm not certain what to think of the reactionary "I'm so in love with a company trying to eliminate all remnants of competition" mentality some of you have (whomever snidely remarked about reserving Madden 06 this evening?). It's a very shallow attitude; like eating meat in front of a vegetarian just for the sake of pissing off the vegetarian. Such attitudes do not denote any existence of an "argument" to speak of, much less any argument to conceivably "win." If anything, you may be proving yourself to be the very sort of self-righteous boastful asshole, that, with any luck, your parents raised you not to be (unless they are lawyers, in which case your attitude is to be expected).

Finally, ladies and gentlemen...be careful not to use the word "monopoly." The grammarians are watching.

myke.
...has no sense of irony.
 
[quote name='cthcky33'][quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='Cornfedwb']What a bunch of asswipes.. trying to remove their competition and do everything necessary to produce a better profit. :roll:

I realize we may not like the fact that we'll no longer be able to buy Sega's $20 NFL game and be forced to buy EA's $50 Madden game (if we want to play the newest NFL game that is)... but its good business people. They are not evil, they are not assholes, they're smart, period.[/quote]

I agree. You're a bunch of 'asswipes'.[/quote]

have fun paying at least $59.99 for your new madden, and paying to play online and paying for roster updates and god knows what else. where do you think the money for all this licensing is gonna come from?? if they are gonna pour all this money into getting exclusive licenses, they are gonna have to make there money back by raising prices[/quote]

The week after launch it's always 34.99 or less at Frys.
 
[quote name='DocBledsoe']
.maybe ESPN was close this year...but it didn't have Xbox live and it wasn't Madden. Good riddance, I wont miss it![/quote]

how is it that it didnt have xbox live now???, and i agree, the preordering madden comment was uncalled for
 
[quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='cthcky33'][quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='Cornfedwb']What a bunch of asswipes.. trying to remove their competition and do everything necessary to produce a better profit. :roll:

I realize we may not like the fact that we'll no longer be able to buy Sega's $20 NFL game and be forced to buy EA's $50 Madden game (if we want to play the newest NFL game that is)... but its good business people. They are not evil, they are not assholes, they're smart, period.[/quote]

I agree. You're a bunch of 'asswipes'.[/quote]

have fun paying at least $59.99 for your new madden, and paying to play online and paying for roster updates and god knows what else. where do you think the money for all this licensing is gonna come from?? if they are gonna pour all this money into getting exclusive licenses, they are gonna have to make there money back by raising prices[/quote]

The week after launch it's always 34.99 or less at Frys.[/quote]

it wont be with the new "only football game choice in the world" edition of madden
 
[quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='cthcky33'][quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='Cornfedwb']What a bunch of asswipes.. trying to remove their competition and do everything necessary to produce a better profit. :roll:

I realize we may not like the fact that we'll no longer be able to buy Sega's $20 NFL game and be forced to buy EA's $50 Madden game (if we want to play the newest NFL game that is)... but its good business people. They are not evil, they are not assholes, they're smart, period.[/quote]

I agree. You're a bunch of 'asswipes'.[/quote]

have fun paying at least $59.99 for your new madden, and paying to play online and paying for roster updates and god knows what else. where do you think the money for all this licensing is gonna come from?? if they are gonna pour all this money into getting exclusive licenses, they are gonna have to make there money back by raising prices[/quote]

The week after launch it's always 34.99 or less at Frys.[/quote]

$60 won't happen unless they make a CE, which there's not really any type of anniversary to celebrate. $50 is the standard for new releases and it won't change with this one.
 
[quote name='CrashSpyro123'][quote name='Wshakspear']Without getting into legalities or anything...this just kinda sucks. I've never really liked EA sports, and i like Sega. This blows. Yes, it both sucks AND blows.[/quote]

:lol: You feel you need to say that twice?[/quote]

Yes.
Yes.
 
I have always thought that ESPN was a bunch of Disney bizaches anyways. Disney needs money because they are going down the toilet.
 
[quote name='cthcky33'][quote name='DocBledsoe']
.maybe ESPN was close this year...but it didn't have Xbox live and it wasn't Madden. Good riddance, I wont miss it![/quote]

how is it that it didnt have xbox live now???, and i agree, the preordering madden comment was uncalled for[/quote]

Huh...it did have Xbox live.....interesting. I take it all back Damn EA! I'll never buy - eh - who am I kidding I would pre-order Madden tonight. But in all fairness EA sports games are why I bought my console. I guess a fanatic has no business in an emotional argument that includes hints of reason and truth.
 
[quote name='DocBledsoe']It's just like WalMart. Who cares? If Walmart setup a game trade in situation and shaved 35% off the cost of used games would you boycott them in fear of lasing EBgames and Gamestop? Hell No, you'd buy their cheap ass games.
Incidentally, this is old news. EA Sports spent millions advertising on ESPN/ABC and ESPN.com. ESPN never blocked this - b/c this was coming.[/quote]

I don't want to take away from the important topic at hand, but I haven't shopped at Wal-Mart in years and will continue not to, no matter how good their deals are. Just because CAGs want good prices doesn't mean we'll always do anything to get them. That's Wal-Mart's philosophy, not mine.

Regarding your other comments in this and the rest of your posts in this thread, you seem to be making a lot of friends here, Doc. Your arguments are always so well written and well thought out. You come off as an expert on the topic. And now that my sarcasm detector has blown up, let me say: Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out.
 
[quote name='ViolentLee'][quote name='DocBledsoe']It's just like WalMart. Who cares? If Walmart setup a game trade in situation and shaved 35% off the cost of used games would you boycott them in fear of lasing EBgames and Gamestop? Hell No, you'd buy their cheap ass games.
Incidentally, this is old news. EA Sports spent millions advertising on ESPN/ABC and ESPN.com. ESPN never blocked this - b/c this was coming.[/quote]

I don't want to take away from the important topic at hand, but I haven't shopped at Wal-Mart in years and will continue not to, no matter how good their deals are. Just because CAGs want good prices doesn't mean we'll always do anything to get them. That's Wal-Mart's philosophy, not mine.

Regarding your other comments in this and the rest of your posts in this thread, you seem to be making a lot of friends here, Doc. Your arguments are always so well written and well thought out. You come off as an expert on the topic. And now that my sarcasm detector has blown up, let me say: Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out.[/quote]

agreed
 
[quote name='DocBledsoe']It's just like WalMart. Who cares? If Walmart setup a game trade in situation and shaved 35% off the cost of used games would you boycott them in fear of lasing EBgames and Gamestop? Hell No, you'd buy their cheap ass games.
Incidentally, this is old news. EA Sports spent millions advertising on ESPN/ABC and ESPN.com. ESPN never blocked this - b/c this was coming.[/quote]

That's not a wise argument. selling a game is totally different from making a game, and that's all on the sellers side not the developer/publisher side. Walmart would still buy the games at a whole sale price, what the store does with the games is up to the store and is no concern nor affects the developer/publisher (although you could come up with theorys on how games can be monopolized and sold at any price by one store, but it won't ever happen for obvious reasons, and I'm talking about the whole gaming industry, not just ONE game beacause yes, I've seen stores have exclusive rights to selling certain games, so i'll save you the trouble of typing that).

That's a shady thing to do, I'm not a football fan but I can understand the feeling of "WTF!". Why the industry is letting this go un-bitched is beyond me. What if EA had the exlcusive rights to every major car manufacturer name across the world (Ford,Toyota ect), that would be by by to Gran Turismo, I mean for the right price they could buy any license. There's a thin line between developing games and making money, and EA has shit, pissed burnt and blew up that line. Just buying out licenses is just a cheap tactic, and does not only hurt the developers we love, but also hurts us the gamers. I must be naive to think that developers are making games for the love of making games, not for the profit. I've been saying this for years, When they took the Nascar License (and killed beloved papyrus games) almost no one gave a damn, now look at em..Can't Say I didn't see this coming..
 
Just here recently I've refused to buy:
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Need for Speed Underground 2
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age
Def Jam Fight For NY
NFL Street 2

EA obviously has enough money, my contribution to their bank isn't important.
Now if people would just stick to their guns, EA might be in for a big suprise.
I see an EA regulated control on legality of selling their games used in the future.
:lol:

I've always said it was the game, not the publisher or brand....this however is a bit too far. I'm all for a company is in business to make money, but this crap is just dirty pool.
 
[quote name='defiance_17'][quote name='SadieDee']I found a list of games that EA has published and developed.

http://games.ign.com/objects/025/025025.html?fromint=1[/quote]

Quite unimpressive, overall.[/quote]

i was thinking the same thing, if you go to games developed, the best one was NHL 93, but outside of that and maybe ROTK there wasnt much good in there. and i dont count burnout 3, because they just bought up the people who made it
 
To each their own.

For me, I am against having EA, I want a choice in my games. For people like me, just dont buy EA games, and try to get other people to see the light. EA can buy all the rights they want, but they cant make us buy the games.
 
[quote name='howlinmad']Just here recently I've refused to buy:
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Need for Speed Underground 2
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age
Def Jam Fight For NY

EA obviously has enough money, my contribution to their bank isn't important.
Now if people would just stick to their guns, EA might be in for a big suprise.
I see an EA regulated control on legality of selling their games used in the future.
:lol:[/quote]

No one will stick to their guns, though. Almost everyone bitching about this now will be taken in, easily, by a EA killer ap down the road, probably within the year in most cases. I just hope EA makes it painful in the football case. People who buy Madden now deserve to get whacked 10 dollars for roster updates, 15 a month for online play and mandatory online lock-out of previous years when the next year's version is released. Ideally, I'd like everyone who buys a Madden game to eventually end up sucking cock to continue paying for it, but that's only the perfect scenario. I'd be content with just moderate wallet-raping.
 
[quote name='ViolentLee'][quote name='DocBledsoe']It's just like WalMart. Who cares? If Walmart setup a game trade in situation and shaved 35% off the cost of used games would you boycott them in fear of lasing EBgames and Gamestop? Hell No, you'd buy their cheap ass games.
Incidentally, this is old news. EA Sports spent millions advertising on ESPN/ABC and ESPN.com. ESPN never blocked this - b/c this was coming.[/quote]

I don't want to take away from the important topic at hand, but I haven't shopped at Wal-Mart in years and will continue not to, no matter how good their deals are. Just because CAGs want good prices doesn't mean we'll always do anything to get them. That's Wal-Mart's philosophy, not mine.

Regarding your other comments in this and the rest of your posts in this thread, you seem to be making a lot of friends here, Doc. Your arguments are always so well written and well thought out. You come off as an expert on the topic. And now that my sarcasm detector has blown up, let me say: Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out.[/quote]

I have to do something to pass the time at work. All I have is this forum and Fall Of Nations.
 
When ESPN would use Madden in their NFL Matchup (sponsored by EA games, of all things) show and NOT ESPN 2K5, you could see the deal already in place... Sportscenter used 2K games when it wanted to simulate the Super Bowl game... and they would play the 2K commercial pretty much as many times as that goddamned Tilt commercial...

Oddly enough, I don't have this 'LOL EA sucks' attitude others have here... I don't buy a game and say 'oh shit, it's EA, can't buy this'... but I DO agree that this whole corporate swarm by EA is a bit much... strangely I actually PREFER EA Big games to the regular EA titles...
 
[quote name='Death2Sanity']Can't say you didn't see this coming...EA already had a lot of ESPN announcers in their college games.

Damn...other video game companies had better get on the ball. If EA starts resting on their laurels with their recent success, the other guys will have a chance to prove themselves.

Kinda a while Windows-Linux/OSX thing. Everybody gets all 'boo Microsoft' and tries out alternatives. I guess this is why I'm not as scared as everybody else is. This isn't the first time stuff like this has happened, and it will sort itself out.

And seriously, you claim EA has no reason to innovate...well, again, you're going to say what you will regardless. I much prefer the wait-and-see approach, instead of assembling the lynching crowd immediately.[/quote]

ASSEMBLE THE LYNCH CROWD! :D

[quote name='roland13x']This just in: EA buys the exclusive rights the the first person shooter genre.

EA also just bought the Internets and the letter 'M'.[/quote]

:rofl:

Seriously, I've always preferred Sega sports games, especially when it comes to basketball. The NBA Live games (especially the more recent ones) are pathetic basketball simulations.
 
[quote name='CrashSpyro123']At least we can finally get College Gameday in NCAA Football, that'll be sweet.[/quote]

With a digital version of Mel Brooks... err... I mean, Lee Corso... ;-)
 
[quote name='jmcc'][quote name='howlinmad']Just here recently I've refused to buy:
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Need for Speed Underground 2
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age
Def Jam Fight For NY

EA obviously has enough money, my contribution to their bank isn't important.
Now if people would just stick to their guns, EA might be in for a big suprise.
I see an EA regulated control on legality of selling their games used in the future.
:lol:[/quote]

No one will stick to their guns, though. Almost everyone bitching about this now will be taken in, easily, by a EA killer ap down the road, probably within the year in most cases. I just hope EA makes it painful in the football case. People who buy Madden now deserve to get whacked 10 dollars for roster updates, 15 a month for online play and mandatory online lock-out of previous years when the next year's version is released. Ideally, I'd like everyone who buys a Madden game to eventually end up sucking cock to continue paying for it, but that's only the perfect scenario. I'd be content with just moderate wallet-raping.[/quote]

This is true, hardly anyone will completely stick to this. Maybe if folks are atleast more reserved about which ones they buy. That could help a bit.
 
Maybe this will force someone to make a Great NCAA Football game for once. Not a halfassed preview of the NFL game that comes out 2 weeks early.
 
[quote name='defiance_17'][quote name='SadieDee']I found a list of games that EA has published and developed.

http://games.ign.com/objects/025/025025.html?fromint=1[/quote]

Quite unimpressive, overall.[/quote]

Actually, that list is missing a few dozen titles. Whoever compiled it only appears to have made a real effort on recent console stuff. There are tons of items missing that were highly influential.

More importantly, so what? EA has always been a publisher first. That was what the company was founded to be. Their model was the recording industry in the days when vinyl was still the primary medium. Their early releases were in record alsbum style packaging for this reason.
 
[quote name='MorPhiend']Okay all of you nay-sayers. I suppose that you still think that EA is not attempting a monopoly?!?[/quote]

Hmm.... My thoughts on this is that EA will bring in their own system after the next round and after Nintendo has died off too. (Sad but true). I think the way to stop this would be to have Sega and Nintendo merge, making Segendo or Nintega and Just having all companies work together to destroy EA.
 
Nothing suprises me with EA these days. They are destroying the game industry like a swarm of locusts.

The last hope for gamers is either an Acclaim-esq series of duds or a scandal. I lean towards Scandal. Something that brings the entire company into the front page of the Wall Street Journal. The Enron of Video Games...
 
[quote name='epobirs']Actually, that list is missing a few dozen titles. Whoever compiled it only appears to have made a real effort on recent console stuff. There are tons of items missing that were highly influential.[/quote]

I'm not certain how old you must be to consider 3DO, Amiga, and Apple IIe programs "recent."

myke.
 
[quote name='goergegavin'][quote name='MorPhiend']Okay all of you nay-sayers. I suppose that you still think that EA is not attempting a monopoly?!?[/quote]

Hmm.... My thoughts on this is that EA will bring in their own system after the next round and after Nintendo has died off too. (Sad but true). I think the way to stop this would be to have Sega and Nintendo merge, making Segendo or Nintega and Just having all companies work together to destroy EA.[/quote]

Sega already merged with Sammy, and they're not going anywhere soon. Though maybe Take-Two should buy out VC and Kush Games from Sega and put Sega out of the sports genre for good.
 
[quote name='GameDude']Maybe Sega will pick up the Madden license...it's not like EA needs it anymore.[/quote]

What and have 22 John Maddens playing football all the while announcing the game, too, with obvious insights on what's going on in the game.
 
[quote name='epobirs'][quote name='defiance_17'][quote name='SadieDee']I found a list of games that EA has published and developed.

http://games.ign.com/objects/025/025025.html?fromint=1[/quote]

Quite unimpressive, overall.[/quote]

Actually, that list is missing a few dozen titles. Whoever compiled it only appears to have made a real effort on recent console stuff. There are tons of items missing that were highly influential.

More importantly, so what? EA has always been a publisher first. That was what the company was founded to be. Their model was the recording industry in the days when vinyl was still the primary medium. Their early releases were in record alsbum style packaging for this reason.[/quote]

I think they don't include games who's publishers don't have names starting with EA. So there's plenty of games missing from the list.
 
[quote name='CrashSpyro123'][quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='cthcky33'][quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='Cornfedwb']What a bunch of asswipes.. trying to remove their competition and do everything necessary to produce a better profit. :roll:

I realize we may not like the fact that we'll no longer be able to buy Sega's $20 NFL game and be forced to buy EA's $50 Madden game (if we want to play the newest NFL game that is)... but its good business people. They are not evil, they are not assholes, they're smart, period.[/quote]

I agree. You're a bunch of 'asswipes'.[/quote]

have fun paying at least $59.99 for your new madden, and paying to play online and paying for roster updates and god knows what else. where do you think the money for all this licensing is gonna come from?? if they are gonna pour all this money into getting exclusive licenses, they are gonna have to make there money back by raising prices[/quote]

The week after launch it's always 34.99 or less at Frys.[/quote]

$60 won't happen unless they make a CE, which there's not really any type of anniversary to celebrate. $50 is the standard for new releases and it won't change with this one.[/quote]

Who's to say that it won't? Maybe EA will bundle something with it - like free roster updates or a month of online play, or something of that nature - something that won't cost them much and will justify raising the price.

Beyond that, other publishers have said that next-gen games could be sold for $60. Why would EA be any different?

[quote name='jmcc'][quote name='howlinmad']Just here recently I've refused to buy:
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Need for Speed Underground 2
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age
Def Jam Fight For NY

EA obviously has enough money, my contribution to their bank isn't important.
Now if people would just stick to their guns, EA might be in for a big suprise.
I see an EA regulated control on legality of selling their games used in the future.
:lol:[/quote]

No one will stick to their guns, though. Almost everyone bitching about this now will be taken in, easily, by a EA killer ap down the road, probably within the year in most cases. I just hope EA makes it painful in the football case. People who buy Madden now deserve to get whacked 10 dollars for roster updates, 15 a month for online play and mandatory online lock-out of previous years when the next year's version is released. Ideally, I'd like everyone who buys a Madden game to eventually end up sucking cock to continue paying for it, but that's only the perfect scenario. I'd be content with just moderate wallet-raping.[/quote]

You can't say that with certainty. There are so many games on the market that we can pass over EA's best titles to get one published by another company, like Nintendo or Rockstar. I know that a lot of people posting here will fold as soon as they see a game they've been waiting for for years or when they don't realize they're buying an EA Sports game, but we might just surprise you yet.

As far as the online play goes...something tells me that EA will start charging horrendous fees. They already do for PC titles, so why not extend that to the realm of consoles as well?
 
[quote name='Gothic_Walrus'][quote name='CrashSpyro123'][quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='cthcky33'][quote name='DocBledsoe'][quote name='Cornfedwb']What a bunch of asswipes.. trying to remove their competition and do everything necessary to produce a better profit. :roll:

I realize we may not like the fact that we'll no longer be able to buy Sega's $20 NFL game and be forced to buy EA's $50 Madden game (if we want to play the newest NFL game that is)... but its good business people. They are not evil, they are not assholes, they're smart, period.[/quote]

I agree. You're a bunch of 'asswipes'.[/quote]

have fun paying at least $59.99 for your new madden, and paying to play online and paying for roster updates and god knows what else. where do you think the money for all this licensing is gonna come from?? if they are gonna pour all this money into getting exclusive licenses, they are gonna have to make there money back by raising prices[/quote]

The week after launch it's always 34.99 or less at Frys.[/quote]

$60 won't happen unless they make a CE, which there's not really any type of anniversary to celebrate. $50 is the standard for new releases and it won't change with this one.[/quote]

Who's to say that it won't? Maybe EA will bundle something with it - like free roster updates or a month of online play, or something of that nature - something that won't cost them much and will justify raising the price.

Beyond that, other publishers have said that next-gen games could be sold for $60. Why would EA be any different?[/quote]

Yeah, Next-Gen, this isn't the Next-Gen yet. EA will keep the $50 price tag for this gen and anything can happen next-gen.
 
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