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EA drops games that "aren't growing", "aren't large enough", or not on viable systems
- Thread starter Nirolak
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That almost has to be DICE' E3 game.
lordfroakie
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Dark Octave
Banned
Why we still got Madden?
Extraction was outsourced however.
I mean it's not completely impossible, but their general silence isn't a good sign.
dragonbane
Member
But the games aren't selling like shit. EA just has ridiculous expectations for some franchises that are impossible to meet. They need to do something about their budgets. The one for Crysis 3 was retarded...
Not sure it is proof of that or proof that the market can only support so many AAA games. Unless you get a new IP and its a big hit, they will be dropping it in favor of next-gen projects. Great for next-gen games, not so great for current-gen ones.
fabricated backlash
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It's one thing to streamline a portfolio because you're spreading yourself too thin risking to lose overall quality, it's another thing entirely doing so because you can't afford it anymore.
Fewer big projects and a homogeneous industry is bad. The industry can't survive on 3 annualized military FPS.
Their newest plan seems to be some kind of f2p FPS-RTS hybrid.
it sells very well every year.
They just have to fuck up the Sims and I'm never going to give them any money ever again.
After what they did with SimCity I fully expect them to regardless of what they're saying now. They can't help themselves.
I thought this was implicit, but it's "games that aren't growing [and aren't large enough that the growth doesn't really matter for them to be highly profitable anyway]".
Yeah, that is another thing. Their continued stated belief that F2P is the future.
cripterion
Member
I was prompted to play Dead Space 3 today, with all these EA news and guess what, can't even change the language (it defaulted to french even though I choose english during the install) with their crappy Origin client. Why not include the option in the game or in the Origin client? Something so basic yet it's not even there...
I agree with people that think the game would have sold more if it was available on Steam.
I agree with people that think the game would have sold more if it was available on Steam.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Goodbye Mirror's Edge 2.
djplaeskool
Member
This might maintain the status quo, but I don't think this is a sound recipe for growth at all.
Don't make a girl a promise you can't keep.
Dark Octave
Banned
Stagnant ass franch...Look, can a hater hate for once in his life? Damn...
Dark Octave
Banned
This is sad, right here.
Yerli's a proud man, and just doesn't know how to admit that redesigning the franchise to be more like CoD from a fundamental standpoint didn't work.
And probably biyearly editions of Mass Effect, although I expect that it will increasingly become more of a multiplayer-focused shooter than a single-player action RPG. They seem to be making serious money off the multiplayer of ME3, after all.
I'm guessing Dragon Age will end after the disappointing performance of DA3.
-They are happy with their licensing deal and the margins on the deal.
-They still view wholly owned IP as the core of their business.
-They think the games could be notably accretive to both top line (revenue) and bottom line (profit) growth.
-They won't be releasing new Star Wars games this fiscal year (March 2013-April 2014), but they are actively developing them.
Bleedorang3
Banned
Nahh they're not total morons, they shat on Spore but the Sims3 was good.
They won't take a risk on this one, it's a huge money maker for them.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
So: Milk their biggest franchises and then make new IP's for the start of the next-gen, which is the best moment for a new IP to stand out and then proceed to milk it too?.
Ahhh, I remember Peter Mooore's outrage over that site that reported that Dead Space was no more:
It would be great if some sites used this opportunity to call him out on this.
Doubt it. It's been "niche" popular since before Call of Duty exploded.
It really depends on how much EA executive meddles with DICE and how far people are willing to put up with that bullshit.
The main problem is that they spend 30-40 millions and expect 5-6 millions of people to buy the games. They need to cut the spending instead of spending 75 million on "cinema" effects. For a game like beyond I can understand, but I also can enjoy Dead Space without the open world and the big visual effects. Its better with, but if it mean less games, then tune it down a little.
That's one way to put it, yes.
Generally think the same thing Activision does, but with more than three games.
The games business has always had a hit driven model and it relies upon a portfolio approach. Reducing the offerings in your portfolio in an attempt to artificially drive a better hit rate doesn't decrease risk in the long term. It increases it.
And yes, this is bad for consumers.
Welcome to the Video Games Industry!
They expect FUSE to perform worse than Mass Effect 3's week 4 and onwards sales as far as I can tell:
I'd be shocked if they intend to continue the franchise.
Well, at least they should be able to get something out in time for Episode VII...
Shalashaska161
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What you don't like milk?
It's sad to see even the big guys having to contract and cut everything that looks remotely risky. EA has never been my favorite company but they did occasionally release games like Mirror's Edge, SSX and Burnout. It's unfortunate that it might be a long while before we see anything like that from them again.
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Deleted member 17706
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I doubt many people care about the Crysis IP. The first one was a good game, but the follow up titles were pretty weak with nonsensical stories and only served as graphical showpieces. I hope Crytek gets a chance to make something else with their amazing tech. Maybe something other than a shooter.
maabus1999
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I would be more inclined to say it is on hold. EA may revisit the IP in the future after some nostalgia builds up and they need a new title to fill in.
Still, they could end the series as it is since it really doesn't have a ton of places to go after DS3.