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Electronic Arts has little interest in re-releasing its old games, so don’t expect that Mass Effect Trilogy remake to release any time soon. When publishers release old games on new platforms, EA COO Peter Moore told IGN, “It feels like pushing stuff out because you’ve run out of ideas.”

Moore explained why EA isn’t into this approach to releasing games. “Remakes, because of who we are, and this broad portfolio of intellectual property...you add all that together, I don’t know where we find the time to do remakes,” Moore said. “We’re a company that just likes to push forward.”

IGN

Remake this thread if old.

 

[Gabe3208]

I agree wholeheartedly.

Spoiler

And I happen to despise EA

 

[Red Hood]

Well, they're not wrong.

But damn, I'd really love a Mass Effect trilogy remaster.

 

[mcrommert]

Wait I thought EA was supposed to be evil

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

i agree. enough of the remakes. make new games.

 

[oldmario]

EA should run out of ideas, people want burnout and mass effect remasters, also wouldn't mind dead space

 

[Deft Beck]

That's why it's more profitable to make brand new games that look like better versions of their predecessors but play exactly the same.

 

[Atolm]

That's not true at all. Nothing stops you from making both.

And you know, they're not exactly in the right position to say that when Fifa or Madden exist.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

What about when your audience wants them because the originals are locked away on old hardware?

Why don't you make both? Why does EA consider games disposable instead of appreciated and beloved media?

 

[Dio]

HD remakes are about as 'unnecessary' as re-releasing old movies on Bluray after retransferring them from the 35mm film. Preservation of classic titles is something the game industry needs to get a hold of, and to stop treating games like disposable products.

 

[PKMNTrainer]

Actually I think it happens when a company wants easy money.

 

[Get_craycray]

So no FIFA 12 remastered? Bummer!

 

[Randam]

Best company of the world.

 

[tnaden]

Wait I thought EA was supposed to be evil

They haven't ran out of evil ideas yet.

 

[Bedameister]

Shut up and give me Mass Effect Trilogy HD you damn idiots!

 

[Mokubba]

Is that why Gravity Rush and Uncharted have upcoming sequels?

 

[fernoca]

Guess Sony ran out of ideas already.

 

[TI82]

Burnout HD would be great.

 

[NerdEyeBlind]

Sometimes it seems like the annual Madden game is just an HD remake of the prior version

 

[CHC]

I don't agree. There's no reason you can't have a second studio remastering things when another develops a new game.

 

[texore]

Or when your ideas get delayed.

Edit: or take a long time to develop.

 

[Munter]

It's like raaaaaaaaaaain

 

[Sulik2]

I don't need a remake, I just want a proper trilogy collection with all the DLC for Mass Effect.

 

[Athreous]

Rather have an old idea recycled than new crap rushed stuff.

 

[XenoRaven]

What are they releasing in the next year that isn't a sequel?

 

[schaft0620]

I also think that HD remakes are a great way to get a game out there faster at a lower cost. Without the Uncharted collection, there is no action/adventure game this fall (that I can think of) for PS4. It also helps bridge the gap for the 80% of PS4 owners who never played an Uncharted.

What are they releasing in the next year that isn't a sequel?

Probably something Star Wars for sure.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Wait I thought EA was supposed to be evil

Evil Corp. can still say smart things. Doesn't make them less evil.

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

I thought EA ran out of ideas quite a while ago.

 

[stargateheaven]

I doubt naughty dog are "out of ideas"

keep making your yearly sports games , EA.

 

[The_Dama]

Or if you don't have any yearly sports games.

 

[Interfectum]

Nothing wrong with keeping old classics relevant for a new generation. It's only bad if you put a main studio on it and it detracts from new projects.

 

[The Faceless Master]

damnit EA, all i want is a frotsbite collection.

BC1, BC2, 1943 and BF3 with all DLC included.

 

[giancarlo123x]

But Resident Evil remake is brilliant...

 

[KTO]

Nah. yearly iterations running on the same engine is what happens.

 

[CHC]

Crysis 3 and Dragon Age 2 happen when you're out of ideas.

 

[GusZamboni]

ok, no hd release for mass effect, so just put them on the backward program, so i can play mines again

But Resident Evil remake is brilliant...

yeah it is, but is a remaster of a remake 13 years old

 

[Kenzodielocke]

In Capcom's case, yes. But in SE's case, no.

 

[Loudninja]

What about when your audience wants them because the originals are locked away on old hardware?

Why don't you make both?

Guess that does not matter.

 

[dork]

Yup, its a cash grab

damnit EA, all i want is a frotsbite collection.

BC1, BC2, 1943 and BF3 with all DLC included.

although....I would bite on this.. (minus bf3 that seems out of place)

 

[eFKac]

Shame they didn't run out of whatever ideas they have because I don't give a shit about big majority of their current output (thank god for Star Wars) but would love to catch up on Mass Effect Trilogy on the PS4.

Oh well, no biggie, there are a lot of games to play, just not EA ones.

 

[farisr]

Says the company that consistenly releases what are basically remakes of games that came out last year.

 

[DrArchon]

HD remakes of old-ass games are fine. It's HD remakes of games that game out 2-3 years ago that are dumb.

And don't talk about "running out of ideas" and "pushing forward" EA. We all remember how you guys treat sports games on handhelds.

 

[TheSlySoul]

I think I agree with EA *umph*. It tends to either be out of ideas or needing cash for a next game. Only Nintendo puts lots of efforts into their remasters.

Uncharted Collection is to fund UC4 we know.

 

[dugdug]

343 was working on Halo 5 while making MCC. Naughty Dog helped out on NDC while working on U4.

Calling bullshit here. If he left it at "we just want to make new games" that'd be respectable, but, to imply these studios otherwise have no ideas and are just sitting around doing nothing is shitty.

 

[MUnited83]

No, you run out of ideas when you release the same identical games every year.

 

[Ehker]

Nah. yearly iterations running on the same engine is what happens.

Exactly, especially when remasters aren't handled by inside studios anyway.

 

[Loudninja]

I think I agree with EA *umph*. It tends to either be out if ideas or needing cash for a next game. Only Nintendo puts lots of efforts into their remasters.

This is not true.

 

[Memento]

Wait... so we are not getting Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster?

 

[Obliterator]

I think they are mostly right but not exclusively. If they put actual care into a ME Trilogy remaster for example that was 1080p, 60fps, and included all DLC it would do great. Especially if they touched up some of the mechanics.

If a remaster gets actual love put into it then its ok. Whats bad is when no effort is put in like with the Prototype games

 

[Neff]

That is so much fucking bullshit, Pete.