EA: Origin won't copy Steam 75% off sales. "Cheapens IP."

[wfz]

pezus said:

wfz said:
At the same time, he mentioned that he has other plans to intrigue people to buy older games rather than directly reducing the price.

It's possible they're planning on rolling out huge franchise bundles at discounts or some other form of discount for consumers. This is also something Steam does.

Why not both though? Steam does both. Franchise bundles don't work for people who've played parts of the franchise and would like to get the newest release cheaper.

I believe EA is primarily afraid of putting out new high-profile games and having gamers think "oh, sweet, the new Battlefield/FIFA game just came out. I'll wait 4 months and get it during a weekend sale of 75% off"

 

And EA is deathly afraid of losing those profits. Is it logical? Well...