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noname2200 on 11 December 2009
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RVDondaPC said:
noname2200 said:
RVDondaPC said:
The PS3 got the least amount of support from EA from the get go. What the hell is this guy talking about? They had some cheap ports like the Orange Box and then they have EA published games that are 360 exclusive like Mass Effect and Left4Dead. That may not be EA's decision completely but regardless the PS3 has gotten the least amount of support from EA. I'm wondering what kind of "resources" this guy is referring to.

Not a single one of those examples were under EA's control; Valve made the call regarding the Orange Box and Left4Dead, while Microsoft published the console version of the original Mass Effect.

EA's control or not, its resources which are being put forth into the 360 which the PS3 did not receive. I am aware of the situation "That may not be EA's decision completely" but the fact remains that they are blaming allocating too many resources for the PS3 when infact they are showing the least amount of support for the PS3. Had their been PS3 exclusive games and content that didn't sell then I would buy the reasoning, but seeing as there is not, it makes no sense. It also ignores the fact that their games have sold poorly across all platforms and their best selling franchise is infact FIFA which sells the most on the PS3. This guy is passing the buck. He's saying it's their fault, but really not their fault. Have their games even sold well on the Wii?? We all know Dante's inferno is gonna be another EA stinker, but even if they had shifted those resources to the Wii would they have done anything with it? 

I'll leave the Wii issue aside for now (although they've recently reiterated their stance on that topic) and ignore the fact that they have not, to the best of my knowledge, made a single 360-exclusive game either.

The rest of your post may have some merit, although I suspect you're putting a few more words in Ricitello's mouth than he intended. Nonetheless, my original point stands: all three of the examples that you picked were poor examples. EA specifically lobbied Valve to let them create a PS3 port for the Orange Box: Valve had zero interest in porting the game and did next to nothing to help EA. The lack of Left4Dead on the PS3 can also be laid exclusively at Valve's feet; EA has no way of forcing Valve to let EA port the game. Finally, EA could not, under any circumstances, publish a PS3 version of the original Mass Effect, due to Microsoft's licensing of the console version.

You chose the three biggest examples where EA either WAS pro-PS3 or in which it could NOT do anything about the PS3 due to a third-party's actions. All I'm saying is that you would have been better served by citing other games in their stead.