EA says Dont be a fanboy!

[adriane23]

Carl2291 said:

adriane23 said:

badgenome said:
EA made those games exclusive based on faulty assumptions and short-sightedness, not fanboyism.

That's not the same thing?

No.

Thinking the Xbox One would outsell the competition isnt fanboyism. Remember, these decisions and deals will have been made back in 2011/2012/2013, when the Xbox 360 was dominating the US market and generally doing really well in all Western territories combined. Microsoft had brilliant momentum, so betting on them would have seemed a wise decision.

In 2011, 12 and 13 nobody expected things to go the way they are now.

EA just got it wrong. Bet on the wrong horse.

What??? The writing was one the wall for this inevitable outcome back in 2009/10. You might want to look at the YOY numbers again to see when the momentum shifted out of Microsoft's favor. If EA didn't see this coming in 2011/12 then they're due for even more layoffs.