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Carl on 24 March 2014
Mr Khan said:

See, this is why i don't discuss EA. I've scratched three comments in this single attempt at a reply because they contained various obscenities and ill-will against people who shouldn't matter to me in the slightest.

They make me mad in a way that nobody else does.


I feel the same way about Motomu Toriyama. From time to time its just for the good of humanity to publicly call him the worlds biggest twat.

That said though, Andrew Wilson isnt in the wrong here. What he says is right.

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adriane23 said:

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.


The momentum didnt shift out of Microsofts favor in the eyes of the Western world. Re-read my post. We are talking about EA here, a Western 3rd party publisher.

These publishers care not for Japanese sales because the games they make do very little in the JP market. They look primarily at sales in the West (NA, Europe), which is where the Xbox 360 has handily outsold the PS3 by around 10 Million units. While the PS3 may have outsold the 360 Yearly, a large portion of that lead comes from expanding markets and Japan, where software sales simply arent all that great.

Nobody at all in 2009/2010 expected the next PlayStation console to break all records and outsell the Xbox One in US/UK.



                            

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superchunk on 24 March 2014

Much hypocrisy in that OP.



bananaking21 on 24 March 2014

well in return ill say "EA, dont be money whores".



Blood_Tears on 24 March 2014

It really sucks that Bioware is under the EA umbrella. I can't fully boycott EA knowing that I will buy Bioware games..



bananaking21 on 24 March 2014
Carl2291 said:

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.

and thats why their decision was so stupid. they just shouldnt have made a bet on a single horse in the first place. 



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TheDarkLink on 24 March 2014

Don't be EA!!!



Carl on 24 March 2014
bananaking21 said:
Carl2291 said:

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.

and thats why their decision was so stupid. they just shouldnt have made a bet on a single horse in the first place. 


Well, they didnt. Theyre still developing for PS4, they just thought the One would be the better selling machine, by enough to justify exclusive content.



                            

fireburn95 on 24 March 2014

Most hypocritical company ever - At least with activision they really only partner up with xbox on cod dlc, and afaik don't release platform exclusive games. Compared to EA who are sellouts for moola. Mo Money Mo money etc.



oniyide on 24 March 2014
Carl2291 said:
Mr Khan said:

Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

(not the OP)


Can you really argue against that though?

Batman Arkham Knight is skipping Gen 7

The Witcher 3 is skipping Gen 7

EA Sports UFC is skipping Gen 7

Assassin's Creed Unity is skipping Gen 7

Final Fantasy XV is skipping Gen 7

There are many more examples I could use, but Ill leave it at that. Developers are indeed pushing Gen 8 development now. More and more games are being announced as PS4/ Xbox One/ PC only for a reason. E3 will have a metric fuckton of titles that are gonna be Gen 8 only. As for gamers making the transition, again, he is right. Look at software sales for proof of this, and look at how well cross-gen titles are doing on PS4 and Xbox One.

i think hes mad that they didnt mention WIi U



oniyide on 24 March 2014
Mr Khan said:
Carl2291 said:
Mr Khan said:

That he never mentions Wii U as part of the process should be obvious what i meant. EA's audacity in this matter makes me want to throat-punch someone.


EA have no reason to develop for Wii U, and the Wii U clearly isnt in EAs plans for the near future. That said, Wii U isnt in many developers plans at all for Gen 8 development if we go by recent announcements. Just look at the games I listed. None of them are actually going to be on Wii U and they are from 5 different Developers/Publishers.

Gamers and Developers have indeed shifted primary focus from PS3 and 360 to PS4 and One. It isnt audacity, its just the way things are.

See, this is why i don't discuss EA. I've scratched three comments in this single attempt at a reply because they contained various obscenities and ill-will against people who shouldn't matter to me in the slightest.

They make me mad in a way that nobody else does.

dude....you gotta let it go.