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jlmurph2 on 29 July 2014
Fusioncode said:
jlmurph2 said:
Someone said $5 for 4 games for 1 month vs $5 for 1 game for 4 hours. I think EA wins that battle.

What battle?

Did you not see the "vs"?



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Burek on 29 July 2014
BenVTrigger said:
KLXVER said:
BenVTrigger


If you won't buy a lot of EA games of course its not for you. Who cares.

 

For people that go out and buy a lot of EA games, which is the vast majority of gamers considering how well EA titles sell the vast majority of the time, this is a no brainer. 

Again this service isn't designed for someone that buys maybe 1 EA game. Its an awesome service for people that invest in the EA brand.


Yeah, because sports games are soooo loved by the general gamer...


Is this a joke post?

Of course they are incredibly well loved by the general gamer........

Sports franchises are bigger games than any exclusive on Playstation or Xbox..........

Why do you even bother?



KLXVER on 29 July 2014
BenVTrigger said:


Is this a joke post?

Of course they are incredibly well loved by the general gamer........

Sports franchises are bigger games than any exclusive on Playstation or Xbox..........


They might sell more, but they are not bought by the general gamer. Fifa does well in europe because soccer is popular here and Madden does well in the US because people love football there. A person who buys 4 EA sports games a year, probably dont care about Dragon Age or Mass Effect. Some do ofcourse, but not many.

If you make a thread about the genres gamers dont like, then sports games are always at the top of the list.



mornelithe on 29 July 2014
BenVTrigger said:
Hot damn EA

That is actually pretty amazing pricing.....Have to give them big props on this, I probably am going to sign up for the 1 year to be honest.

This is actually even better, because it shows Sony what a proper pricing model for PS Now should look like.

OP - Not a bad concept, hopefully it presents a value that XBO owners are into.  Fo sho. 



LiquorandGunFun on 29 July 2014

meh there are only 1 or 2 EA games I want. so i will just buy them, i dont need another sub. i can see if your big into madden then it might work out for you and thats cool, i have no problems with peeps enjoying video games.



 

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BenVTrigger on 29 July 2014

In fact lets look at just the Playstation 4 sales as of now.

Fifa 14 - 2.29 Million - EA
Battlefield - 1.87 - EA
Killzone - 1.81

2 of the top 5 best selling games on PS4 globally are EA titles, only 1 is a Sony exclusive and it has been outsold by both of the EA titles in the top 5.

How someone can argue that this isn't a good deal for people that play EA games is beyond me. This sort of service threatens my very job, and yet I can see its value.



mornelithe on 29 July 2014
KLXVER said:
BenVTrigger said:


Is this a joke post?

Of course they are incredibly well loved by the general gamer........

Sports franchises are bigger games than any exclusive on Playstation or Xbox..........


They might sell more, but they are not bought by the general gamer. Fifa does well in europe because soccer is popular here and Madden does well in the US because people love football there. A person who buys 4 EA sports games a year, probably dont care about Dragon Age or Mass Effect. Some do ofcourse, but not many.

If you make a thread about the genres gamers dont like, then sports games are always at the top of the list.

Yeah, on a gaming website/forum filled with hardcore gamer's, absolutely.  In the real world (which this forum is not), Sports games are wildly popular. 



BenVTrigger on 29 July 2014
KLXVER said:

They might sell more, but they are not bought by the general gamer. Fifa does well in europe because soccer is popular here and Madden does well in the US because people love football there. A person who buys 4 EA sports games a year, probably dont care about Dragon Age or Mass Effect. Some do ofcourse, but not many.

If you make a thread about the genres gamers dont like, then sports games are always at the top of the list.


Are you implying people on the internet are representative of the general gamer......

 

I have some really bad news for you



jlmurph2 on 29 July 2014
KLXVER said:
jlmurph2 said:
KLXVER said:
jlmurph2 said:
Someone said $5 for 4 games for 1 month vs $5 for 1 game for 4 hours. I think EA wins that battle.


Do you get those 4 games or 10% discount on them?


You get the games. Its only 4 for now. The discount is for their new digital games and DLC. Seems like a way to give the finger to Gamestop which is awesome. 

I dont see this as good at all. 

Who plays FIFA 14 when FIFA 15 comes out? All the games seem very online focused, so its 60$ for XBL and 30$ for EA Access a year...

You sound very bitter right now.

1. Plenty of people still play older sports games when the new one comes out.

2. You have to be stupid to actually pay $60 for Live with all the deals throughout the year. 

3. It doesn't say anywhere that you need Live. And you can play these games single player with no problem. 



bubblegamer on 29 July 2014
KLXVER said:
bubblegamer said:
KLXVER said:

Well you have to buy 4 pieces of DLC(if the DLC is 15$ a piece) and 4 full EA games a year to reach 30$...

So you won't be subscribing to the service?


I dont have a XB1, but if I did I sure as hell wouldnt. I dont see the positive in this at all...

Good. For a minute there i thought someone was forcing you to subscribe. Well that's settled then.