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I have no soul and am som... 30 15.08%
 
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LudicrousSpeed said:
Raziel123 said:
Guess my topic doesn't look all that silly anymore does it?
As I said, always expect the worse from EA. It's only gonna get...worse..er.


Why is there no Last of Us demo for PS4? Always expect the worst from Sony.

Why is there no Ryse demo for Xbone? Always expect the worst from Microsoft.

At least well always have the next gen Madden 25 demo. Oh wait...


no demo > paid demo



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I don't get the "early access" thing. Why not just release the game then?



I feel lucky being an Xboner right now with EA Access. People be jelly... and then I smile and think "that's right bitch"







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Just started downloading four games on my X1 for 30$, I don't mind that they place these early access behind the pay wall, only entices more people to get it so the service gets better.



NobleTeam360 said:

He said worse...er whatever that's supposed to mean

I guess, lol.

But, it's another move in an industry that seems to need money before delivering anything. Preorder bonuses, early access, season passes, subscriptions from HW makers... and this is the worst one yet, publisher subscriptions. If at least it were developer subscriptions...

Soon we'll need to pay 10 different companies in order not to have content locked out and for the hope that we might get something neat.

Ubisoft is next, no later than Christmas next year. I can smell it.



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darkshadow23 said:
I don't get the "early access" thing. Why not just release the game then?

It's something to reward the fans with. The commoners need to wait for a release day. 



Troll_Whisperer said:

http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/11/5991063/madden-nfl-15-no-demo-ea-access

 

You'll only be able to play Madden NFL 15 before its Aug. 26 launch if you own an Xbox One and subscribe to EA Access. There will be no publicly available demo, a representative for publisher Electronic Arts confirmed to Polygon today.

That bucks a trend nearly a decade long. EA has released a downloadable demo on consoles for every Madden title since Madden NFL 06 in 2005, although that game's trial came out shortly after the title itself launched alongside the Xbox 360. A playable Madden demo is traditionally available approximately two weeks prior to release.

Asked to provide details on why there won't be a Madden 15 demo, the EA spokesperson declined to clarify. But it's worth noting that last month, EA announced an Xbox One-exclusive subscription service called EA Access. The program, which costs $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, includes up to five days of pre-release access to upcoming EA titles. The subscription's initial slate of early access games consists of Madden 15NHL 15FIFA 15,NBA Live 15 and Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Madden 15 will be released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The lack of a demo means that potential customers on three of those four platforms won't be able to try the game before they buy it. This will likely be particularly frustrating for those who haven't yet upgraded to a PS4 or Xbox One. EA hasn't put out any screenshots or gameplay footage from the last-generation versions of Madden 15, so people on those platforms looking to buy the game at launch will literally have no idea what they're getting.

There's no word yet on whether EA's decision to forgo a Madden 15 demo will also extend to the other EA Sports titles set to be offered in EA Access' pre-release trial program — NHL, FIFA and NBA Live. But if it does, this could be the start of a sad new trend for sports fans who have come to expect free downloadable demos. For more on Madden 15, check out our recent preview.


Demo's are almost non-existant nowadays.  So, EA is bad for following what is now standard practice?  They allow their most loyal customers(EA access subscribers) a benefit of early access to the game before release.  Now that is a bad thing?  You have proved the point, that no matter what a company does, they can't please everybody.  Even if they gave it free, people would still complain about something. 



It is near the end of the end....

Burek said:
darkshadow23 said:
I don't get the "early access" thing. Why not just release the game then?

It's something to reward the fans with. The commoners need to wait for a release day. 


Well if they're going to be like that then I'm buying used. =p



Good thing I have EA Access then. No doubt there's gonna be people now saying I'm paying $5 for a demo even though you get way more than early access.



Landguy said:


Demo's are almost non-existant nowadays.  So, EA is bad for following what is now standard practice?  They allow their most loyal customers(EA access subscribers) a benefit of early access to the game before release.  Now that is a bad thing?  You have proved the point, that no matter what a company does, they can't please everybody.  Even if they gave it free, people would still complain about something. 

You're totally missing the point. I don't give a crap about a Madden demo.

It starts with a demo and it ends with only subscribers getting matchmaking priority, locking even more content behind pay walls, etc. As if DLC and preorder bonuses weren't enough. Only worse, because it's publishers instead of single games.

Soon we'll need 10 subscriptions just to have the things that we used to have without them. And non-subscribers will get the middle finger.

As I said, Ubisoft is next. Almost guaranteed.



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