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Would it sell well?

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Yes, Ps4 level but only in europe 3 2.46%
 
Yes, but no Ps4 level (will sell like xbone) 11 9.02%
 
No, it will sell like the wii u 40 32.79%
 
No, it wont sell more then 1m lifetime 49 40.16%
 
Results 11 9.02%
 
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Dr.Vita on 30 January 2016

Would flop.




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Ruler on 30 January 2016

This was their console and it flopped pretty hard, EA didnt even want to manufacutre it themselfs haha



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JNK on 30 January 2016
zero129 said:

About as successfull as Origin....

origin probl have 100mio+ users.

lst official numbers i could fin was 50mio from 2013 and heavily growing.





JNK on 30 January 2016
RolStoppable said:
JNK said:

well just imagine they would keep all their licenses. This isnt real anyway.

If you make that your basic premise, then the thread has no value to begin with.

 

we dont know about the agreements they made. assuming they will loose their licenses could be as wrong as assuming they would keep them.



JWeinCom on 30 January 2016
JNK said:
JWeinCom said:
No.

There are a lot of reasons, but the biggest is the licensing deals they have.

The licensees want their games to be playable to as many as possible. I'm actually fairly certain that EA is actually required to try Madden at least once on every system to see if there is a market before they dismiss it.

If EA only put games on their own console, the NFL, NHL, and Fifa would have their lawyers filing suits to get out of their contracts faster than you could say concussion. Same thing goes for any other licensed product they have. Disney doesn't want to limit Star Wars to a niche audience.

scince this is only hypotetical anyway, lets say they would keep all their licenses. We dont know the exact agreements anyway.

We don't know the specifics, but we can be pretty much 100% sure that the companies involved would not be happy with this arrangements.

However, what we do know is that EA's exclusive deal (with Madden at least) only applies to third parties... First parties ARE allowed to make licensed NFL games.  Microsoft and Sony don't do this because they are worried about their relationship with EA.

So, if EA kept the licenses on their new console, Microsoft and Sony would start working on their NFL/Fifa/whatever  games pretty much immediately.  The other games wouldn't be as popular, but many gamers would prefer this to buying a system just for Madden.

EA would keep the hardcore madden fans, and sell a few million units.  Then, when the contracts end, every license would leave, and EA would be on the brink of bankruptcy. 



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KungKras on 30 January 2016
AZWification said:

Such a wonderful console would certainly sell gangbusters! Make it happen, EA! 

Yes! Totally a good investment bound to make billions nay, trillions in pofit. Do it EA!!!





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JNK on 30 January 2016
JWeinCom said:

However, what we do know is that EA's exclusive deal (with Madden at least) only applies to third parties... First parties ARE allowed to make licensed NFL games.  Microsoft and Sony don't do this because they are worried about their relationship with EA.

So, if EA kept the licenses on their new console, Microsoft and Sony would start working on their NFL/Fifa/whatever  games pretty much immediately.  The other games wouldn't be as popular, but many gamers would prefer this to buying a system just for Madden.

EA would keep the hardcore madden fans, and sell a few million units.  Then, when the contracts end, every license would leave, and EA would be on the brink of bankruptcy. 

alright, didnt knew about this madden licensing deal.

But sony and microsoft probl wont have the expierence to make as good games fast.

I wont say the console would be doomed if it would get third party support, EAs real first party IPs (Mirrors Edge, mass Effect, Dragon Age, Battlefield) are for sure on a same or even better level then sonys/microsofts first party ips (at least in terms of popularity). Their only problem would be the strong brand exspecieally sony has with the playstation.





pokoko on 30 January 2016

Assuming EA could still make a Madden and FIFA game, even if they'd no longer have exclusive rights, then they'd probably do pretty well with a home console. The ecosystem of those games should not be underestimated. They're the primary draw to videogames for millions of people.

As for the rest of the line-up, EA has a lot of titles to offer, though they'd have to bring more content to market.



JWeinCom on 30 January 2016
JNK said:
JWeinCom said:

However, what we do know is that EA's exclusive deal (with Madden at least) only applies to third parties... First parties ARE allowed to make licensed NFL games.  Microsoft and Sony don't do this because they are worried about their relationship with EA.

So, if EA kept the licenses on their new console, Microsoft and Sony would start working on their NFL/Fifa/whatever  games pretty much immediately.  The other games wouldn't be as popular, but many gamers would prefer this to buying a system just for Madden.

EA would keep the hardcore madden fans, and sell a few million units.  Then, when the contracts end, every license would leave, and EA would be on the brink of bankruptcy. 

alright, didnt knew about this madden licensing deal.

But sony and microsoft probl wont have the expierence to make as good games fast.

I wont say the console would be doomed if it would get third party support, EAs real first party IPs (Mirrors Edge, mass Effect, Dragon Age, Battlefield) are for sure on a same or even better level then sonys/microsofts first party ips (at least in terms of popularity). Their only problem would be the strong brand exspecieally sony has with the playstation.

 

When EA refused to make Madden games for the Dreamcast, Sega responded by creating the NFL 2K series.  Despite Sega's lack of experience, the games were considered better, and became such a threat to EA, that they created the exclusive deal they have now to crush competition.

Console would be doomed.  More importantly though, even if the console was successful it is still highly unlikely it would make up for the revenue lost by not selling Madden on multiple platforms.  



JNK on 30 January 2016
JWeinCom said:

When EA refused to make Madden games for the Dreamcast, Sega responded by creating the NFL 2K series.  Despite Sega's lack of experience, the games were considered better, and became such a threat to EA, that they created the exclusive deal they have now to crush competition.

Console would be doomed.  More importantly though, even if the console was successful it is still highly unlikely it would make up for the revenue lost by not selling Madden on multiple platforms.  

well nintendo is doing pretty much the same. Zelda, Mario Kart and co as multiplats would be alot more profitable too i guess.