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Just cause EA suddenly started releasing quality title doesn't mean they've suddenly reached the level of Blizzard or Valve...
or do they really think they can overcome the years of crappy titles in a single year?
But its still a good start..
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The main problem is that EA is still being douche bags with their horrid decision to use Securom on their PC games. This is why their PC software isnt selling how they should. They are causing their own problems.
EA needs another Battlefield 1942.
The main problem with both New IPs was that they weren't that good.
They were new and fresh, but they weren't huge games, and neither had as big of a marketing push as a Madden or NBA Live.
As much as they did try, they didn't try hard enough to get these games out there.
I can't wait til both games are 30 bucks a piece on Amazon after Christmas. I'm going to buy like it's 1999.
| ssj12 said: The main problem is that EA is still being douche bags with their horrid decision to use Securom on their PC games. This is why their PC software isnt selling how they should. They are causing their own problems. |
Dude, EA complained about the disappointing sales of Mirror's Edge, Rock Band 2 and Need for Speed Undercover - all of them for PS360 (NFS being on more systems). It was the PS3 and Xbox 360 fanbase that did not buy EA's games.
PC is untouchable on this matter, with Spore selling like hotcakes, and Warhammer Online getting some subsciptions pie.
All this further enforces EA's strategy of focusing more on PC and online business.
I bought Dead Space. I skipped out on Mirror's Edge, but will probably pick it up at some point. And I hate EA!
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The hate that EA has earned will take time to wear off. They don't just release a couple of new, original (DRM infested) titles and ... hey presto! - everyone loves them again.
It can take years to build up a loyal fanbase - but only takes months to ruin it.
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Maybe they sould learn that people begging for new IP on the Internet are a minority. I enjoyed a lot of EA's games this year like Boom Blox or Mirror's Edge. However, the average gamer doesn't know about those games.
Anyway, EA will adjust itself over time so I don't fear for them. The company that will suffer in the coming years (most likely 3-4 years) is Activision as the music games market will get satured (like it had for the DDR games) and the newer Call of Duty will sell less and less each time. I think they'll be back to the shovelware company they were last gen (and still are if you forget the 2 IP I mentionned).
How many cups of darkness have I drank over the years? Even I don't know...
They have HEAPS of IPs - try something more casual (read - not a shooter!), and try bringing it to the masses (i.e. the Wii).
Their other problem is just their size. They are so ridiculously huge - they need to sell a ridiculous number of units just to break even. A few hits per year just won't do it for them.
And games like NFS have just gone out of style - I personally think the racing genre itself is close to dead (virtually maxed out at the PS2 generation, nothing really new coming in - just more of the same).
The delay to the Harry Potter game is what really hurt them - would have been an instant buy for me (quite enjoyed the last one), and they could have sold a quidillion copies.
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Dead Space was a superb game, and I rewarded EA's effort by purchasing the game. It is a shame that it has not hitherto sold one million combined on the PS3 and 360.
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