EA Sports Plans To Digitize Madden 11 Consumer (IGN)

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

I'm just .0031% of that .0031%, but I'm still seriously considering boycotting on principle alone. This article was ridiculous. If gamers are trading in a sports title 4 weeks into the regular season, it might have something to do with the games quality. Maybe that's where EA should focus it's efforts, not on how they can take further advantage of their customers.

Amen. It's not lack of 'digital content' that causes gamers to trade in the game. It's the quality. Quality games stay in the console, not on the shelf, or traded in 4 weeks later. End of story.

Focus on quality of YOUR product Mr. Moore, instead of trying to bleed your customer base. That's business 101.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by splff3000

I didn't really take the comments to mean that they were going to start leaving things out so they can get people to pay for them later.

Yeah, they are already doing that in Madden '10. Instead of giving away the test codes they use, for free, you have to pay for them as 'DLC'. So they definitely aren't going to 'start' doing it. They already are doing it.

[splff3000]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

Yeah, they are already doing that in Madden '10. Instead of giving away the test codes they use, for free, you have to pay for them as 'DLC'. So they definitely aren't going to 'start' doing it. They already are doing it.

Since they have started DLC, have they ever gave test codes away for free? I'm not trying to be a smartarse or nothing. I genuinely don't know. I don't usually pay attention to stuff like that. What I meant by my statement though, was I don't think they will be keeping something that was in 10 out of 11 so they can charge for it. Things like roster updates I figure would continue to be free.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by splff3000

Whoa!!! I never see Roadman go against EA. Peter Moore has really messed up now.

Hardy har har.

I call it as I see it and this was pretty blatant.

I just don't get caught up on things that are thrown up in the air and hope they land somewhere.

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by ComfortablyLomb

Specifically, their focus is apparently on bleeding the consumer dry.

Anyone who is going to be "bled dry" by an extra $4-5 per title probably shouldn't be spending money on something as trivial as video games in the first place.

There isn't a business in America that isn't looking for ways to make more money. To pretend otherwise is hopelessly naive.

[Tito78]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tito78

Not this year, BB will be providing the football fix for me at least. I might buy it used, but it will be well after August.

I take that back. I just read that Backbreaker won't have any injuries. I'm still taking a wait and see approach toward Madden 11 and I'll be buying it used.

[FootballDetails]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

Amen. It's not lack of 'digital content' that causes gamers to trade in the game. It's the quality.

Exactly.

Madden 10 stayed in my console much longer than Madden 09 due to its superior quality. It had nothing to do with its DLC.

NCAA 10 was never in my console due to its quality.

[Tito78]

Quote: Originally Posted by splff3000

Whoa!!! I never see Roadman go against EA. Peter Moore has really messed up now. As much as I hate the comments Peter Moore made, I'm not gonna sit here and say that I'm not gonna buy the game because, well to be honest, I probably am. Like I said earlier, this is really like a slap in the face, but hey, what can you do? If I want to play with the Raiders, I have to play madden. I know once football season get's closer, I'm gonna start getting that itch again. Unless Backbreaker is truly ground breaking, I'm probably gonna be picking up Madden 11. A lot of you are as well. Don't kid yourself. Djordan was right. Some of you will even pick it up at midnight lol. As soon as Ian and the crew start doing there blogs and stuff you all will forget all about this and start getting on board the hype train. Let's not kid ourselves and sit here and say that we're not going to buy Madden 11 because of these comments. If it's a great game....you're gonna buy it. Now if it's a crappy game and you don't buy it because of that, that's one thing, but if it's a great game, no one here is gonna NOT buy it because Peter Moore said this.

I'm not getting on the "hype train" this time around. I've been on it enough to know that it runs right into a brick wall. I'm buying it used, and it's no use getting the game in August because all the needed patches won't be released until November at the earliest.