EA Sports Plans To Digitize Madden 11 Consumer (IGN)

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Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

It means they eventually want to make you download the game to your system for 59.99. That way you can't trade it in on them.

Ahh, I see. Well, if Madden becomes the end-all,be-all of video football games, meaning it's the best version of all time, then I'd download it, no problem.

But, if it's the same ole, same ole, then no.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by splff3000

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.

As far as I know EA Sports is the only company charging for their test codes, and that's spanning all genres, not just sports. 2K Sports still give theirs away for free, at least for their latest NBA2K10 installment.

[BezO]

LOL!

Madden hasn't gotten money from me since this generation of systems hit. I might keep that going just off principle. These dudes...

[ryan36]

I'm completely ok with this.

Maybe it's just me?

When we stop buying it, they'll worry more about it.

We generally like it. And no, don't start with "it's the only game out there." If it sucks, don't buy it.

Because if I'm on an island with a 400 lb. chick and we're the last two people on the face of the earth...and even though nobody would know what I did... hello extinction.

" Madden 11...the 400 lb chick."

[splff3000]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

It means they eventually want to make you download the game to your system for 59.99. That way you can't trade it in on them.

I don't think we'll have a completely downloaded Madden this gen, maybe next get, but not this gen. Remember there are a lot of 360s out there without a hard drive.

Quote: Originally Posted by PaperWork

He didn't say anything people haven't been speculating about that company for the better part of the last decade. I think you're putting too much weight on semantics, and might be taking that comment out of context. Many of the moves EA makes drives home Moore's "taking advantage of consumers" point w/o him actually needing to say anything.

Yes, it's one thing to speculate. It's another to have the person say it. Example, when there were rumors and speculation that Tiger was cheating, it got some news, but it wasn't all over the place. When he admitted it, that's when everything blew up. There's a difference. We can sit here all day and say that the Madden devs don't work hard on the game because they have the exclusive license and it won't really mean anything to most, but if Ian came out and said "hey guys we're not working too hard on the game this year because we got the exclusive license" This place would be in an uproar. There's a difference there.

Note: I do not believe that the devs do not work hard on the game. I was just using that as an example.

[PaperWork]

I never understood the argument that the Devs don't work hard on the game. That never made sense to me.

Most coders with enough responsibility to have an impact on the way a blockbuster title is coded are pretty accomplished. The mere fact that they hold those positions are a testament to their work ethic.

I don't think the Devs ever sit back and say "hey lets be lazy we have the license hahaha"

It's more technical than that.

If EA is spending $350M per year on an exclusive license, and another $150M per year on expensive prime time TV ads, it simply doesn't leave a lot of budget left for actual hands on coding/developing.

The devs aren't responsible for a middling development budget.

Anyway that was a bit off point, but as a long time lurker here, it bothers me when people think the Devs are sitting around "being lazy" because "they" have the license.

[bigjake62505]

Quote: Originally Posted by PaperWork

I never understood the argument that the Devs don't work hard on the game. That never made sense to me. Most coders with enough responsibility to have an impact on the way a blockbuster title is coded are pretty accomplished. The mere fact that they hold those positions are a testament to their work ethic. I don't think the Devs ever sit back and say "hey lets be lazy we have the license hahaha" It's more technical than that. If EA is spending $350M per year on an exclusive license, and another $150M per year on expensive prime time TV ads, it simply doesn't leave a lot of budget left for actual hands on coding/developing. The devs aren't responsible for a middling development budget. Anyway that was a bit off point, but as a long time lurker here, it bothers me when people think the Devs are sitting around "being lazy" because "they" have the license.

Note: I do not believe that the devs do not work hard on the game. I was just using that as an example.

[PaperWork]

I, in no way, intended to make it look like spliff was accusing Madden Devs of being lazy. I took his analogy and made an off point rant with it.