Ultimate Team Modes Brought in $1.62 Billion For EA in Fiscal Year 2021

[Steve_OS]

Ultimate Team modes brought in some fat checks for EA once again in fiscal year 2021....

Written By: Steve Noah

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[tuckermaine]

Amazing ....and yet mediocre games

[The Senator]

Utterly pathetic.* Absolute naked cash grabs based off mobile gaming mechanics and outright gambling end up being what people actually want these days.* I'll never understand it on any level past a dispassionate intellectual analysis.

[Eyeman79]

For those of us who couldn't care less about these modes might be nice if some that extra cash were put into development of improved franchise modes. But then again they don't generate $1.62 B !

[wisdom less13]

*Copy* *Paste*

[yount19]

...This is what is enabling EA to block/buy out any potential competitors that are interested in making an NFL sim product...

While I don't blame them for wanting to turn a profit (and succeeding at an astronomical proportion!!!), it is a shame that we will not have options...

Because of the current state of sports video gaming, I have almost exclusively gone back to table top sports gaming and PC sports sim games. The only exceptions being PC modded sports games and the PS3/PS2 consoles...

Congrats to EA and their 'empire' and good luck to the sports simheads in their quest to find enjoyment in a limited market

[Dead2009]

People complain about EA and their ultimate team modes but NBA 2K and MLB The Show have almost nearly the same thing. People dont play sports games for the regular modes anymore, it's all about who can build the ultimate dream team.

[Madden08PCgmr]

Look at the front page here, top right. Nearly 50% of voters poled say franchise is the most important mode for them. A significant lead over general gameplay.

The younger crowd probably isn't interested in these modes because they've stunk and have been given almost no attention in their lifetime. They'll probably never know how addictive they once were.*

.. not going to bash Ultimate Team. I understand the appeal. I just wish other labels had a chance to develop the aspects of the game EA clearly couldn't care less about.