Nameless said:
The funny thing is that most are completey oblivious to the fact that this was really a brilliant business move;
'Brilliant business move' != worthy of
consumer respect or admiration. I wonder if some of you people are
ever going to get it--unless you work for EA (in which case you have my pity, given the recent reports of working conditions there) or own EA stock, why the hell are you acting like this is something praiseworthy? Do you really admire EA for shrewdly monopolizing the videogame football market (because in the minds of most sports gamers, a football game without the NFL license is worthless), even though it screws over you, the consumer? Are you really that stupid? Lack of competition means no incentive to improve quality or reduce costs--deny it until you're blue in the face, but that's a fact, not an opinion.
Nameless said:
and no doubt if Sega/Take Two had pulled off such a deal in the, all of these angry sega fanboys who are still hold this pointless grudge against because of the whole DC saga, would be decalring EA "pwned" and spamming thread after the thread with countless :lol icons.
Oh, please. If you really think the only people unhappy about this are bitter Sega fanboys, you're sadly mistaken.
Nameless said:
Still, there is nothing stopping Sega/VC from making football titles with realistic rosters(sans the players' names) and authentic uniforms(sans team logos). If they truly do make the "vastly superior football game"(which is also utterly false) it shouldn't matter then should it. Early iterations of Madden were made without any official NFL licensing. Funny, because for such a title, without player names,likenesses,team logos or stadiums, the $19.99 price point seems a bit more....pratical.
So it was 'impractical' to offer consumers an NFL-licensed football game with real teams and rosters at $20? However, $20 is a
far more reasonable asking price for a no-name, generic football title, and Sega/VC should be grateful for the opportunity to sell their football game without having to spring for an expensive license, even though you know bloody well that nobody's going to
buy the damn game without said license?
Nameless said:
Its pretty much damned if you do, damned if you don't when it concerns EA now adays. Tough love is good sometimes, and I think that this move will FORCE alot of gamers who never really gave Madden a chance in favor of 2k, to see what a superb football simulation EA puts out.
Yes, let's
force people to buy the game that you (and EA) think is best! You're really doing them a
favor by strangling competition! Hell, why stop there? EA should angle to lock out the competition in
every genre! Then people can see what superb driving/action/fighting/RPG/whatever titles EA puts out, too, because they won't have any other
choice!
I don't know if you're a corporate shill or just severely deluded, but either way, you're talking like an idiot.