What would happen if EA created a console?
mariorulezman
Baptized in Flames
EA? make a console?...pointless...
unless they were smart and put RA3 on it or something
unless they were smart and put RA3 on it or something
I would never buy the thing, even if it meant I couldn't play anymore BioWare games. EA has to be the most disgusting, bottom line-centric game maker in existence, and I would neve support them, even if it means I won't be able to play Kotor 3.
Then they are a bunch of idealess sellouts. I would be spitting on the corpses of Westwood and Bullfrog if I were to buy an EA console, and that is something I will simply never do.Strubes said:
blacklemons
The Freeman
It would only support games made by EA (Every game in existence...)
stealth toilet
Moderator
Didn't EA at one point publicly declare they would never make their own console cuz there's too much risk and they're making money hand over fist as it is?
Either way, exploring the hypothetical, I don't actually mind EA as much as most people seem to. I abhor their business practices, but that is because I abhor the nature of business itself. If other companies could do it as well they would *cough*Activision*cough*, the fact that EA is good at it doesn't make them any worse than the rest who wish they could.
I absolutely hate how they come out with a new sports game every single year. I also hate how because, for some reason, that mentality seems justified with updated rosters, franchises, etc., that other companies all of a sudden start expanding that mentality to cover every subject matter that could be considered a sport, such as WWE. THQ used to come out with wrestling games every couple years on the 64 once there was a significant amount added to the game to warrant a new one. But now they follow EA's model of annual releases as though a wrestling game needed an annual update.
However, Madden is consistently one of the top selling games year after year. As a business, it doesn't make sense for them to stop operating this way until it stops making them money. If EA were to make a console I think it would become over saturated with this concept running in the back of their minds. It might do extremely well, but I wouldn't buy it, or I would at least hold off for many years until the price dropped, because the games that would have launched with the system would be the same games coming out that year as well.
Either way, exploring the hypothetical, I don't actually mind EA as much as most people seem to. I abhor their business practices, but that is because I abhor the nature of business itself. If other companies could do it as well they would *cough*Activision*cough*, the fact that EA is good at it doesn't make them any worse than the rest who wish they could.
I absolutely hate how they come out with a new sports game every single year. I also hate how because, for some reason, that mentality seems justified with updated rosters, franchises, etc., that other companies all of a sudden start expanding that mentality to cover every subject matter that could be considered a sport, such as WWE. THQ used to come out with wrestling games every couple years on the 64 once there was a significant amount added to the game to warrant a new one. But now they follow EA's model of annual releases as though a wrestling game needed an annual update.
However, Madden is consistently one of the top selling games year after year. As a business, it doesn't make sense for them to stop operating this way until it stops making them money. If EA were to make a console I think it would become over saturated with this concept running in the back of their minds. It might do extremely well, but I wouldn't buy it, or I would at least hold off for many years until the price dropped, because the games that would have launched with the system would be the same games coming out that year as well.
GamingMaiden
This is my favorite forum on the Citadel.
If EA makes a console....ugh. I'd be sad.
Mai Valentine
Moderator
I think EA makes more money by putting as many games on as many consoles as possible. I think it would actually cut their revenue to restrict their games to just one console, especially a new console. It would be unproven, and they couldn't guarantee that they would have enough people buy an EA console to make up for how much they would be losing by not putting games on the other consoles.
Hell Scyth
Rock Hard, Dead or Alive
Agree.
I don't see the point in EA making a console. I mean, why ruin their already good franchise by making their own console, then restricting their games only to their system. Of ource, they may still make it for all other consoles, but that would ever more reduce the renevue they'd be getting because few would even bother getting an EA only console, just to play EA games, when they can ge tthe same thing on the console they have that plays games from all different companies.
if EA create their own console then they're only going to ruin themselves and stuff up a business that's been proving successful for years, and still has just as much opportunity to continue its success.
I don't see the point in EA making a console. I mean, why ruin their already good franchise by making their own console, then restricting their games only to their system. Of ource, they may still make it for all other consoles, but that would ever more reduce the renevue they'd be getting because few would even bother getting an EA only console, just to play EA games, when they can ge tthe same thing on the console they have that plays games from all different companies.
if EA create their own console then they're only going to ruin themselves and stuff up a business that's been proving successful for years, and still has just as much opportunity to continue its success.
That's what they said when their CEO wanted to launch a console in the early 90's. I wouldn't be surprised if they still feel the same.Mai Valentine said:
Mai Valentine said:
See, I think that might be reason to make one. Instead of going multiplatform, people would have to buy EA's console to play said game or franchise. All the Madden nuts out there. I guarantee an overwhelming amount would buy an EA console JUST to play Madden and I'm sure fans of other franchises EA has taken control of would buy EA just because it would be the only console with their favorite game on it.
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Lurker
I skimmed and no one's said it yet. They're only going to start plans for it if the PS3 doesn't pick up sales by 2010.
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Lurker
Obviously, it isn't selling good enough for EA. It's sold 10.5 million units as of the beginning of the year, not sure where it stands now.Strubes said:
I'm thinking EA would consider joining the fray if no one console emerges dominant, like the PS2 did. That's what I think they mean by "PS3 sales picking up." Apparently, they're thinking the PS3 is the most likely to take control of the market.