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[Brockololly]

From VG247:

For all the investments we’ve made in mobile and social, we never  abandoned consoles. We are working closely with the console  manufacturers and we are VERY excited about the Gen4 consoles that will  be launched in the months and years ahead. We are very proud of  the way EA evolved with consumers. I have not green lit one game to be  developed as a single player experience. Today, all of our games include online applications and digital services that make them live 24/7/365.

Modifié par Brockololly, 04 septembre 2012 - 09:21 .

[Brockololly]

Of course, he could be simply referring to games needing some sort of online connectivity like Autolog with Need For Speed or something of that nature, like how you can upload your character in Origins to BSN.

But yeah, I'm guessing this kind of attitude all but confirms coop or some sort of actual multiplayer mode in any future Dragon Age game.

It also makes me wonder what kind of good games have been potentially shot down by EA since they couldn't force MP into them. Hell, by Gibeau's standard, they wouldn't have done Skyrim since its SP only, yet has probably sold better than any BioWare game ever.

Modifié par Brockololly, 04 septembre 2012 - 09:26 .

[Endurium]

How narrow-minded of him. All my favorite games are *ding ding* single-player games!

The only kind of multi-player I like is co-op. Had great fun playing co-op Diablo and Diablo 2 back in the day.

[Obeded the 2nd]

This guy should get a raise... so he can be dropped and someone better can take over EA.

On a serious note they should be taking the worst company in the us a bit more seriously.

[termokanden]

I do not actually mind multiplayer or coop for that matter. But the attitude that everything has to be online "24/7/365" and involve digital services (like buying booster packs with gear because the game does not have a fair mechanic to earn it) is intolerable.

I doubt it just means something like uploading a profile (a feature I promptly disabled in Dragon Age as it started uploading without even asking me about it, like all of us WANT everything about our daily lives to be public at all times).

[MichaelStuart]

Sad to hear

[Beerfish]

There is a place for multiplayer games and single player games but to auto tack mp on everything is a mistake. Having said that some mp that sounds like a bad idea ends up being fun. (ie ME3)

One never really knows how much of an affect mp has on single player games. I'd love to sit in one game maker meetings when mp is brought into the equation.

[Endurium]

I should add that my favorite games providing MP do so *as an option*. I'm not into online-only or MP only games.

I do play one MMO, but it lets me choose between soloing and grouping. I can solo most content, so that's how I play. I only interact with other players in general chat or while in cities.

[FutharkTomahawk]

His attitude is utterly repugnant to me and it goes a long way towards explaining why I'm not nearly as enamored with cRPGs as I used to be in the late '90s and early '00s.

When the [bleep] is the single-player cRPG that revolves around character skill (planning/building) rather than player skill (twitch) going to have its resurgence?  Frank Gibeau, you are a most unwelcome person in the world of cRPGs. 

[MerinTB]

I'm probably getting too old to be playing too many video games anymore anyway...

[Rockworm503]

Who is this guy and why should I care?

[AshedMan]

The easier to fleece you my pretty.

[Giant ambush beetle]

Yeah, I bet they're proud of the easy cash they've made with all the super minimalistic MP DLC's.

[Druss99]

I'm very proud of the way I've evolved to not green light the purchase of anymore EA games.

[Addai]

Druss99 wrote...

I'm very proud of the way I've evolved to not green light the purchase of anymore EA games.

[Gatt9]

Druss99 wrote...

I'm very proud of the way I've evolved to not green light the purchase of anymore EA games.

Yup,  me too!

There's a reason for all of these articles (This is actually the third one today similiar to this topic)

http://www.gamespot....ng-soon-6394564

They tried to hide behind Popcap with this one...

http://finance.yahoo...-122000057.html

The Investment market currently believe smartphones and tablets are going to make tons of money,  so EA's trying to run as much press as they can saying "We're taking over!" in anything online related.  They're trying to shore up their stock prices.

They've been at it for weeks,  constant press pieces on how they're the centerpiece of (mobile, tablet, online, F2P).  They're hoping they can convince investors to pick up the stock,  and hoping they can condition Gamers into falling inline with their revenue initiatives.

EA's a reactive marketer.  They do press rounds like this to try to counter something else,  like when ToR's sales were being questioned,  the very next day EA would release sales or "Subscriber" numbers to try to counter the "Bad press".

IMO,  this recent barrage is a indicator that EA's financial outlook is much worse than anyone yet anticipates.

[Brockololly]

FutharkTomahawk wrote...
When the [bleep] is the single-player cRPG that revolves around character skill (planning/building) rather than player skill (twitch) going to have its resurgence?

Funny you should say that since Obsidian's Tim Cain has a good interview out today with RPG Codex where he brings up that very thought:

It's an exciting time for cRPG's. There has been a rise of independent  cRPG development, which until recently had been pretty scarce (with  Spiderweb Software being a notable exception). I think there are more
single player cRPG's again, after we passed through a decade or so of  multi-player emphasis. I am a little worried that cRPG's are getting too action-oriented, with the player's skill trumping that of his
character's. But as long as that is just one kind of cRPG, I don't mind  if people like to play those kinds of games. I just want good, single  player, character skill based role-playing games to be released too.

Rockworm503 wrote...

Who is this guy and why should I care?

He is the president of the EA Games label. So he's probably the third most important person at EA. Basically, he's the guy that gets final say on what games EA makes.

Modifié par Brockololly, 04 septembre 2012 - 11:50 .

[Blastback]

I tremble. Hold me?

[wsandista]

The chances of me buying any EA product just decreased by 26%.

I don't mind multiplayer, hell my favorite game of all time (NWN2) had it. I just hate EA's multiplayer, which usually ruins the single-player of games they are implemented in.

[Fast Jimmy]

I think EA would have a much more successful and profitable time if they instead spent a lot of their initiatives, resources and focus on improving infrastructure in developing third-world countries.

Even the top tier developing countries, such as India, still struggle to maintain efficiency and power availability to everyone like what we see in developed countries. China and India are becoming better about this, but poorer countries in Asia, Africa, Polynesia, Central and South America still have inadequate power capabilities to have a sufficient surplus for niceties such as video games.

If EA worked on that, then they could market their games to people who haven't played the same "new" game a dozen times before.

Modifié par Fast Jimmy, 05 septembre 2012 - 12:08 .

[RinpocheSchnozberry]

I'm all for shaking off the old gamey-game poop, but I don't know that this is going in the right direction. As long as multiplayer compliments single player, then I'm good. ME3's was a good balance, needing maybe half a step back to be perfect.

An example of multiplayer ruining single player is the new SimCity reboot. Blargh.

[twincast]

Idiot suit.

And Gen4 consoles? Even (wrongfully) ignoring the pre-NES days that's one mighty misnomer.

Well, EA's been doing their best to finally drive me away these last few years anyway, so their loss.

[Chromie]

Where is Elhanan? I wanna see him spin this.

[Splinter Cell 108]

Isn't EA up for sale anyways? if we're lucky maybe they get bought by someone who will put some major changes in place. Besides I don't know what is there to be proud of. Isn't EA stock at an all time low thanks to stupid crap like what this guy is saying?