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[Giga Drill BREAKER]

EA seems to be fully behind MS DRM policy, but now that Sony has said that they wont enforce it like MS, and the gamers have really gotten behind Sony in their stance, and it has sent a message like none before to publishers, what do you think the publishers are thinking?

[AshedMan]

All they think about is $$$.

[OdanUrr]

DinoSteve wrote...

EA seems to be fully behind MS DRM policy, (...)

The narrative I've heard is that EA lobbied hard to have the hardware companies come up with a solution so you guys are not faffing around with online passes and you're not losing potential used game profits to retailers.

Moore: "Absolutely incorrect. As the guy who is the chief operating officer of Electronic Arts I can tell you that EA did not aggressively lobby for the platform holders to put some gating function in there to allow or disallow used games. I am on record as being a proponent of used games. I like the ecosystem. I like the fact that it's kept pricing at a good level for eight years. I like the fact that someone can buy a physical game and see some equity in that game. That keeps GameStop vibrant and they are a great launch and marketing partner for us.

"EA has never had a conversation, and I have been present at all of them, with all of the manufacturers, saying you must put a system in place that allows us to take a piece of the action or even stop it. Absolutely incorrect."

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[Wolfspawn]

AshedMan wrote...

All they think about is $$$.

Then if they think about the situation logically, not siding with Microsoft would net them more cash. Siding with Microsoft just makes millions of gamers around the world pissed at you. That path is the one that leads to boycotts, hashtag campaigns, and various other PR disasters I'm sure no publisher or developer or f*cking ANYTHING wants. Unfortunately, most of these corporations are more nearsighted than my great grandfather who lost his eye and is currently dead.