I think EA is putting themself in a position of getting into the hardware business. Swallowing up so many studios and having so many AAA titles would be devastating if they were to enter the hardware business. No one could compete with a company with so many exclusives. Then again, they do fine releasing the same games every year on a half dozen consoles...

It would be odd to say the least.

Sigh.

*pours a forty for the departed*

So how awesome will it be when we have EA Trax in Mass Effect!?


This is really disappointing. I still hold a grudge against EA for their insistence on running everything through their own servers and totally screwing up the online play of the great game Burnout: Revenge.

The game was awesome, but EA completely and totally borked the online play and ruined the entire game imo.

Jade Empire 2K8
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This is going to be sweet.

I don't think EA is big enough *yet* to afford the losses that come with a hardware launch. That would be crazy though. If EA Sports games became exclusive to any system, that system would instantly become the best seller in the US. Their games drive a huge part of the market in this country.

I look forward to next year's version of Neverwinter Nights. The roster update will make a full priced purchase worthwhile!

But they added new animations and bone-crunching hits. It has to be better!!!

Nobody gives a shit about Madden outside of the US though.

I believe Konami has the sports markets in Japan (with All Pro) and Europe (with Pro Evo).

That sucks. Always hate to see EA get any bigger.

No one plays FIFA in Japan really. And Winning Eleven is kind of popular in Europe (maybe not so much in the UK, I'm not sure).

And I liked Jade Empire! Maybe not a game a year, but hopefully EA won't start trying to pull that crap on non sports franchises.