"Last but not least, having a mother and sister that have spent nearly 20 years combined working in the customer service field, I feel the need to loop back around to the refund aspect here. It really bothers me that customers are being refused refund on a product that is not working as intended."
Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.
EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.
EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'
I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.
And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.
No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.
EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.
SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5
Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"
Gareth, Justin, and JoeyZ look at Layoff news for EA and Sony and reasons behind the downturn in the industry and more.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson writes: "In this time of change, we expect these decisions to impact approximately 5 percent of our workforce. I understand this will create uncertainty and be challenging for many who have worked with such dedication and passion and have made important contributions to our company. While not every team will be impacted, this is the hardest part of these changes, and we have deeply considered every option to try and limit impacts to our teams. Our primary goal is to provide team members with opportunities to find new roles and paths to transition onto other projects. Where that’s not possible, we will support and work with each colleague with the utmost attention, care, and respect. Communicating these impacts has already begun and will be largely completed by early next quarter."
All the big ones doing the same stuff. Terrible. I just hope that all these people are able to get a new job as soon as possible, God know that it is horrible to be left jobless when you have your kids or your parents depending on your financial help
The point I feel is problematic about all of this is that focusing on Owned Ip means more sequels, remasters and more of what was selling last year.
Kinky
Interesting. I'll just keep shopping at Walmart.
1. They can receive your money before publishing a finished product.
2. You can't back up copyrighted data ( 98% of everything game related)
3. They require a server to activate everything you "own".
4. They can change the rules at any time.
5. They can ban your account and everything you purchased.
6. They could refuse to deactivate a broken console to free up a download slot.
7. They can go out of business losing your purchases
8 They can begin a new service and leave the old one behind.
9. They can drop support for specific games or features.
10. They could under deliver on a season pass.
11. They could under deliver on a preorder (i.e. Aliens)
12. They can make you think you own it and hide the truth.
13. They refuse returns regardless if the download works or not.
14. They push auto renewel requirements in hopes you will forget.
15. They attach your account with your purchases thus forcing a commitment to any service they provide, whether good or not, expensive or cheap.
16. The higher the commitment to their srevice the more difficult it will be to walk away if the service becomes disagreeable to you.
17. Also the more the commitment, the higher the prices they can charge you console or service) because they are well aware people don't wish to lose their investments.
18. Whatever else that comes to your mind when regarding a service that has complete control of everything you put money into.
Every other media for has no issue going this route and PC. I don't see the issue outside of faulty internet system.
They wants there money!