PCGMedia wrote an article dissecting Moore's statement, and have collected user feedback on ways in which EA can improve. Written by the editor, the piece lists 5 reasons EA are a detriment to gaming culture, and then explains how they can improve the problem. The piece aims to be incisive, logical, and non-sensationalist, in hopes of getting to the real meat of the issue.
It feels like the video game console is at a crossroads. With Xbox Series X and S floundering in the ‘console war’, Sony suggesting PlayStation 5 is approaching the second half of its life after missing sales targets, and uncertainty around the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, there is growing concern that the traditional video game console business could be under threat.
It's obvious that MS is leaving the console biz. MS may have tons of money, but that doesn't mean they want to keep losing money on the gaming division to prove a point. Thanks Phil
Good article and this is not a duplicate. The link that @Maximus Prime shared is just a small portion of the full interview. This post is the full interview.
Times are changing quick, the same ol way the industry been is changing. Where people play is changing.
“What I think Phil is doing is setting up some smoke signals that we're thinking very differently”
I’m surprised how slowly Microsoft is moving toward Xbox as a software platform. They usually don’t care so much about upsetting their customers with unpopular changes like they do with every other version of Windows.
This "console market hasn't grown narrative " is overblown. The market has grown just not as fast as say smartphones. But so what? There is still money to be made in the business and just because Microsoft has failed doesn't mean the entire industry is facing sudden collapse. Gaming will be fine, every industry has to go through periods of restructuring. AAA games are made becuase its what attracts gamers the most and is where they spend the most money. (Demand/supply) Microsoft abandoning hardware should have happened years ago, they clearly lost interest at a base level in producing games and/or paying 3rd parties to back during the tail end of the 360 generation. Tired of hearing about the future of gaming, just make great games and/or invest in one's made by other to attract people to your platform.
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.
I got your list right here. Stop finding ways to kill quality franchises, stop with the online passes, stop with the broken DRM, don't release broken products that don't function and most importantly (as well as to sum up) STOP screwing with your customers!
@RogueSmurf
Just read the list myself lol. Yup, they covered the same topics as well (albeit in a different and more informative manner).
I think that one thing EA needs to do is step back and realize that they are one of the few companies who can (quite literally) afford to take risks. so many games theyve made over the past few years have been lackluster at best, knowing that their brand name or neutral concept will sell well anyway. what would benefit them most is to admit to themselves that "everyone outside of our circle of games, pretty much hates us", and expand their horizons to ideas that might cater to those outside audiences, instead of trying to anchor them in with another madden. bottom line is that just as the article states, risk taking is key.
Sure mirror edge didnt sell all that well, but it is one of the few games from EA that earns that cult following a lot of their other games lack. in a lot of ways it will probably be remembered long passed some of their other titles.
I honestly cant imagine how Theres little to no hope for mirrors edge 2, but weve already seen 3 horrific army of 2 games.
shut down Origin and go back to Steam would be job no.1
EA is far from the worst company sorry gamers feel way too entitled these days and u wonder why there is drm and and online passes. Everybody expects triple a titles but dont want to pay for them and quite honestly they could give a shit less about ur opinion or mine !!
the only good game from them is Battle Field and Dead Space. Everything else is garbage.