...but did you actually read it? EA or nobody is saying niche is bad the problem is while the loudest voices on game forums & site like this gush over niche games for every 1 thats a hit you get tons that never make a dime= Im no EA fanboy but EA went as far as giving the devs of these studios100% of profits and the EA Originals division (EA themselves) didnt make a profit. The devs themselves really appreciated EA as a partner but they do understand business. I call out greed from these big publishers when I see it but I also have to note that alot of gamers dont understand business and the fact is losing money for any business is not sustainable no matter how much a small group might like it because we all know that if EA was making money they would continue & just ADD more AAA. Give them credit for trying.
When has EA ever been niche? All their main franchises are about as cookie cutter as it comes with Battlefield coming immediately to mind as EA trying to shoehorn in trends. They are about as far from niche as can get.
Oh great and I was beginning to think Originals was going to be good for long. Probably means they're going to put more of their hands into the development and management of the studios under this section...
They haven’t done a lot to Niche anyway but they should . Demons Souls was niche and it lead to Elden Ring . Niche can turn into a bigger thing if you have passion for making good games and not only chasing money. But this is EA and they could go the way of UbiSoft . The only EA game I bought in the last however many years was Fallen Order . I’ll get the next game too and maybe Dragon Age but possibly not . I’d guess they consider Dragon Age niche as well. Mass Effect ? Those are the games I use to want from them but they don’t support them with good teams it seems . They mainly care about Madden and NBA etc that makes money from card packs and I refuse to buy games like that
They haven't releases much of anything that I would consider niche for a long time, It Takes Two is the only one I can think of in recent years, otherwise it's mostly sports, racing and shooter games these days. Really sad that we probably won't be getting anything unique like It Takes Two ever again if that's the kind of games that will be affected.
In the case of Knockout City, that game really needed more variety, it didn't take long to master the gameplay on that one and they didn't drip feed out much content over it's lifespan either.
Disney for the love of God please give Star Wars to a studio that has the drive to give us a game that is not infested by micro transactions and predatory practises. Watching Jedi Survivor closely and if there’s a whiff of unnecessary micros or a earn skill points faster mechanism involving purchases then I’m not buying.
ea isn't doing anything other than shitting the bed more and more each year lol that piss-drinking andrew wilson needs to go down along with that garbage company.
A whole lot of EA’s very best and most-loved games (SSX3, NBA Street v3, Desert Strike, Def Jam FFNY, Burnout 3, etc) would have been considered ‘niche’. They were great games (still are) AND they were popular with gamers.
This is EA you are asking single player games from. They have basically stopped making SP games besides Star Wars and Dragon Age coming up . Star Wars should sell well and will probably continue but if Dragon Age flips its probably the end for it .
All the companies they have purchased have gone to crap. The people who made the Burnout games and Bioware, the company who made Jade Empire. Since EA purchased those studios the games they have released have sucked. I just think the problem is EA and probably won't matter what games they decide to release.
Niche content imo are better because creators can create wonderful and unique ips like for example 2d fighter ea cmon now.
Doesn't sound good ea
ummmmm ok.
They are taking their two toes out of the niche water. “Hey we tried” yeah ok lol.
Oh no.