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Will EA leave the Triple A business?
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I opened a similar thread a while ago here about the possibility of EA becoming more focus to mobile bringing most of their franchises there and leaving 1-2 console games, and it was immediately closed despite i do feel that's pretty much already happening.
Though it has to be said, They're making way more money than you'd expect even from all their long list of recent massive disappointments.
Though it has to be said, They're making way more money than you'd expect even from all their long list of recent massive disappointments.
The studio behind FIFA and NHL has 1000 employees, they are in Canada, add to that FIFA license, every major league license is separate from FIFA, starting this year they added UEFA license and other minor leagues + the cost of development for 1 year + marketing cost ( having Ronaldo is costly) + all the mocap for the biggest players.
Now, if you still think FIFA budget is not "AAA" youa re just trolling at this point.
They mentioned Mass Effect Andromeda positiverly in at least 2 EA Investor reports so it did make money.
Competition is literally legally forbidden against their sports games so long as current agreements are extended, so why would they back out? They seem to have increasing difficulty competing with the IP they actually own (Mass Effect, Mirror's Edge, Titanfall, Battlefield have all had sales letdowns) but they're going to keep having rights to licensed products with shit loads of microtransactions. Their publishing is never going to be as good as last gen, and they're not even going to attempt that. But Madden, FIFA, etc. aren't going anywhere. Star Wars is weird because they paid for the rights but then they have to foot the bill on every cancelled game. Maybe Disney changes their approach in a few years.
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Good point, but wasn't that low by their standards. Im not trying to move the goal post or anything but i know sales expectations were higher for this series. Thanks for the link, i looked at vg chartz and it said 4.8 mill but i guess it wasn't updated info
1-2 console games? What the hell are you talking about?
1. Don't use VGChartz
2. Why does one game underperforming mean that they are stepping away from AAA? It makes no sense.
They expected 9 million, they did 7 million.
It didn't met the expectations, but still, BF2 made a fuckton of money.
VG charts isn't allowed to be used for figures here cus it's so inaccurate
They aren't leaving the AAA business as Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, etc... are all considered AAA and likely there most profitable titles.
That said, I could see them continue to shy away from single player games and continue to adopt more of a games as a service approach where they can continue to monetize their games. Actually, I think they already have and it's shown by the titles they are outputting, canceling, etc...
That said, I could see them continue to shy away from single player games and continue to adopt more of a games as a service approach where they can continue to monetize their games. Actually, I think they already have and it's shown by the titles they are outputting, canceling, etc...
Mine was just a prediction though it is true that they significantly reduced the amount of console releases compared to 10-15 years ago.
I'm not saying it's a reality now but it could in the long term if this is the trend.
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I didn't know they were a banned source? Also clearly you werent here to partake in actual discussion anyway.
Oh definitely. I'd blame Ultimate Team but they were hardly upgrading things for years prior to that.
vgchartz isn't reliable, and while 7 million missed their 10 million target that's still a helluva lot considering the controversy. Missing goals doesn't mean they're in trouble with money. They've been doing better than ever the past few years to the point where literally no one could buy Anthem and they'd still probably be fine for the foreseeable future.
"Underperforming" for EA means "Battlefront 2 sold 9 million instead of 10 million". Yes they were disappointed by that, but that's hardly "We need to leave the business". It's like if Avengers End Game made 2 billion rather than 2.3 billion: They may change their approach slightly but beyond that, nothing. Add that to the billions they make on their sports titles and no, they're not going to leave the industry. Konami was a special case as they had very lucrative ventures outside of gaming.
Even if SWBF2 had a rough launch, it still sold over nine million copies. Titanfall 2 also sold over five million last I checked. Even if both of these games missed their mark, for a billion dollar company like EA these don't significantly move the needle backwards.
FIFA and Madden alone ensure that there is no reason this will happen anytime remotely soon. The rest is icing -- and how much or how little icing they bother applying to their money cake is up to them.
Talk about an ERA bubble jesus christ
Ubisoft games consistently sell the most every year and get little traction here. The bubble is very real.
If you haven't noticed, this trend is happening to all studios. Games are costing more time and money to make.
It's nowhere near EA's level.
You can compare the amount of announcements at E3 of the past 3-4 years from EA and Ubisoft.
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I guess restructuring is more what I meant. I wish i had worded it differently in hine sight haha, but yeah i guess i mean maybe scale down those other triple a projects while they continued with their sports line. Not outright cancel them, but make them smaller and possibly less costly to produce
Correct what? A purely speculative statement about games budgets that wasn't backed up by any sort of meaningful evidence? If you are going to claim that EA spends less in FIFA/Madden than they do their more traditional games, the onus is on you to prove it.
Fuck, all you guys did not read the OP.
I could definitely see EA prioritise it's successful annual/service franchises in the next gen ahead of standalone AAA titles like Dragon Quest, OP.
Edit:Dragon Age smartasses
I could definitely see EA prioritise it's successful annual/service franchises in the next gen ahead of standalone AAA titles like Dragon Quest, OP.
Edit:Dragon Age smartasses
People still trash on Sims 4 but I'm pretty sure it picked up some good legs in recent years. Last time I played the player count online seemed way higher than I remember from the early days lol
But yes, these games are still making money. They just aren't always the massive hits they were intended to be right out of the gate. Although Battlefield 1 was.
You've taken a lot of notice of what EA have been up to recently OP,but apparently not how much money they make doing it,lol.
Yeah, i can see not doing Dragon Quest, especially as it would be very difficult as they don't own that game....
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It was my own fault for titling it poorly, but thanks for kinda seeing where i was coming from
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Even the "bombs" like Andromeda still made EA money. I'm pretty sure they mentioned it was profitable in one of there investor calls. Just not so much so that they were willing to continue investing in DLC and such or making a sequel at that time.
I think people often think games lost money, when in reality they did not.
I think people often think games lost money, when in reality they did not.
What? Of course not. FIFA alone is enough to keep them in the AAA business. Ultimate Team makes so much money with the payed lootboxes called card packs.
Dang, didn't know Sony was raking it in so badPlease get off that Youtube outrage kool-aid for a bit and join us in the real world OP
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