Current Events > EA just doesn't get it do they?

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Or they -do- get it and don't give a shit about their reputation as long as they keep making money.
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They make money, why would they care about the consumer?
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Ohhhh, my boy. They get it.
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LethalAffinity posted...

Or they -do- get it and don't give a shit about their reputation as long as they keep making money.

That
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They absolutely get it. They're going through the motions just enough so that people will get board talking about them within a few weeks and then they can go back to business as usual. Same thing that happens with 99.9% of controversy in the AAA game space
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LethalAffinity posted...

Or they -do- get it and don't give a shit about their reputation as long as they keep making money.

that one, no point in trying to be an honest thing or whatever when you can get way more money doing what they do now
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I would almost respect them more if the CEO just came out and said "Lol we don't care about quality games or customer satisfaction, we just wanna make money :)"
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There's no way they don't understand how people see them. They're basically pushing things as far as they will go and then walking it back a little when they get called out for going too far.
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ClunkerSlim posted...

EA gets it.
They just don't fucking care.

The 100,000 people bitching online is a drop in the bucket compared to the millions who are going to buy BattleFront. Grandmas everywhere will ensure this game sells millions. You might say EA gets it better than everyone else. They know they're going to get the money no matter how many gaming sites run news articles.

Yep. Was watching a youtube video where dude said basically that. Sure, all the hardcore nerds are, rightfully, complaining about it.... but any of those "boycotts" are going to be immediately made up for with people who DON'T give a shit about things like that and are just going to go out and buy the game, spend another $20 or so on crates and call it a day.
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EA unfortunately gets it more than the majority of hardcore gamers out there.

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson credited his companys record fiscal year results to live operations of games that are run as services, rather than just one-time purchases.

That means that EA is doing better at keeping players engaged with its games for a long time, and it is making money from ongoing purchases made by those people rather than simply relying on new game sales. The idea is to grow audience for games over time, increasing their engagement and keeping them away from competitive products year round.

EAs games today are live services amazing experiences that we update and evolve to deliver ongoing fun that keeps players engaged, connects them to friends, brings them more content and grows our network, said Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, during an analyst conference call today. This strategy has been at the core of our digital transformation, and today our live services are some of the strongest and most vibrant in the industry.

We saw more of our players go deeper, Wilson said, pointing to the fact that FIFA Ultimate Team players were up 13 percent by the end of the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31. More than 10 million players competed in competitive matches in the first year of tournaments.

EA said that Battlefield 1 had more than 19 million players through the end of March 31, while FIFA 17 had more than 21 million players.

FIFA Mobile also had its best month since its launch in October.

Average time played per day increased to 162 minutes for the Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, which is a free-to-play mobile game that brings players back through live services such as tournaments. EAs mobile games were up 10 percent from a year ago.That wasnt impressive, but EA has new games coming, like a new Sims offering.

The Sims 4 also had seven updates during the year, and its monthly active users rose 33 percent in the past year.

As for upcoming games, Wilson said he had high hopes for Madden NFL 18, which will use the same Frostbite game engine as the Battlefield series. And he said FIFA 18 will expand on the Journey (a new story mode in the game) and Ultimate Team.

https://venturebeat.com/2017/05/09/electronic-arts-ceo-credits-live-game-services-for-the-companys-success/

Look at all dat money and increased revenue.
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Gamers are braindead. For all of this "controversy", they will still buy the game, still hype up the next one, still preorder, etc.
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Darmik posted...

EA unfortunately gets it more than the majority of hardcore gamers out there.

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson credited his companys record fiscal year results to live operations of games that are run as services, rather than just one-time purchases.

That means that EA is doing better at keeping players engaged with its games for a long time, and it is making money from ongoing purchases made by those people rather than simply relying on new game sales. The idea is to grow audience for games over time, increasing their engagement and keeping them away from competitive products year round.

EAs games today are live services amazing experiences that we update and evolve to deliver ongoing fun that keeps players engaged, connects them to friends, brings them more content and grows our network, said Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, during an analyst conference call today. This strategy has been at the core of our digital transformation, and today our live services are some of the strongest and most vibrant in the industry.

We saw more of our players go deeper, Wilson said, pointing to the fact that FIFA Ultimate Team players were up 13 percent by the end of the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31. More than 10 million players competed in competitive matches in the first year of tournaments.

EA said that Battlefield 1 had more than 19 million players through the end of March 31, while FIFA 17 had more than 21 million players.

FIFA Mobile also had its best month since its launch in October.

Average time played per day increased to 162 minutes for the Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, which is a free-to-play mobile game that brings players back through live services such as tournaments. EAs mobile games were up 10 percent from a year ago.That wasnt impressive, but EA has new games coming, like a new Sims offering.

The Sims 4 also had seven updates during the year, and its monthly active users rose 33 percent in the past year.

As for upcoming games, Wilson said he had high hopes for Madden NFL 18, which will use the same Frostbite game engine as the Battlefield series. And he said FIFA 18 will expand on the Journey (a new story mode in the game) and Ultimate Team.

https://venturebeat.com/2017/05/09/electronic-arts-ceo-credits-live-game-services-for-the-companys-success/

Look at all dat money and increased revenue.

i feel a little sick reading that shit
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They get your money which is their #1 goal.
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