Electronic Arts votes for Sony, tells Microsoft to push off

Dom · May 12, 2003, 08:41 AM

BIG GAMES firm Electronic Arts will put one of its top games online on Tuesday but only for the Playstation 2 and not for the Xbox.
That, according to a report in today's Wall Street Journal is a deliberate snub to Microsoft, which has tried to persuade EA to push its games for Xbox Live.
And, the same report quotes an unnamed EA executive as saying Microsoft wanted too much control over its products, while Sony, with its Playstation 2, er, didn't.
The move to put its EA Sports games online will coincide with the start of E3, a games conference, and is calculated to really hack Microsoft off.
The Journal reports that EA's chairman Larry Probst told Microsoft in mid April that it was going to "build something big" but it wouldn't be with Microsoft.
The news will be a blow to Microsoft, which has been struggling to sell Xboxes while Sony has firmly held onto the console pole position.

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Source: TheInquirer

BWX · May 12, 2003, 09:45 AM

IMHO- EA games all are terrible anyway-

Have you ever tried to contact EA for tech support? Good luck if you want to. The few games by EA that are halfway decent are usually pretty buggy and under developed, and should be much better than they are. BF1942 is a good example. Maybe we will get lucky and they will stop producing games for windows too!

Dom · May 12, 2003, 10:02 AM

The Medal of Honor series and The Sims are good and highly successful.

BWX · May 12, 2003, 11:41 AM

Yup, MOHAA is one good game-

I dunno, I just don't like EA's "generic" video game money making machine- I just had bad experiences w/ their tech support in the past and have been very dissapointed by many hames with their name on it- not to say their caren't some good games, but I always think that those few good games would have been better if EA weren't involved-

I think I may have a grudge against them.

Rayder · May 12, 2003, 01:36 PM

I've always seen X-box as a stab in the back to PC owners anyway.

EA support? Yeah, form letter replies that help no one that knows anything about PC's. They just tell you, "Update video drivers", "update DirectX", stupid stuff like that. They only tell ya to do things that you already did BEFORE you tried to contact them for help.

I think EA is getting too big for their britches anymore and are just pumping out games to make money, they really don't care what the consumer thinks. Case in point: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 for PC/X-Box/Gamecube. What a coaster that game was. The only way to get a decent version was for the PS2. And PS2 is the WEAKEST system currently availabe.

I used to always associate EA with quality games, ever since the C64 days. Now, they just don't care about anything but money. So much for brand integrity.

BWX · May 12, 2003, 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by Rayder
I've always seen X-box as a stab in the back to PC owners anyway.

EA support? Yeah, form letter replies that help no one that knows anything about PC's. They just tell you, "Update video drivers", "update DirectX", stupid stuff like that. They only tell ya to do things that you already did BEFORE you tried to contact them for help.

I think EA is getting too big for their britches anymore and are just pumping out games to make money, they really don't care what the consumer thinks. Case in point: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 for PC/X-Box/Gamecube. What a coaster that game was. The only way to get a decent version was for the PS2. And PS2 is the WEAKEST system currently availabe.

I used to always associate EA with quality games, ever since the C64 days. Now, they just don't care about anything but money. So much for brand integrity.

I have come to the same conclusion too- all an my own, with noone elses swaying me one way or the other, really. I just see the company trying to pump out as many low quality games as possible- With totally bogus support. Actually, everytime I see EA associated with a game, I tend to run the other direction or take a much closer look at the game before I buy it. (or even rent it- when I used to rent PS2 games) I can't tell you how many PS2 games I rented that had EA plastered all over them that were complete garbage. I realize that EA doesn't "make" the game- but they have alot to do with the production of them and the marketing- not to mention tech support (or lack thereof)- that is the thing that gets me the most- NO tech support at all really- after you dish out up to 50 bucks for a game you can't even get an e-mail returned- That just really bugs me. It really shows their true colors.

Talon · May 12, 2003, 03:30 PM

Well, the only EA sports games I really play are Madden for the Game Cube and Tiger Woods for the PC. Although Madden is fun, I think that NFL2k for the XBox is a MUCH better football game overall, although there are some things in Madden, like "hidden play picks" that I like more.

Tiger Woods, on the other hand, is an excellent game. I can't really say anything bad about it at all. I've played it on PS2 and the PC, and both of them rocked. JMHO.

BWX · May 12, 2003, 03:36 PM

I used to play tiger woods on the ps1- I forgot how much fun video golf games can be- I should check that out for the PC.

Talon · May 12, 2003, 03:42 PM

yeah, the new TWPGA2003 is excellent, and it is also a graphics whore! With everything turned on it looks incredible, I can tell you that, and the career mode makes it alot of fun to play.

NaumoJR · May 12, 2003, 04:52 PM

Hey, it's their loss.

Their lazzy asses just don't want to put on the extra work to customize a game for a specific system. That's why all the PC EA Sports games suck balls.

They make one solid game and port it onto all systems. They would have to redesign games for Xbox Live, and they are just too damn stupid not to do that.

The only good EA games that are any good on the PC were developed only for the PC. An example of this would be MOHAA.

I think this is a really bone head selfish move by EA. I think Madden, and NHL by EA Sports would be great on Xbox Live. They don't think this way, that is why they are stupid.

To quote Dennis Miller, "That is just my opinion, I could be wrong."

May 12, 2003, 08:41 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Electronic Arts votes for Sony, tells Microsoft to push off BIG GAMES firm Electronic Arts will put one of its top games online on Tuesday but only for the Playstation 2 and not for the Xbox. That, according to a report in today's Wall Street Journal is a deliberate snub to Microsoft, which has tried to persuade EA to push its games for Xbox Live. And, the same report quotes an unnamed EA executive as saying Microsoft wanted too much control over its products, while Sony, with its Playstation 2, er, didn't. The move to put its EA Sports games online will coincide with the start of E3, a games conference, and is calculated to really hack Microsoft off. The Journal reports that EA's chairman Larry Probst told Microsoft in mid April that it was going to "build something big" but it wouldn't be with Microsoft. The news will be a blow to Microsoft, which has been struggling to sell Xboxes while Sony has firmly held onto the console pole position. -------------------------- Source: TheInquirer

May 12, 2003, 11:41 AM	#4
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Yup, MOHAA is one good game- I dunno, I just don't like EA's "generic" video game money making machine- I just had bad experiences w/ their tech support in the past and have been very dissapointed by many hames with their name on it- not to say their caren't some good games, but I always think that those few good games would have been better if EA weren't involved- I think I may have a grudge against them. __________________

May 12, 2003, 03:30 PM	#7
Talon DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Well, the only EA sports games I really play are Madden for the Game Cube and Tiger Woods for the PC. Although Madden is fun, I think that NFL2k for the XBox is a MUCH better football game overall, although there are some things in Madden, like "hidden play picks" that I like more. Tiger Woods, on the other hand, is an excellent game. I can't really say anything bad about it at all. I've played it on PS2 and the PC, and both of them rocked. JMHO. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1533MHz)/EPOX 8KHA+ Motherboard/1024 Crucial DDR 2100 RAM/Seagate 80GB Barracuda HD ATA100 @7200RPMs/GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Video Card/Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1 Sound Card/Antec SX835II Tower with Antec 350W PSU. View it here

May 12, 2003, 03:42 PM	#9
Talon DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	yeah, the new TWPGA2003 is excellent, and it is also a graphics whore! With everything turned on it looks incredible, I can tell you that, and the career mode makes it alot of fun to play. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1533MHz)/EPOX 8KHA+ Motherboard/1024 Crucial DDR 2100 RAM/Seagate 80GB Barracuda HD ATA100 @7200RPMs/GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Video Card/Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1 Sound Card/Antec SX835II Tower with Antec 350W PSU. View it here

May 12, 2003, 09:45 AM	#2
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	IMHO- EA games all are terrible anyway- Have you ever tried to contact EA for tech support? Good luck if you want to. The few games by EA that are halfway decent are usually pretty buggy and under developed, and should be much better than they are. BF1942 is a good example. Maybe we will get lucky and they will stop producing games for windows too!

May 12, 2003, 10:02 AM	Thread Starter #3
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	The Medal of Honor series and The Sims are good and highly successful.

May 12, 2003, 01:36 PM	#5
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,160 Rep Power: 71	I've always seen X-box as a stab in the back to PC owners anyway. EA support? Yeah, form letter replies that help no one that knows anything about PC's. They just tell you, "Update video drivers", "update DirectX", stupid stuff like that. They only tell ya to do things that you already did BEFORE you tried to contact them for help. I think EA is getting too big for their britches anymore and are just pumping out games to make money, they really don't care what the consumer thinks. Case in point: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 for PC/X-Box/Gamecube. What a coaster that game was. The only way to get a decent version was for the PS2. And PS2 is the WEAKEST system currently availabe. I used to always associate EA with quality games, ever since the C64 days. Now, they just don't care about anything but money. So much for brand integrity.

May 12, 2003, 03:36 PM	#8
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I used to play tiger woods on the ps1- I forgot how much fun video golf games can be- I should check that out for the PC.

May 12, 2003, 04:52 PM	#10
NaumoJR Paranoid Android Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Planet Telex Posts: 1,029 Rep Power: 0	Hey, it's their loss. Their lazzy asses just don't want to put on the extra work to customize a game for a specific system. That's why all the PC EA Sports games suck balls. They make one solid game and port it onto all systems. They would have to redesign games for Xbox Live, and they are just too damn stupid not to do that. The only good EA games that are any good on the PC were developed only for the PC. An example of this would be MOHAA. I think this is a really bone head selfish move by EA. I think Madden, and NHL by EA Sports would be great on Xbox Live. They don't think this way, that is why they are stupid. To quote Dennis Miller, "That is just my opinion, I could be wrong."