EA Turns Its Back on Single-Player Games

[CardinalPiggles]

As long as the "connected" aspect is optional, I don't care. I'll pick and choose which games to buy as usual.

 

[The White Hunter]

So basically, they intend to cram micro-transaction into EVERYTHING!

EA's disconnected from reality certainly. What makes it sad is that the combination of their exclusive licensing and aggressive marketing means a majority of users will just go with it.

It's a shame, it already damaged Mass Effect 3, it's probably going to damage Dead Space Part 3. It will damage Battlefield 3 when they pull the plug on support for it (See Bad Company/BC2) and people will keep buying it, because they're stupid.

Ah well, Planetside 2, Black Mesa Source, World of Warplanes and Natural Selection 2 are coming, you now have no excuse to buy an EA made shooter ever again!

The day they pull the plug on Bad Company 2 is the day I stop playing any games EA have made. It's the only one left that I can be bothered with.

 

[Irridium]

You know what? I don't want a Mirror's Edge sequel EA. Because you'll probably just shoe-horn in some multiplayer component and turn it into yet another shooter in an attempt to appeal to a "broader audience".

"Single Player games can't hold up in today's market"

Oh I'm sorry, how many copies of Skyrim sold? and are still selling?

Also Witcher 2 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

 

[StriderShinryu]

Hmmm..

The name EA in the title? Check.
People basically not even reading the article and jumping to hate filled conclusions? Check.
Me not being surprised? Check.

I really have no issue with this as long as the connected content is thoughtful and well done. While I don't feel that the changes made to Dead Space are good, the always connected nature of a sports title or FPS is great, the multiplayer in ME3 was very fun (though tied into single player in a bizarre way), and having a facebook connected experience to supplement DA1/2 was kind of cool.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

When I looked at the header I thought they've gave up on single-player way before that, guess I stand corrected.

What is this bullshit though?

I love games, don't get me know, but I don't think I'd like to be connected to a single game all the time.

 

[Baldry]

Good, good, I for one can't wait for all the high quality games that will be released from the bowels of EA.

 

[Lunar Templar]

well ....

there's even less reason for me to buy from EA, *looks at that list* .... i need to start on a new wall it seems ...

 

[cynicalsaint1]

Seriously, WHAT?

WHAT?

EA are you TRYING to run yourself out of business?!

They won't run themselves out of business. They'll just run beloved franchises into the ground by forcing studios to waste time, effort, and money on superfluous multiplayer modes that would have been better spent on making the games actually good.

So they'll kill off everything you ever loved about your favorite franchised while they force their studios to develop not based on their own vision but some executives list of bullet points that are necessary for a top selling game. They'll run your favorite studio into the ground and shut them down, all why wondering why they lost the support of their fans.

But they'll always have franchises that make them plenty of money - people will keep buying EA sports games, and the other various cash cows they have.

EA proudly bringing us into the "Paint by the numbers" age of game development.

 

[Gabanuka]

Oh yes EA, because as we've seen single player games have never sold. Ever. IN the history of gaming no one has ever brought a single player game. And they never will.

 

[sethisjimmy]

I say this on a lot of EA news but DEAR GOD EA YOU HAVE THE WORST PR DEPARTMENT IN THE HISTORY OF ANY COMPANY.

Monkeys could do a better job.

Captcha: I am captcha!
Yes captcha, yes you are.

 

[shadowmagus]

*facepalm*

*head desk*

*head desk*

*head desk*

*head desk*

That's it, I'm done.

 

[Zburator]

You just know it's gonna be death match/horde mode or some shit. Doing the thing that makes sense for the property is expecting too much from EA.

I was kinda hoping Bioware would take a shot for competence and assume a multiplayer feature that fitted with the game. They kept prattling on about how Dragon Age was the 'spiritual successor' to Baldur's Gate (at least I think they did) and stuff, then they probably can figure out that I loved bringing in a friend so that he can take the revered task of controlling the other half of the party because I was too lazy.

My intentions were horrible but the payoff was nice.

I don't really understand what they are saying though, they say turning their back 'single player', but a fair bit of the article was about being connected to online services and shizzle.

Eh, in the end, I think my feelings are neutral, I guess whatever this guy says, it comes down to the developer to figure out how to install said multiplayer features.

Hopefully.

 

[bafrali]

And nothing of value was lost.

I know they have IP's that have many fans but i honestly think they are better off dead.

 

[Jodan]

oh well as i prefer single player expiriances i suppose i will not be buying anything from EA for quite a long time. oh well

not many tears shed here there are other companies I will survive

 

[Flamezdudes]

Yeah, EA can go bye bye now.

I've been losing respect for them for a long time, by this point its entirely gone.

 

[veloper]

No people this is actually GOOD news.

If this is true than that means EA won't have it's claws anymore in non-MMO, campaign based RPGs.
Well okay, it also means R.I.P. Bioware, but who really cares about them anymore.

The good thing is we now have a couple more sub-genres that still have money in them and that are completely safe from EA further ruining them.

 

[Johnson McGee]

Thus we end up with things like Dead Space 3, which has evolved from a solo horror experience to a co-op shooter.

I remember playing a co-op mode of System Shock 2, modded in for that matter, that worked really well and didn't degrade the horror experience of that game much at all. The key, I think, is to keep focus on the horror theme. Even with two people running around in that game you could still get killed really easily.

OT: If EA wants to broaden their appeal, why are they striving to make all their games the same? People aren't going to buy the same thing over and over and the audience will be wider with more variety.

I mean, if EA ran a restaurant would they insist on serving everyone nacho cheese spaghetti burgers with ice cream sauce?

 

[Riff Moonraker]

Idiot. The ridiculous mindset that all games have to be multiplayer has got to go. I like both. I will NOT like ALL games being multiplayer, because some games do NOT NEED IT. Mass Effect, for example.

/facepalm EA

 

[Harker067]

EA's marketing and PR really not doing so good a job. But hey if you can still make a quality single player experience after tacking on all this online stuff you'll still get my money.... Lets just see how that goes. In the mean time back to playing King of Dragon Pass one of the best games I've played all year. A 12 year old role playing strategy game with no online components.

 

[Lybs]

........................ I've got nothing, i think this idiocy speaks for itself.