Now those of you blaming EA for shutting down studios... Who's more at fault, EA for purchasing those studios or the studios themselves for selling out to EA?
Seems to me if said studios were doing JUST FINE on their own, they would have done the smarter long term thing and stayed independent from EA. But in truth, those studios most likely weren't doing well financially and were contemplating shutting down prior to being bought and given a chance to continue making games which they then failed at.
Now EA is very disconnected from their customer base, true on that, but most corporations are like that these days. It comes from having people with marketing degrees and no personal knowledge or real love for the product they are selling.
I do see the industry hitting a second slump, and out of the ashes will come something newer and better. #Phoenixrising
Seems to me if said studios were doing JUST FINE on their own, they would have done the smarter long term thing and stayed independent from EA. But in truth, those studios most likely weren't doing well financially and were contemplating shutting down prior to being bought and given a chance to continue making games which they then failed at.
Now EA is very disconnected from their customer base, true on that, but most corporations are like that these days. It comes from having people with marketing degrees and no personal knowledge or real love for the product they are selling.
I do see the industry hitting a second slump, and out of the ashes will come something newer and better. #Phoenixrising