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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: PSX_J on November 10, 2002, 07:32:25 AM

Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: PSX_J on November 10, 2002, 07:32:25 AM
I was thinking about this just last night upon going to bed. With the immense popularity and growth EA has seen in the past couple of years I wonder if they might ever enter the console race at somepoint in the future.  EA is becoming a huge cash cow if anything and it would be really interesting to see a souley games producing company bring out a console. Im not saying we will ever see this but I sure wouldnt be surprised. I dont know though, what do the rest of you think?
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: seven on November 10, 2002, 07:53:06 AM
I doubt it.. bringing out a console requires A LOT of money. I don\'t see EA having enough to secure themselves a console that would have a chance surviving...

Just look at Microsoft and how much it\'s costing them....
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: PSX_J on November 10, 2002, 08:05:48 AM
Well I was thinking more of a long term stretch. If they continue at this rate then yea, maybe they could have enough money. Now, it would be a big risk to take but it sure would be interesting. Just imagine EA pulling the plug on Sony, M$, and Nintendo not allowing any more of thier games to go to either. Thats something you wouldnt expect to see.
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 10, 2002, 08:31:07 AM
You do know that EA was founded by TRip Hawkins, the same man who brought us the 3DO, right?
;)
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: kopking on November 10, 2002, 12:27:20 PM
i doubt it, plus to be honest im growing tired of ea... there no think games, they kinda dumb down lots of there games.... fifa sucks, the last james bond did, i like the original moh more......phhhfffffffffffwwwwwwwww, do not like ea ne more


ssxtricky was just crap, if u ahd the first one
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: Unicron! on November 10, 2002, 01:17:23 PM
They are mostly doing sequels of old games now.We are getting tired of them.Just as we are getting tired of many not so bettered sequels from other developers.
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 10, 2002, 04:43:18 PM
^^ If that\'s the case, you should be sick of FF anytime now..
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: clowd on November 10, 2002, 04:50:08 PM
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
^^ If that\'s the case, you should be sick of FF anytime now..


Each FF is a unique game that shares only RPG characteristics
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: Paul on November 10, 2002, 05:33:33 PM
Yep. FF is only a sequel by name (except maybe FFX - 2).

With EA it\'s a new footie,soccer,basketball,baseball,screwball game EVERY year.

Does anyone need a new football game EVERY year with MINOR variation in gameplay and maybe no improvement in the graphics at all(even if it does, so what?? It\'s still the(almost) same game!) ???

EA with a console?? They die faster than SEGA.
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on November 11, 2002, 12:19:49 AM
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EA with a console?? They die faster than SEGA.


Sega lasted well over a decade... ;)
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: Ashford on November 11, 2002, 10:11:51 AM
Way more than a decade...

Sega was around LONG before Nintendo and Atari...

They just weren\'t always known as Sega...
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: square_marker on November 11, 2002, 12:19:01 PM
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Originally posted by Paul

Does anyone need a new football game EVERY year with MINOR variation in gameplay and maybe no improvement in the graphics at all



They die faster than SEGA.




:sconf:  no.. no i dont need a new football game every year.... :crying:  i would go through denial!



SEGA WAS GREAT!!!!
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: Unicron! on November 11, 2002, 12:47:12 PM
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
^^ If that\'s the case, you should be sick of FF anytime now..


You are right.Actually I AM getting sick of them.They are coming way to often without any major improvements.
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: MPTheory on November 11, 2002, 01:12:47 PM
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Originally posted by Unicron!


You are right.Actually I AM getting sick of them.They are coming way to often without any major improvements.

Are you joking?  FFX was nothing like 9 or any of the FF\'s before it.  You could say thd same about ALL RPG\'s.  That would be insanity.  And I can assure you.  FFX - 2 will be nothing like what we have seen from Square before.  Also, think about Kingdom hearts.  No simularities whatsoever to previous FF games.  I know its not a FF game, but it has a tone of characters from it.  The way I see it, everytime Square comes out with something new, it has many improvements from previous releases
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: Unicron! on November 11, 2002, 01:31:10 PM
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Originally posted by MPTheory

Are you joking?  FFX was nothing like 9 or any of the FF\'s before it.  You could say thd same about ALL RPG\'s.  That would be insanity.  And I can assure you.  FFX - 2 will be nothing like what we have seen from Square before.  Also, think about Kingdom hearts.  No simularities whatsoever to previous FF games.  I know its not a FF game, but it has a tone of characters from it.  The way I see it, everytime Square comes out with something new, it has many improvements from previous releases


It terms of gameplay I didnt see anthing remarkably different in FFX compared to previous.

Lets leave FFX-2 out of this as I am talking about the traditional FFs although I am not very excited about this one either.It is not a totally fresh idea.It shares everything with FFX except of the way it plays(worlds,characters,continuation of FFX\'s story,enemies etc).Perhaps its the idea of having Yuna doing action stuff I dont like.

Also lets leave Kingdom Hearts out as it is not a FF game.
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: MPTheory on November 11, 2002, 01:41:16 PM
OK, I can see the likeness of FF\'s released on the PS1.  but that\'s what people liked.  But take FF11 for example.  This is an online game.  Nothing like any previous FF\'s for sure.  And as far as EA releasing new sports games every year; For sprots fanatics, thats expected.  New team players, new statistics.  Not to mention the fact that Madden 2003 is online.  Have you seen the forum for madden?  A very large protion of the gaming comunity love the hell out of some Madden.
Title: A possibility maybe?
Post by: Unicron! on November 11, 2002, 02:09:22 PM
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Originally posted by MPTheory
OK, I can see the likeness of FF\'s released on the PS1.  but that\'s what people liked.  But take FF11 for example.  This is an online game.  Nothing like any previous FF\'s for sure.  And as far as EA releasing new sports games every year; For sprots fanatics, thats expected.  New team players, new statistics.  Not to mention the fact that Madden 2003 is online.  Have you seen the forum for madden?  A very large protion of the gaming comunity love the hell out of some Madden.


I havent playied FF11.But from what I ve read so far there is nothing remarkably special from it either.Its not even a FF game.It only shares the name.It sounds more like Square\'s effort to compete PSO.

You are right about EA\'s sports games.They arent stupid to stop producing them,let other developers own the officail rights and lose the huge sports fan gamers who are buying their games.They have no other choice anyways than make them every year.
For their sports games its a path they cant ignore.

But thats not the point.And ts not just sports.NFS and MOH are games having sequels too often without major improvements.(I hope this wont happen with SSX.)

The point is :  they arent producing any fresh ideas.Wheather there is a good reason or not.