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Is the Hate for EA Justified?

EA is not exactly popular with people like us and it's widely known among gamers to be unfriendly and unfair to consumers. But is all the hate they receive really justified?

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Blacktric4937d ago (Edited 4937d ago )

"So to conclude and answer the question in the title – is the hate for EA justified?

Not really. I mean God forbid a business wants to make money right? If you want them to change, let them know with your wallet."

Future EA partner in the making. Their next step should be giving the next Sims expansion and Crysis 3 a 9.6/10. The whole goddamn four short paragraphs are screaming; "EA is a business... Don't like them? Vote with your wallet and don't buy the stuff you don't like, for instance day 1 DLC and it will eventually go away." This is probably one of the worst articles I've read this week. It's like it's written by a child who doesn't know how stuff like this works. I didn't personally get any of the paid Mass Effect 3 DLCs but that didn't stop them from selling more than enough to gurantee EA to make more. What should I do then? Sit on my ass, shut my mouth and say nothing about all the crap, companies like EA and Activision been doing to the whole gaming scene let alone to the business aspect of it?

Andrespetmonkey4937d ago (Edited 4937d ago )

Where have I said you should do nothing?
Don't buy their products or support their practices and encourage others to do the same is what I've said. That includes educating others on their practices you dislike.
"I didn't personally get any of the paid Mass Effect 3 DLCs but that didn't stop them from selling more than enough to gurantee EA to make more."
And it's that kind of attitude that's holding change, you're thinking individually rather then collectively.

Thatguy-3104937d ago

Now a days everyone wants to just hate companies. Sony, Apple, EA, and the list goes on. Is it justifiable? I dont think so but each to their own.

morkendo234937d ago (Edited 4937d ago )

EA, are u guys serious???critierons hotpursuit and now mostwanted those games sucks.
oh, let me guess those 2 are GREAT haaaaaaaa, damn blind fools.
burnout clones is the way?? haaaaaaa, yeah fking right.

EA has not done anything NEW since HOTPURSUIT 2

nukeitall4937d ago (Edited 4937d ago )

EA, the company that:

* single handedly introduced online passes to the industry
* (used to before everyone complained) can delete your digital games at will
* bans you from you game, if you get banned on their online forum if EA doesn't like what you say

The list goes on and on. If there is a company that doesn't deserve the hate, it is Activision. They just make rehashes, and killed a few franchies, but they aren't customer hostile like EA.

Damn EA for buying Bioware!!! I love Mass Effect too much, not to buy it. :(

Jinkies4937d ago

After what they've done to their franchises...yes...yes it is

I could still put up with an EA game though more then Activisions but at least Activision dosent really deny how greedy and evil they are...EA kind of do.

bubblebeam4937d ago

Why do people say Activision is worse than EA??
Just so you know, I actually own no Activision games this gen. I don't purposely avoid them because it's Activision, it's just that none of their games interest me.

EA has many good games under their belt, but they do everything Activision do and more. Is it a CoD thing?
I don't like CoD, but EA are milking Battlefield and MoH, plus all their sports games, plus disc locked content, online passes, turning games into more casual experiences (Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Dead Space).

I'm not attacking you, I just want to hear why some people think Activision is worse. As far as I can see, they both are pretty bad, just that EA has done even more bad.

nukeitall4937d ago

I agree. Activision doesn't do anything consumer hostile, like EA does.

bubblebeam4937d ago

@nukeitall

That's what I think. I'm not trying to start an argument, I actually want to hear a legitimate answer.

I think people let the CoD hate get in the way of their decision. I for one don't hate CoD, it just doesn't interest me.

Jinkies4937d ago

because nearly all of Activisions games are average, with little thought put behind them.

spurgeonryan4937d ago

I hate them. Who wrote this pile of .....Oh shit! I know you. You are the famous APM!

Godmars2904937d ago

Can't help but think that EA ruined Mass Effect, the want to make into an ongoing franchise rather than a trilogy, so yes.

jacksonmichael4937d ago

That shouldn't even be up for debate.

BitbyDeath4937d ago

Agreed, i'd rather argue if the hate for Hitler being justified over EA.

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EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch

EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.

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peppeaccardo61d ago

When logic meets EA it generates anti-matter ..... so try not to apply it in any meaningful way. Entropy is what matters in there !!

badz14961d ago

cue the apologist saying that these are mostly just contractors hired for this specific project bla bla bla

HyperMoused61d ago

TTK for BF employees needs adjusting

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EA makes layoffs at Skate developer Full Circle

The free-to-play reboot topped 15 million players in under three weeks, but EA now claims it needs to reshape the development team.

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Profchaos73d ago

The community warned them this would happen but nope they knew better they continued with the live service push the made the art style cartoonish and this is the result

isarai_lee73d ago

It's always so bizarre when studios announce something super early in development under the suggestion of forming the game to player feedback, and then they push against all feedback heading straight for the cliff while everyone is warning them along the way

badboyz0973d ago (Edited 73d ago )

🤣🤣🤣

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US Lawmakers Urge Review Of EA Sale

The Congressional Labor Caucus sent a letter to the FTC warning the debt-financed, largely PIF-owned deal could be bad news for workers

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Trilithon107d ago

lol ya think? they're sending all that work to the cheaper labor market as soon as possible. and FYI, that labor market has exploded in the last 5-10 years. They have enough people to replace every single job. But honestly, EA is over filled with useless upper management as it is. You could probably trim 25% of their staff with no real loss in production. They aren't gamers, they're business execs. Just look at how many AI related jobs they're already starting to post. Its also hilarious that PIF owns Battle field 6

lodossrage107d ago (Edited 107d ago )

Wait,

The same congress that attacked Lina Khan when she fought the Microsoft Activision purchase.
The same congress that allowed Disney to buy 90% of Fox
The same congress that allowed Liv Golf to buy the PGA
The same congress that sits back while Paramount tries a hostile takeover despite losing the bid for Warner Bros.

NOW, the suddenly cares about doing what's "right" for works? Yeah, right.

thorstein107d ago

No. There were elections and some of the scum were replaced.

TheColbertinator107d ago

Different elections. Different scum. Same results.

rlow1107d ago

i know its a long shot, but i hope this gets shot down.

ZwVw107d ago

EA now owned by The Saudis and Ubisoft to inevitably be owned by China. In hindsight, once EA and Ubisoft started having their financial woes, they should have pulled a Koei Tecmo/Bandai Namco by merging their operations into one.