EA Sports on XBL?

[imported_Administrator]

http://sports.ign.com/articles/458/458530p1.html

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IGN Sports: Yeah, but if you want the most amount of people to play online and join the Nation, doesn't that mean that you eventually have to support Xbox Live and bring your games beyond the PlayStation 2?

Chip Lange: Yes. There's an audience there that we're not currently tapping, and I think the customers are speaking out and saying "We want to play Madden on Xbox Live!" Madden outsells every other Xbox football game, and I think it's clear that the grand slam homerun is Madden playable online on all platforms. That's always been EA's model. There are some business model things and some consumer relationship issues that we're working on with Microsoft…we talk to them on a very regular basis, and everybody's hoping. I think both Microsoft and EA, if you talked to them, would say that we're hoping that we can figure out a solution so we can get there. There's certainly no bad blood there, and the good thing is, we're talking. If gamers are out there wondering what's going on, I definitely wouldn't say hope is lost. We're actively talking. We'd love to provide more gaming opportunities for our customers, that's what it's all about. So yeah, we're talking, and hopefully something can be worked out soon.



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At the very least at least EA is admitting in print they are hearing the Xbox customers complaints wanting EA Sports on XBL and they are still talking!

[bdunn13]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

Always good to hear. But as I always look at the grass from the othersise(as you know). I would this MS has more to lose from this. Those that want to play EA's games online will just simply buy the games on the PS2. I think its MS thats losing the sales not EA. That being said, both companies could afford this(the loss) from the fact that EA is not on XBL. So either way, I don't see too much benefit for either company to bring EA to XBL.

THe other side is sony.. Sony would have the most to lose.

BD

[bdunn13]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

Always good to hear. But as I always look at the grass from the othersise(as you know). I would this MS has more to lose from this. Those that want to play EA's games online will just simply buy the games on the PS2. I think its MS thats losing the sales not EA. That being said, both companies could afford this(the loss) from the fact that EA is not on XBL. So either way, I don't see too much benefit for either company to bring EA to XBL.

THe other side is sony.. Sony would have the most to lose.

BD

[bdunn13]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

Always good to hear. But as I always look at the grass from the othersise(as you know). I would this MS has more to lose from this. Those that want to play EA's games online will just simply buy the games on the PS2. I think its MS thats losing the sales not EA. That being said, both companies could afford this(the loss) from the fact that EA is not on XBL. So either way, I don't see too much benefit for either company to bring EA to XBL.

THe other side is sony.. Sony would have the most to lose.

BD

[imported_Administrator]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

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bdunn13 said:
Always good to hear. But as I always look at the grass from the othersise(as you know). I would this MS has more to lose from this. Those that want to play EA's games online will just simply buy the games on the PS2. I think its MS thats losing the sales not EA. That being said, both companies could afford this(the loss) from the fact that EA is not on XBL. So either way, I don't see too much benefit for either company to bring EA to XBL.

THe other side is sony.. Sony would have the most to lose.

BD

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You know me, all the sales mumbo jumbo, evil corporations involved, and who has the most to gain mean absolutely nothing to me. I don't play games to make Sony (or any game/hardware developer) happy. I also think I have contributed my fair share to help Sony and their bottom line. I just want to play NCAA 2004 online with Broadband users on XBL. I prefer the fact the Xbox offers the best graphics and to me the optimal online setup being broadband only (my apologies in advance to 56K users). No more no less, maybe I am just a dreamer.

That and I have at the minimum of 2 years before I can even purchase another Sony system when the PS3 is unveiled.

[imported_Administrator]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

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bdunn13 said:
Always good to hear. But as I always look at the grass from the othersise(as you know). I would this MS has more to lose from this. Those that want to play EA's games online will just simply buy the games on the PS2. I think its MS thats losing the sales not EA. That being said, both companies could afford this(the loss) from the fact that EA is not on XBL. So either way, I don't see too much benefit for either company to bring EA to XBL.

THe other side is sony.. Sony would have the most to lose.

BD

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You know me, all the sales mumbo jumbo, evil corporations involved, and who has the most to gain mean absolutely nothing to me. I don't play games to make Sony (or any game/hardware developer) happy. I also think I have contributed my fair share to help Sony and their bottom line. I just want to play NCAA 2004 online with Broadband users on XBL. I prefer the fact the Xbox offers the best graphics and to me the optimal online setup being broadband only (my apologies in advance to 56K users). No more no less, maybe I am just a dreamer.

That and I have at the minimum of 2 years before I can even purchase another Sony system when the PS3 is unveiled.

[imported_Administrator]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

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bdunn13 said:
Always good to hear. But as I always look at the grass from the othersise(as you know). I would this MS has more to lose from this. Those that want to play EA's games online will just simply buy the games on the PS2. I think its MS thats losing the sales not EA. That being said, both companies could afford this(the loss) from the fact that EA is not on XBL. So either way, I don't see too much benefit for either company to bring EA to XBL.

THe other side is sony.. Sony would have the most to lose.

BD

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You know me, all the sales mumbo jumbo, evil corporations involved, and who has the most to gain mean absolutely nothing to me. I don't play games to make Sony (or any game/hardware developer) happy. I also think I have contributed my fair share to help Sony and their bottom line. I just want to play NCAA 2004 online with Broadband users on XBL. I prefer the fact the Xbox offers the best graphics and to me the optimal online setup being broadband only (my apologies in advance to 56K users). No more no less, maybe I am just a dreamer.

That and I have at the minimum of 2 years before I can even purchase another Sony system when the PS3 is unveiled.

[Darkbandit]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

I can understand not having 56k users connecting to XBL, due to the lag issues and what not. What bothers me a little bit is that the people, I being one of them, who do have 56k and below, usually can't get the updated/new stuff that is made for games unless they buy the Xbox magazine. Wish there was a way that dialup users could get the updates, but I still like my Xbox and won't be getting rid of it anytime soon.

[Darkbandit]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

I can understand not having 56k users connecting to XBL, due to the lag issues and what not. What bothers me a little bit is that the people, I being one of them, who do have 56k and below, usually can't get the updated/new stuff that is made for games unless they buy the Xbox magazine. Wish there was a way that dialup users could get the updates, but I still like my Xbox and won't be getting rid of it anytime soon.

[Darkbandit]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

I can understand not having 56k users connecting to XBL, due to the lag issues and what not. What bothers me a little bit is that the people, I being one of them, who do have 56k and below, usually can't get the updated/new stuff that is made for games unless they buy the Xbox magazine. Wish there was a way that dialup users could get the updates, but I still like my Xbox and won't be getting rid of it anytime soon.

[bdunn13]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

You can get on xbl with dial up. Check out my FAQ in the online forum.

You would need something like this

that would work if you just wanted to download content. I just would not try to chat and play games like normal with it.

BD

[bdunn13]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

You can get on xbl with dial up. Check out my FAQ in the online forum.

You would need something like this

that would work if you just wanted to download content. I just would not try to chat and play games like normal with it.

BD

[bdunn13]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

You can get on xbl with dial up. Check out my FAQ in the online forum.

You would need something like this

that would work if you just wanted to download content. I just would not try to chat and play games like normal with it.

BD

[Nivek]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

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Darkbandit said:
I can understand not having 56k users connecting to XBL, due to the lag issues and what not. What bothers me a little bit is that the people, I being one of them, who do have 56k and below, usually can't get the updated/new stuff that is made for games unless they buy the Xbox magazine. Wish there was a way that dialup users could get the updates, but I still like my Xbox and won't be getting rid of it anytime soon.

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That does suck for 56k users, but I believe those updates are just an added bonus to XBL subscribers. Also, you can use the Action Replay device to get updates.

[Nivek]

Re: EA Sports on XBL?

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Darkbandit said:
I can understand not having 56k users connecting to XBL, due to the lag issues and what not. What bothers me a little bit is that the people, I being one of them, who do have 56k and below, usually can't get the updated/new stuff that is made for games unless they buy the Xbox magazine. Wish there was a way that dialup users could get the updates, but I still like my Xbox and won't be getting rid of it anytime soon.

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That does suck for 56k users, but I believe those updates are just an added bonus to XBL subscribers. Also, you can use the Action Replay device to get updates.