EA Offering Next Gen Madden as low as $9.99 with Current-Gen Purchase

[Step2001]

Madden 25 (PS3 & 360) has problems. Why go out and buy the game when it needs to be patched? Usually patches create more problems and need another patch. It's quite possible that PS3/360 version won't be fully functional until Dec (happened before). EA doing this raises the red flag of WHY?
Are they admitting the PS3/360 version is subpar?

The pre-orders for the PS4 & X1 are at the numbers of the PS3 & 360?

[Step2001]

I'm not buying because of the patches it required last year & the game just sat, didn't play it until after the Holidays.
So, I wait for a better deal ($19.99-$29.99 black Friday Deals).

[Iceman87GT]

Really hoping Amazon extends it to to the PS3-PS4 people, I went with them for the NFL Sunday Ticket deal, of course if that hadn't had been an option I likely would have just waited until next-gen to pick up Madden 25. Still would be nice to only have to pay $10 (heck even $15 would be fine).

[Iceman87GT]

Quote: Originally Posted by Step2001

Madden 25 (PS3 & 360) has problems. Why go out and buy the game when it needs to be patched? Usually patches create more problems and need another patch. It's quite possible that PS3/360 version won't be fully functional until Dec (happened before). EA doing this raises the red flag of WHY? Are they admitting the PS3/360 version is subpar? The pre-orders for the PS4 & X1 are at the numbers of the PS3 & 360?

They aren't admitting that their product is subpar, to the contrary, many are holding it up as the best game this gen, I know its not seen that way around here (and complaints are legitimate), the reviewers have spoken and the game has been received well.

All they are doing here is trying to sell copies of the game now instead of losing sales at the front end and possibly not getting them back on the backend.

There are several people who won't be picking up the game, not because they won't enjoy it but because they are going to be picking up the game when it releases on next-gen. That affects their sales figures, and of the people that say they will pick it up on Next-Gen there is no guarantee that they will actually pick it up on Next-Gen (if they make it to November without it they may decide they can make it until next August if the reviews are less than stellar). This way they can get those who are itching to play the new game but planned on holding out until Next-Gen, to buy it now. EA still sells 2 games.

Don't read into it any further than that, EA is not the only company doing this, a lot of companies are trying to get people to pick up the current-gen versions instead of waiting until next-gen version.

[UNDERTAKER1215]

I also noticed that for certain ones like Future Shop, it says that you had to have bought the current-gen game from them in order to get the next-gen version.

[CubFan23]

This is the only deal I saw on Best Buy:



$45 Trade-In Value for Madden NFL 25

through October 5, for PS3 or X360.
Payment is by Best Buy gift card. Scheduled game release date is August 27, 2013. $45 trade-in value includes value from any bonus trade-in credit and/or any other offers. Trade-In promotion in stores only. Not available in all locations. You will be required to agree to the Terms & Conditions. Best Buy reserves the right to refuse any trade-in or limit quantities for any reason. See a Customer Specialist for details.