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padman59 · 10-10-2006, 12:05 AM

I don't mind that the game is released early. I would like that EA at least release an updated roster after the season begins though.

capone2117 · 10-10-2006, 09:08 AM

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	There is no reason to wait due to rosters or uniforms. EA should have had the uniforms right in the first place and most of us use the roster edits others provide. If necessary, they could release updated rosters throughout the year as well to fix that problem. Its more important to wait to make sure bugs and problems are fixed imo. Secondly, they like the July window all to themselves and with them releasing Head Coach, Madden, and Arena Football they have to fit them all into a separate release window in case they can suck people into buying more than one.

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ehh · 10-10-2006, 10:15 AM

When NCAA '05 and '06 came out, I had quit playing them before the season even started.

'07 was the first version in three years that I'm actually playing after the season had started.

I'd love to have the release dates pushed back. I mean, you don't see College Hoops getting released in September. That's the only sports game I can think of that doesn't get released months before the season starts.

Keyser Soze · 10-10-2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ehh


	When NCAA '05 and '06 came out, I had quit playing them before the season even started. '07 was the first version in three years that I'm actually playing after the season had started. I'd love to have the release dates pushed back. I mean, you don't see College Hoops getting released in September. That's the only sports game I can think of that doesn't get released months before the season starts.

Amen brother. This is the first year that I am still playing the game during the season as well and that is a combination of the game being better and me implimenting a half-dozen house rules.

BUT, there is always a but, I am not sure that an extra month would really do anything. My guess is that it is not time that EA is strapped for but resources. They need to take their guys off one project and launch them on another. I could be wrong but my guess is that they do not have a team of guys that ONLY works on one game year after year. So to push back a title like NCAA football a month would only cause other scheduling conflicts with other games. Just a guess from a guy who works for a living in a consulting firm who has schedules to make.

I would think the answer would be to hire more people for a better product and thus make more sales offsetting first cost. However, we have proven that we will buy a packaged turd with NCAA on it so the need to do this to sell their product is not there. They have probably optimized their ROI now and see no need for the better product in terms of profits to shareholders which is their #1 customer.

Pared · 10-10-2006, 11:08 AM

This game would not sell as well if they pushed it back closer to Madden's release date. Are you kidding me? Do you know how many people trade in NCAA for Madden at GameStops all over the country?

It's like their temporary football fix...

Keyser Soze · 10-10-2006, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	This game would not sell as well if they pushed it back closer to Madden's release date. Are you kidding me? Do you know how many people trade in NCAA for Madden at GameStops all over the country? It's like their temporary football fix...

Yeah, I agree with this above. If there is one thing that EA is top in is there marketing department. It is AMAZING what the label "MADDEN" must be worth now. They have really done a fantastic job of product labeling and timing for sales even if it is at the game's expense. Hell, if that voice comes on a commercial, you know that deep man voice they used for "if its in the game" it grabs my attention and I can't look away.

Now if they could get programming department to operate like the marketing department they would rule the earth.... errrr, or at least the world of gaming.

mercalnd · 10-10-2006, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by soce


	I could be wrong but my guess is that they do not have a team of guys that ONLY works on one game year after year. So to push back a title like NCAA football a month would only cause other scheduling conflicts with other games. Just a guess from a guy who works for a living in a consulting firm who has schedules to make.

Sports games are on a full year development schedule. As soon as 07 is out the door, the new project is 08. A year is actually a short development cycle for a video game BTW, which is why other genres often have more than a year between sequels.

TJdaSportsGuy · 10-10-2006, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	This game would not sell as well if they pushed it back closer to Madden's release date. Are you kidding me? Do you know how many people trade in NCAA for Madden at GameStops all over the country? It's like their temporary football fix...

Well that's why I'd push the Madden release date back too, duh!!

Seriously, why not wait until the final week of preseason football to release it?

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