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Old 03-22-2008, 08:17 AM   #17
A.M. Son
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Re: Can a Two-Year Cycle Work?

All the 'money talks' responses are correct. Until the day that we fans don't buy 2M copies of the game each year, the game will continue to make minor upgrades and advances.

However, that doesn't happen in a vacuum. EA knows how the game is being perceived (aside from Moore's assertion that Metacritic ratings indicate a superior game). Although it may not always seem like it, they do pay attention to the message boards and professional and customer reviews- they know where the weaknesses are. That doesn't mean they're going to agree with what we perceive to be weaknesses- but as a general statement they do know what other games are "up to" and where they need to compete.

So, until we only buy 650K games per year, they won't change quickly... but they will change, albeit slowly and methodically.

And as another poster mentioned, they are bound by the exclusive licenses, which means they have certain requirements/ deadlines/ features that they can and cannot have in the game.

That's just my incredibly uneducated opinion.
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