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zzyzx · 07-31-2008, 07:19 PM

I don't disagree with All-Play as part of EA's strategic plan, per se. But the author hits the flaw on the head. EA is catering to a largely imaginary market, perhaps dreamed up by their marketing division.

Most of the people that stopped playing sports video games stopped playing video games period. They aren't coming back. Others stopped playing sports games because it seemed like too much work. Fine, so develop an optional, easy control scheme that allows them to participate. But the core content has to be there for it to work at all. If it's quality, it may succeed in drawing "lapsed gamers" back in. If it's as weak as NCAA Football All Play (just my opinion, but I have seen it first-hand), no, it won't matter how friendly Sparty looks on the cover.

07-31-2008, 07:19 PM	#10
zzyzx Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Jul 2008	I don't disagree with All-Play as part of EA's strategic plan, per se. But the author hits the flaw on the head. EA is catering to a largely imaginary market, perhaps dreamed up by their marketing division. Most of the people that stopped playing sports video games stopped playing video games period. They aren't coming back. Others stopped playing sports games because it seemed like too much work. Fine, so develop an optional, easy control scheme that allows them to participate. But the core content has to be there for it to work at all. If it's quality, it may succeed in drawing "lapsed gamers" back in. If it's as weak as NCAA Football All Play (just my opinion, but I have seen it first-hand), no, it won't matter how friendly Sparty looks on the cover.