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StormJH1 · 08-28-2009, 02:54 PM

TombSong, I knew that comeback about gang tackling was coming. Ian Cummings TOLD people that they were inspired to make people forget about 2k5 because they were personally tired of hearing 2k5 fanboys talk about how a 5-year old product was better than theirs.

That's NOT "competition". The "competition" theory says that EA is going to fear LOSING SALES to a rival game coming out in the same year, so they innovate (and borrow ideas) in ways that they wouldn't or couldn't in an exclusive license environment.

EA has no reason to keep chasing the ghosts of a football game that very few people cared about until (a) it was gone; and (b) they lowered the price of it by $30!!!

08-28-2009, 02:54 PM	#31
StormJH1 MVP OVR: 13 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Twin Cities, MN	TombSong, I knew that comeback about gang tackling was coming. Ian Cummings TOLD people that they were inspired to make people forget about 2k5 because they were personally tired of hearing 2k5 fanboys talk about how a 5-year old product was better than theirs. That's NOT "competition". The "competition" theory says that EA is going to fear LOSING SALES to a rival game coming out in the same year, so they innovate (and borrow ideas) in ways that they wouldn't or couldn't in an exclusive license environment. EA has no reason to keep chasing the ghosts of a football game that very few people cared about until (a) it was gone; and (b) they lowered the price of it by $30!!!