CONFIRMED: No Madden NFL 15 Demo

[Khanchus]

I haven't bought a Madden game since 2009, but I have played the demos every year to see if EA MIGHT have finally taken the game in a new direction.

The game has not evolved over the past several years, so I don't really need a demo to confirm that this trend will continue.

But, with a demo, at least there was always some HOPE.

Now, I'll just wait for reviews, which have not been favorable in recent years.

This move seems to be consistent with Madden's downward trend though.

i dont get it....

if you havent played madden in a couple of years how would you know if there is or isnt any progress being made in madden...

to go by videos, streams and word of mouth sometimes doesnt cut it IMO, ok yeah i get you may of hated certain gameplay like bad AI calling or broken systems and thats what you maybe waiting on for change i get that also

... ppl said transformers 3 was amazing and some said it was trash...how do i feel? i fell asleep during the movie and thought it was a 5/10.

i personally seen a major jump in madden over the past 2 yrs and this yr seems to have made the biggest step of them all (just speculation from the info provided)

point is you shouldnt let some ppl judgements influence yours.... you need to go out and make your own... granted that you may have been right a few times out of the past yrs not buying madden because it doesnt meet your standards...i consider my self having moderate standards for madden but cant stay away because i love football, stats, and franchise mode (cfm)...

I understand money maybe tight for some, so thats the only way i think you can justify not purchasing madden this yr IMO but hey some of you are right talking about voting with your wallet and not buying the game.....i buy the game every yr so i do a poor job in trying to get EA to put a better effort into the game
but my efforts and the ones who dont buy the game seem to be in vain because they making strides into the right direction and i dont think its because of slowing game sales....

[Mets1986]

Yeah EA's dead. I'll probably buy NHL 15 but that's about it (and thats only if the so called "changes" don't make the game worse as EA has a track record of doing). That company can screw up a simple cup a coffee.

It's a shame because back in the hey day when you saw that Logo, you knew you were getting quality. Today i think they're about to the point of laughable. Again it pains me to say it but that games done.

[charter04]

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Yeah EA's dead. I'll probably buy NHL 15 but that's about it (and thats only if the so called "changes" don't make the game worse as EA has a track record of doing). That company can screw up a simple cup a coffee.



It's a shame because back in the hey day when you saw that Logo, you knew you were getting quality. Today i think they're about to the point of laughable. Again it pains me to say it but that games done.

Lol. I'm not sure if this is a joke or not. I hope it is. If not I'm not sure even how to respond.

[kingkilla56]

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Yeah EA's dead. I'll probably buy NHL 15 but that's about it (and thats only if the so called "changes" don't make the game worse as EA has a track record of doing). That company can screw up a simple cup a coffee.

It's a shame because back in the hey day when you saw that Logo, you knew you were getting quality. Today i think they're about to the point of laughable. Again it pains me to say it but that games done.

All this because they're not releasing a demo?


Anyway, I think this news is all to do about nothing. Just a bunch of selfish users who want a quick fix before they overdose on release day.

[Mechcaniq]

I'm not surprised or disappointed. After that NCAA Football was shelved, I bought it off the Playstation Network for $29.00. an I play it just about everyday. A lot of people to this day are still playing online (also Madden's 13 & 25) so I'll still get my football fix on.

Only question I have...will it (Madden 15) be available for purchase from the Playstation Network for the PS3?

[kjcheezhead]

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If it's any help, 15 will be better than 25 it's showing like, and 25 was actually a halfway decent game on PS4. Did it have it's flaws and legacy issues? Unfortunately, yeah, but not near as many as you'd think. And it played well (save for those few issues). It was a solid entry. Buy 15 used, good idea; but it's a decent game.

I've heard this from several people. I didn't like any ps3 version of the game tho save madden 10 somewhat. In videos, the game looks like it plays the same. The demo would've been useful to me to decide for myself, but I'll still get a chance. Just not until after release.

[drog1602]

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Terrible decision, EA is walking on thin ice with this. Personally I will not buy this game without a demo. The "EA ACCESS" is nothing more than a cash grab and smells of a greedy company that does not care about the customer. I will not support this movement.

CYA Madden!

[noshun]

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They had to figure out a way to move units in both xb1s and madden. this is 1 aspect and a cunning way to grab an extra $5 off everyone in the process. Being that I've never bought a Madden game ever, I always did try the demo.

[greenegt]

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Disappointed that I won't be able to play tomorrow, but I'll live. Two weeks to go.

[labelmeoriginal]

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So many self-entitled gamers here. Demos don't benefit developers. They never have. Just because we aren't getting a demo this year, a lot of you guys are trying so hard to read in between the lines and cause drama. No demo means no buy for you? Yeah, sure, I believe you...

Have many of you LOOKED into EA Access? It's merely a subscription offering full versions of older EA games AND access to select games 5 days early (on top of offering 10% off digital copies of new games). You don't HAVE to pay for the subscription, but it's an option to those who are interested. Also, it's $2.50 a month if you sign up for a yearly subscription.

[A_Quiet_Pro]

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I've heard this from several people. I didn't like any ps3 version of the game tho save madden 10 somewhat. In videos, the game looks like it plays the same. The demo would've been useful to me to decide for myself, but I'll still get a chance. Just not until after release.

I'll admit I was dumb with this.. But I bought both PS3 AND PS4 M25. And yeah, PS3 version was downright laughable, almost unplayable after a while. But PS4 version never did that. Again, did I see the issues there, yeah; but it was fun throughout. Never did I think it wasn't playable anymore. Annoying, yes, but unplayable, no. Current gen (PS4/X1), is on the right path fo sho.

[Pixx4Sixx]

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Yeah, I'm not sure what all the fuss is about and the dogging on EA Access/EA. EA Access was not solely released for Madden 15. We get older titles for $5.00/mo or the yearly price, on top of that we get early access to new releases.

For the price, I'd say it's a steal and they can certainly take my money.

[jyoung]

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THERE WASNT A DEMO FOR 2K14 OR MLB THE SHOW OR WTCH DOGS AND NO ONE BLEW THE ROOF CALM DOWN GEEZ

The difference between Madden and those other games is that Madden has released a demo every year since Madden 06. People have become trained to expect one.

Add in factors like the launch of EA Access, plus the fact that next-gen UFC and NBA Live games already got (and are still getting) demos, and it's easy to understand Madden fans' disappointment.

[A_Quiet_Pro]

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The difference between Madden and those other games is that Madden has released a demo every year since Madden 06. People have become trained to expect one.

Add in factors like the launch of EA Access, plus the fact that next-gen UFC and NBA Live games already got (and are still getting) demos, and it's easy to understand Madden fans' disappointment.

Yeah, well, UFC is a new IP. They want people to try it out, and NBA flat out sucked last year, they want people to see the improvements. Madden doesn't NEED that this year. Wanted, yes, needed, no.

Eh. No surprise. Why come out with a demo if its the same garbage year after year? I mean you go to other gaming sites (IGN, Gamespot) gamers are almost begging for another company to take over the NFL License. This game was the never the same since 9 or 10. Game over for EA.

TBH, if you ask me, things have been going downhill since M06. 09 was a good effort, and 10 was ok, but it started around M06 if you ask me. (The same time they acquired the license, hey look at that).

[monegames]

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No, I don't.

Creating a demo is effort separate from and extraneous to the final product. I know this from first-hand experience. Not producing a demo for a game like Madden which promotes itself strikes me as mostly a cost-cutting measure which in no way affects the quality of the final product.

pretty sure they created a demo for both E3 and gamescom right? pretty sure either of those would have passed for a pre release demo. no reason for them to not release a demo, except to put it(early access instead of demo) behind a paywall like EA Access.