[King Cardinal]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

It's not a cop-out if the console manufacturer flat-out does not include the ability for a game developer to do something in their hardware, or worse flat-out locks the ability away from the user and/or developer for security reasons. For example, I don't think the XBOX One even allows ripping of music CDs to the hard drive yet. It sucks - I loved custom sounds in older games as much as anyone - but it is what it is. If we want this functionality back we need to bark at Sony and Microsoft first before barking at EA.

In addition to what CM Hooe said, the NFL themselves also have give EA some limitations on making Madden. It included ambulances, freewheeling owner mode (creating logos and customizing uniforms), and dynamic attendance (was in Madden 11).

Here's the article that I'm talking about.