Vapourware LOL ELECTRONIC ARTS: The EA Thread

[Unkillable Cat]

what other language looks like something Lovecraft cooked up, but with all those weird letters and without apostrophes?

The Elder Gods speak Welsh.

I think this is pronounced "Llanswwwwwwww in Elwwwl".

 

[DragoFireheart]

EA has been pretty boring lately.

Wait: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/15/ea-online-pass-ends/

EA has announced it will discontinue its Online Pass program. "Yes, we're discontinuing Online Pass," EA's senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg told GamesBeat in an e-mail. "None of our new EA titles will include that feature."

Reseburg added that "many players didn't respond to the format," despite EA going on record months after instituting Online Passes, reporting it had not seen a "significant" backlash. "We've listened to the feedback and decided to do away with it moving forward."

The Online Pass, a one-time use code required for online play, was first introduced in 2010 with the intent of being exclusive to EA Sports games, though it quickly escalated from there. Online Pass revenue generated between $10-$15 million for EA in its first year alone.

Is EA a learning animal?

 

[Angthoron]

Last page.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

John Riccitiello's advice to Sony and Microsoft about successfully launching their consoles

Did everyone who loves Skittles stop eating steak? Of course not.

 

[Infinitron]

John Riccitiello's advice to Sony and Microsoft about successfully launching their consoles

Did everyone who loves Skittles stop eating steak? Of course not.

I like how he's anti-DRM.

 

[DraQ]

John Riccitiello's advice to Sony and Microsoft about successfully launching their consoles

Did everyone who loves Skittles stop eating steak? Of course not.

*clicks on link*
*is Kotaku*

 

[msxyz]

John Riccitiello's advice to Sony and Microsoft about successfully launching their consoles

Did everyone who loves Skittles stop eating steak? Of course not.

Most of the things he said there make sense.

I don't know, as a gamer, if I'm supposed to be happy or worried

 

[Excommunicator]

As a PC gamer I feel nothing.

 

[Renegen]

Did we read the same article? In there he is pining for a comeback of consoles, telling in itself. But he's also afraid the mobile market might make further dents in the traditional gamer markets. Do we care if the console market dies? Not really. The talk of DRM being bad is pure rhetoric, he basically admits that the new consoles will be always-on and that it will make used games impossible. Now when wasn't always-online considered a DRM? The rest is just talk, he's just saying the DRM needs to be delivered in a seamless way.

 

[Gurkog]

EA won't be happy until its flock of sheeple followers gladly pay extra for a feature that forces them to always have their computers connected to the Origin spyware network.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kills-its-controversial-online-pass-program/

EA is doing away with its Online Pass program from this point forward, a decision the video game publisher says is partially based on player response.
“Yes, we’re discontinuing Online Pass,” EA senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg confirmed to GamesBeat in an e-mail. “None of our new EA titles will include that feature.”
The modern military first-person shooter Battlefield 3 and a number of other EA games such as Madden NFL use Online Pass. You need it in order to play many of a game’s online features, including multiplayer. A code activates the Pass, which has a one-time use. You need a new code (which the publisher offers, of course, for a fee) if you’re playing the game on another console or if you bought the software used and the original owner redeemed the original. But players never embraced this feature.
“Initially launched as an effort to package a full menu of online content and services, many players didn’t respond to the format,” Reseburg said. “We’ve listened to the feedback and decided to do away with it moving forward.”
Online Pass is seen by publishers as a bulwark against the second-hand market, which retailer GameStop dominates. Publishers were worried that consumers were buying games used instead of new — especially big games with popular multiplayer modes. So the online pass became a way that publishers forced consumers to either buy a game new — or pay extra for online.
But from this point forward, you won’t need an Online Pass for any of EA’s games online.
“We’re still committed to creating content and services that enhance the game experience well beyond the day you first start playing,” Reseburg said.
EA wasn’t the only publisher using an online pass system. Activision and Ubisoft are among a handful that make use of it.

Leopard doesn't change its spots.

 

[tuluse]

Don't forget Origin means no used games on PC too, but at least we can all trade our PS4 EA games.

 

[Pika-Cthulhu]

John Riccitiello's advice to Sony and Microsoft about successfully launching their consoles

Did everyone who loves Skittles stop eating steak? Of course not.

*clicks on link*
*is Kotaku*

I treat all links on the dex as potential tubgirl kotaku links and read the fine print before clicking.

 

[Average Manatee]

Remember, John Riccitiello ain't related to gaming except in a historical manner now.

Well, OK, he's probably still getting a severance paycheck. Which only makes it ironic if he's now voicing an opinion different from the EA company line

 

[Gerrard]

http://www.develop-online.net/news/44289/EA-Xbox-One-and-PS4-a-generation-ahead-of-PC

Publisher benchmarks video and audio performance of new Xbox at eight-to-10 times higher than current gen
The Xbox One and PS4 are a generation ahead of the highest-end PCs currently available on the market, says EA’s chief technology officer.
Taking to LinkedIn, Rajat Taneja said the design of the hardware, the underlying operating systems and live service layers had created “one of the most compelling platforms to reimagine game mechanics”.
He claimed that the publisher’s benchmark tests rated the audio and video performance of the Xbox One at eight-to-ten times higher than the Xbox 360.
“Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have adopted electronics and an integrated systems-on-a -chip (soc) architecture that unleashes magnitudes more compute and graphics power than the current generation of consoles,” said Taneja.
“These architectures are a generation ahead of the highest end PC on the market and their unique design of the hardware, the underlying operating system and the live service layer create one of the most compelling platforms to reimagine game mechanics. Our benchmarks on just the video and audio performance are 8-10 times superior to the current gen.
“The compute capabilities of these platforms and the data transfer speeds we can now bank on, essentially removes any notion of rationing of systems resources for our game engines.”
During the Xbox One's unveiling, EA took to the stage to announce a new partnership with Microsoft to bring exclusive content to the system. The publisher’s exclusivity deal means it will release some EA Sports content especially for Xbox One users.
There have also been reports that its new studio Respawn Entertainment, formed by ex-Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella, will be releasing its debut title exclusively, or at least at first, on Xbox One.

Rajat Taneja

Hm, sounds familiar...

Might post this in here as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgBma_ndFKI

"Traditionally, gaming has been limited to consoles."

Ah, yes.

 

[DraQ]

http://www.develop-online.net/news/44289/EA-Xbox-One-and-PS4-a-generation-ahead-of-PC

Publisher benchmarks video and audio performance of new Xbox at eight-to-10 times higher than current gen
The Xbox One and PS4 are a generation ahead of the highest-end PCs currently available on the market, says EA’s chief technology officer.
Taking to LinkedIn, Rajat Taneja said the design of the hardware, the underlying operating systems and live service layers had created “one of the most compelling platforms to reimagine game mechanics”.
He claimed that the publisher’s benchmark tests rated the audio and video performance of the Xbox One at eight-to-ten times higher than the Xbox 360.
“Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have adopted electronics and an integrated systems-on-a -chip (soc) architecture that unleashes magnitudes more compute and graphics power than the current generation of consoles,” said Taneja.
“These architectures are a generation ahead of the highest end PC on the market and their unique design of the hardware, the underlying operating system and the live service layer create one of the most compelling platforms to reimagine game mechanics. Our benchmarks on just the video and audio performance are 8-10 times superior to the current gen.
“The compute capabilities of these platforms and the data transfer speeds we can now bank on, essentially removes any notion of rationing of systems resources for our game engines.”
During the Xbox One's unveiling, EA took to the stage to announce a new partnership with Microsoft to bring exclusive content to the system. The publisher’s exclusivity deal means it will release some EA Sports content especially for Xbox One users.
There have also been reports that its new studio Respawn Entertainment, formed by ex-Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella, will be releasing its debut title exclusively, or at least at first, on Xbox One.

Rajat Taneja

Hm, sounds familiar...

Might post this in here as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgBma_ndFKI

"Traditionally, gaming has been limited to consoles."

Ah, yes.

Wyyrmloooorrrd !!!

 

[Jashiin]

The guy is so close: "Traditionally, gaming has been limited to on consoles."

 

[Angthoron]

Haha, 8-10 times more powerful than the strongest PCs. Good one, good one.

 

[Infinitron]

Haha, 8-10 times more powerful than the strongest PCs. Good one, good one.

I think they're referring to X360 with that comparison

 

[Angthoron]

Haha, 8-10 times more powerful than the strongest PCs. Good one, good one.

I think they're referring to X360 with that comparison

Ah yes. Article juxtaposition is just shit it seems. Looks like xbone is just one gen ahead of the best PCs, is all. Not sure what PCs they used for benchmarking though - Best Korea's mainframe?

 

[Infinitron]

Haha, 8-10 times more powerful than the strongest PCs. Good one, good one.

I think they're referring to X360 with that comparison

Ah yes. Article juxtaposition is just shit it seems. Looks like xbone is just one gen ahead of the best PCs, is all. Not sure what PCs they used for benchmarking though - Best Korea's mainframe?

Meh, I'm willing to bet that the first generation of games for the X1 and PS4 will work just fine on my five year old PC.

 

[evdk]

Meh, I'm willing to bet that the first generation of games for the X1 and PS4 will work just fine on my five year old PC.

Maybe, but that's not a marketing blurb you would put in your hype article.

 

[Average Manatee]

Who wants to bet they will still be one gen ahead of PCs when the consoles launch? And for several years after that?

It's funny to see them switch so quickly from "X360/PS3 are really strong machines, PCs aren't much better and cost $1500" to "OMG X360/PS3 are such shit get XBone/PS4 it's like a PC/better".

 

[Tehdagah]

Haha, 8-10 times more powerful than the strongest PCs. Good one, good one.

I think they're referring to X360 with that comparison

Ah yes. Article juxtaposition is just shit it seems. Looks like xbone is just one gen ahead of the best PCs, is all. Not sure what PCs they used for benchmarking though - Best Korea's mainframe?

Meh, I'm willing to bet that the first generation of games for the X1 and PS4 will work just fine on my five year old PC.

You bet?

 

[msxyz]

An AMD FX-8350 has eight full blown CPU cores (not the low power variant that will make their way into consoles) and runs at 4 GHz and it can be purchased for less than 200 bucks NOW.

The only advantage the PS4 has (and to a lesser degree, the Xbox one) is a unified pool of fast memory that allows a more flexible approach than having separate CPU and GPU memory space. This could be an advantage in open world games where a lot of large textures have to be streamed and swapped via the PCIe bus, not to mention passing the geometry data for every frame.