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Wow, for a moment there I thought I was on reddit. I don't play games, so don't use either Origin or Steam. But even I can see that branding EA "hypocrites" is
by jgroome 14y ago
Wow, for a moment there I thought I was on reddit.
I don't play games, so don't use either Origin or Steam. But even I can see that branding EA "hypocrites" is exactly the same as accusing a politician of "flip-flopping". They made a call, it was the wrong thing to do, so they've listened to feedback and have now gone another way.
What's the problem? Are you really complaining about Origin selling games for less money? Perhaps you'd prefer it if they cancelled the sale and put their prices up?
- ukdm 14y agoI'd prefer it if the head of Origin didn't make statements about protecting IP and not shortchanging developers only 2 weeks later to change his mind. It was a stupid statement to make to begin with. He accused Steam, the most successful digital games distribution service available, of going about their business the wrong way and that Origin wouldn't make the same mistake. I think this is more of a complaint about the way EA do business. What was the point of DeMartini's original comments? Who was he trying to appeal to as it certainly wasn't gamers.
- walru 14y agoWhat's even more bizarre is that they've been heavily discounting their iOS catalogue on a routine basis. For example, the last two holidays they've lowered nearly every app to 99 cents in order to take over the majority of the top 25 best selling games. Some factions within the company must have already understood the effects of volume pricing long ago. Actually.. I think what EA really needs to start doing is using Origin to fund games ala Kickstarter. I think that's what their fans really want.