My fellow gamers, we are being RIPPED OFF!!

The Madden series is definitely RIPPING US OFF my fine fellows. I am buying 09, simply because of the lack of games, and its my first Madden game, but it hit me, why are we paying for a brand new Madden game EVERY SINGLE YEAR with very little changes and updated rosters??? All of this could be an annual downloadable content that can cost a lot less, AND, it will cost less for EA since they dont have to make copies of the game on DVDs and stuff and ship em off. ANd it will require less of a development team! They can simply release a game named All Madden, or simply, Madden, and have an optional annual update for new features and rosters for about...lets say 20 to maybe even 30 dollars!!! Who agrees??

Nobody's forcing you to buy anything...

plus, the Madden games do try to innovate and change things up with every release. A lot of people complain about it being the same old same old, but I've noticed marked differences in games from year to year.

Every year the same tread and people still buy it like crazy...it´s your fault,so don´t blame EA for giving you what you buy.They whould be stupid not to do so.

this goes for every gaming series like Dynasty or other sports games. Not worth buying them again, huge waste of money. Since im not big on sports games myself, can someone tell me why its Madden 09 when its the year 08? every madden released seems to be one year ahead of its self, why is that?ZenesisX

Madden is the game that popped in my head and stood out the most when it comes to this situation. And thats because it has the roster of next year's season.

Nobody's forcing you to buy anything...

plus, the Madden games do try to innovate and change things up with every release. A lot of people complain about it being the same old same old, but I've noticed marked differences in games from year to year.

Radiohead85

Imma football fan, its not fair that Madden is my only choice! And the changes are slight, ones that can be easily be updates on xbl!

[QUOTE="ZenesisX"]this goes for every gaming series like Dynasty or other sports games. Not worth buying them again, huge waste of money. Since im not big on sports games myself, can someone tell me why its Madden 09 when its the year 08? every madden released seems to be one year ahead of its self, why is that?JurockDaRock

Madden is the game that popped in my head and stood out the most when it comes to this situation. And thats because it has the roster of next year's season.

You are funny, talking about how you are being ripped off and yet are going to buy it anyway. What are you going to do, tell everyone to boycott the series? :lol:

You're right. It could be downloadable content, but they are going to do whatever they figure makes them the most money, and if people are willing to shell out $60 every year just so they can play the same damn game with different names attached, that's what they are going to do. Put your money where your mouth is, and maybe your post won't sound so foolish. If you're one of the people that really has to vicarously pretend to be the current teams badly enough that you're willing to buy the game every year, then it's kind of silly to blame them for doing it that way. It's not like there aren't plenty of other games out there. That said, they probably will do downloadable updates eventually, but I won't be surprised if the cost somehow ends up being similar to buying the game annually now.

Even though I don't really play sports games so much, it does kind of annoy me how much of a lock EA has on sports licenses, but that's a whole other topic.

I'm sorry, but, frankly, it seems rather idiotic to call the price of an unnecessary entertainment product a rip-off and then say that you're going to buy it anyway.

You are funny, talking about how you are being ripped off and yet are going to buy it anyway. What are you going to do, tell everyone to boycott the series? :lol:

You're right. It could be downloadable content, but they are going to do whatever they figure makes them the most money, and if people are willing to shell out $60 every year just so they can play the same damn game with different names attached, that's what they are going to do. Put your money where your mouth is, and maybe your post won't sound so foolish. If you're one of the people that really has to vicarously pretend to be the current teams badly enough that you're willing to buy the game every year, then it's kind of silly to blame them for doing it that way. It's not like there aren't plenty of other games out there. That said, they probably will do downloadable updates eventually, but I won't be surprised if the cost somehow ends up being similar to buying the game annually now.

Even though I don't really play sports games so much, it does kind of annoy me how much of a lock EA has on sports licenses, but that's a whole other topic.

I'm sorry, but frankly, it seems rather idiotic to call the price of an unnecessary entertainment product a rip-off and then say that you're going to buy it anyway.

SpaceMoose

This is my first and probably only Madden game Im going to get. So I am not going to be a victim of the Madden trap. And I'm just trying to let people realize this if they havent already. And I said there is sort of a drought of games to play, so I need something new, so Madden it is.

[QUOTE="SpaceMoose"]

You are funny, talking about how you are being ripped off and yet are going to buy it anyway. What are you going to do, tell everyone to boycott the series? :lol:

You're right. It could be downloadable content, but they are going to do whatever they figure makes them the most money, and if people are willing to shell out $60 every year just so they can play the same damn game with different names attached, that's what they are going to do. Put your money where your mouth is, and maybe your post won't sound so foolish. If you're one of the people that really has to vicarously pretend to be the current teams badly enough that you're willing to buy the game every year, then it's kind of silly to blame them for doing it that way. It's not like there aren't plenty of other games out there. That said, they probably will do downloadable updates eventually, but I won't be surprised if the cost somehow ends up being similar to buying the game annually now.

Even though I don't really play sports games so much, it does kind of annoy me how much of a lock EA has on sports licenses, but that's a whole other topic.

I'm sorry, but frankly, it seems rather idiotic to call the price of an unnecessary entertainment product a rip-off and then say that you're going to buy it anyway.

JurockDaRock

This is my first and probably only Madden game Im going to get. So I am not going to be a victim of the Madden trap. And I'm just trying to let people realize this if they havent already. And I said there is sort of a drought of games to play, so I need something new, so Madden it is.

But you could buy LAST YEAR'S Madden, which you have stated yourself is almost exactly the same, for around $5 in the near future. There is no such thing as a drought unless you have played every awesome game ever, which I doubt.

Nobody's forcing you to buy anything...

plus, the Madden games do try to innovate and change things up with every release. A lot of people complain about it being the same old same old, but I've noticed marked differences in games from year to year.

Radiohead85

True, you don't really have to buy each new game.

It's just the slighty updated gameplay that keeps you coming back.

The Madden series is definitely RIPPING US OFF my fine fellows. I am buying 09, simply because of the lack of games, and its my first Madden game, but it hit me, why are we paying for a brand new Madden game EVERY SINGLE YEAR with very little changes and updated rosters??? All of this could be an annual downloadable content that can cost a lot less, AND, it will cost less for EA since they dont have to make copies of the game on DVDs and stuff and ship em off. ANd it will require less of a development team! They can simply release a game named All Madden, or simply, Madden, and have an optional annual update for new features and rosters for about...lets say 20 to maybe even 30 dollars!!! Who agrees??

JurockDaRock

Why don't you just buy an older, cheaper Madden game and play happy?

[QUOTE="JurockDaRock"][QUOTE="SpaceMoose"]

You are funny, talking about how you are being ripped off and yet are going to buy it anyway. What are you going to do, tell everyone to boycott the series? :lol:

You're right. It could be downloadable content, but they are going to do whatever they figure makes them the most money, and if people are willing to shell out $60 every year just so they can play the same damn game with different names attached, that's what they are going to do. Put your money where your mouth is, and maybe your post won't sound so foolish. If you're one of the people that really has to vicarously pretend to be the current teams badly enough that you're willing to buy the game every year, then it's kind of silly to blame them for doing it that way. It's not like there aren't plenty of other games out there. That said, they probably will do downloadable updates eventually, but I won't be surprised if the cost somehow ends up being similar to buying the game annually now.

Even though I don't really play sports games so much, it does kind of annoy me how much of a lock EA has on sports licenses, but that's a whole other topic.

I'm sorry, but frankly, it seems rather idiotic to call the price of an unnecessary entertainment product a rip-off and then say that you're going to buy it anyway.

AtomicTangerine

This is my first and probably only Madden game Im going to get. So I am not going to be a victim of the Madden trap. And I'm just trying to let people realize this if they havent already. And I said there is sort of a drought of games to play, so I need something new, so Madden it is.

But you could buy LAST YEAR'S Madden, which you have stated yourself is almost exactly the same, for around $5 in the near future. There is no such thing as a drought unless you have played every awesome game ever, which I doubt.

Im talkin for the Wii and the 360! I have every game that is worth getting right now. So Im getting Madden. And I want to play people online too, there wont be as many people on 08 as 09, if any at all.

[QUOTE="JurockDaRock"]

The Madden series is definitely RIPPING US OFF my fine fellows. I am buying 09, simply because of the lack of games, and its my first Madden game, but it hit me, why are we paying for a brand new Madden game EVERY SINGLE YEAR with very little changes and updated rosters??? All of this could be an annual downloadable content that can cost a lot less, AND, it will cost less for EA since they dont have to make copies of the game on DVDs and stuff and ship em off. ANd it will require less of a development team! They can simply release a game named All Madden, or simply, Madden, and have an optional annual update for new features and rosters for about...lets say 20 to maybe even 30 dollars!!! Who agrees??

flipin_jackass

Why don't you just buy an older, cheaper Madden game and play happy?

I want to play online against people and stuff,and the volume of people would be A LOT less, if any, playing online in the older versions.

If we were reallybeing ripped off, I think at least some people would catch on... >_>

But seeing as the sales are outstanding every single year... nahh

[QUOTE="flipin_jackass"][QUOTE="JurockDaRock"]

The Madden series is definitely RIPPING US OFF my fine fellows. I am buying 09, simply because of the lack of games, and its my first Madden game, but it hit me, why are we paying for a brand new Madden game EVERY SINGLE YEAR with very little changes and updated rosters??? All of this could be an annual downloadable content that can cost a lot less, AND, it will cost less for EA since they dont have to make copies of the game on DVDs and stuff and ship em off. ANd it will require less of a development team! They can simply release a game named All Madden, or simply, Madden, and have an optional annual update for new features and rosters for about...lets say 20 to maybe even 30 dollars!!! Who agrees??

JurockDaRock

Why don't you just buy an older, cheaper Madden game and play happy?

I want to play online against people and stuff,and the volume of people would be A LOT less, if any, playing online in the older versions.

A lot less perhaps, but I'm sure that's still considerable amount. I guess you would just have to have the mindset that $60 as an annual premium to play with a larger community- which I admit sucks especially if you have X360 and already paying the live fee.

I don't totally disagree with your point though, in fact, I've always wondered the same thing: why not release a patch, or downloadable update etc... but as many said, a lot of people still buy the series, so from the company's perspective, why not make some money off of it (or a lot of money).

Not that

I felt like I was being ripped off by Activision more than anything else. They came out with a new Tony Hawk every year and the game just lost it's appeal. Too formulaic. They are now doing the same thing to the Guitar Hero series.

I never liked the Madden games since Sega so I haven't been suckered too bad by sports games.

Blame yourself for buying into roster updates

What other game is EA capable of making...without Madden they'd have nothing. Which is funny.edgewalker16

Well they are the parent company of Maxis, and Sims is known for being well sold. They also have a few good and successful series such as Command and Conquer, Need for Speed, Battlefield.. .etc...