EA shuts down servers for madden 09-What?

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/105/1057869p1.html

Madden 09- xbox 360 and playstation 3 is actually one of the most shocking abuses in years. The game is a year and a half old. It is like shutting down COD World at war. It is utterly insane.

cant teach a old dog new tricks.

This has been the standard for EA's sports titles for 2 gens now, cant believe people are still feigning ignorance to this.

To bad gamers don't have the balls to stop supporting this ridiculous way of doing business. EA has some real Gall to pretty much force people to buy their new products. This is crap, besides bioware titles I will really try not to buy their products.

cant teach a old dog new tricks.

This has been the standard for EA's sports titles for 2 gens now, cant believe people are still feigning ignorance to this.

hot114

me thinks EA is really struggling atm.

Well, thats what will happen with EA if they have no competition.

this is why i prefer NOT having dedicated servers on xbl.

this is why i prefer NOT having dedicated servers on xbl.

TBoogy

this is why i prefer NOT having dedicated servers on xbl.

TBoogy

lol, people are playing Madden 10, and hardly anyone is playing 09 anymore. It makes perfect financial sense to do sonavyguy21

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]lol, people are playing Madden 10, and hardly anyone is playing 09 anymore. It makes perfect financial sense to do sonhh18

clearly that is wrong because xboxlive doesnt have any servers. =]

clearly that is wrong because xboxlive doesnt have any servers. =]

gamer-adam1

that sucks for people who still are playing last gen consoles and for nfl09 really man thats crazy

[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]

clearly that is wrong because xboxlive doesnt have any servers. =]

navyguy21

who plays 09 when 10 is out

[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]

clearly that is wrong because xboxlive doesnt have any servers. =]

navyguy21

who plays 09 when 10 is out

chikenfriedrice

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]

clearly that is wrong because xboxlive doesnt have any servers. =]

kolkov01

Yes, but EA is allowed the use of dedicated servers, every EA game that has online for the Xbox 360 has or had in this case, dedicated servers.

[QUOTE="kolkov01"][QUOTE="navyguy21"] im not sure you know what youre saying. DarkGamer007

Yes, but EA is allowed the use of dedicated servers, every EA game that has online for the Xbox 360 has or had in this case, dedicated servers.

[QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

who plays 09 when 10 is out

nhh18

10 is like 10x's better...one of the best maddens in a long long time

[QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

who plays 09 when 10 is out

nhh18

lol Sports games.

me_rock

much like madden games are a quick cash in every yearly release, the servers wont stay open if they are draining money.

They want you to buy their yearly rehash.

lol Sports games.

me_rock

Dont care for sports games,never owned one,never will Ratchet_Fan8

I think you two are missing the point of the thread here. Anyway this is total BS from EA, that's why we need competition for Madden games, PES forced EA to make Fifa better, until it was the best soccer game on the market. So having a competitor for the Madden series would be great for us gamers.

honestly, who is playing madden 09?

sports games are a waste of money. I buy like one sports game every few years but ya EA is very greedy

madden 09 = sept 08 - feb 09...it's Jan 2010, now. and NFL 10 season is almost over, so it makes sense that they shut dow madden 09 server.

Dont care for sports games,never owned one,never will Ratchet_Fan8

fifa 10 is one of the greatest games of all time. too bad for you.

sports games are a waste of money. I buy like one sports game every few years but ya EA is very greedy

MassMayham57_

Like someone already said, there aren't enough players to justify keeping the servers up. Yes its unfair to the few people who still play, but at the end of the day EA is a business and they can't afford to be draining money on it. You can't really fault them for it.Skittles_McGee

[QUOTE="Ratchet_Fan8"] Dont care for sports games,never owned one,never will bokiloki

fifa 10 is one of the greatest games of all time. too bad for you.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"]Like someone already said, there aren't enough players to justify keeping the servers up. Yes its unfair to the few people who still play, but at the end of the day EA is a business and they can't afford to be draining money on it. You can't really fault them for it.nhh18

[QUOTE="nhh18"]

[QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

who plays 09 when 10 is out

chikenfriedrice

10 is like 10x's better...one of the best maddens in a long long time

Doesn't seem much more shocking than when valve released a new L4D a year after the first, effectively killing off L4D1 as no servers or players could be found afterwards.

[QUOTE="nhh18"]

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"]Like someone already said, there aren't enough players to justify keeping the servers up. Yes its unfair to the few people who still play, but at the end of the day EA is a business and they can't afford to be draining money on it. You can't really fault them for it.Skittles_McGee

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]

clearly that is wrong because xboxlive doesnt have any servers. =]

gamer-adam1

The last Madden game I bought was Madden 95' and I didn't even buy that, my parents did. That's the last time I had ever owned a sports game and anyone with half a brain is an idiot to buy any Madden game that comes out these days. It's the same game, rosters switched around, maybe some tweaking of the uniforms if a team has changed them or perhaps a new stadium, and they push it out for the idiots to buy at $60.

Anyone that has been screwed because of this deserves it as they should have never bought a Madden game in the first place.

Who cares? Madden 09 is old and obsolete. Madden 10 is out and probably better (I don't play American football games)

They reserve the rights to doa s they please with there servers.

Also, for future reference. The PS3 only has about 4 more games then the 360 that use dedicates servers.

Also, for future reference. The PS3 only has about 4 more games then the 360 that use dedicates servers.

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