The latest news indicates that it is ''do
or die'' for EA Sports and Madden NFL Football. Rumor has it
that EA Sports may also drop their exclusive rights to NFL
teams and players, their belief is they are too big to fail
even if other companies gain access to NFL properties rights.
Too big to fail? Not true. No government bailouts for a
video game company!
Regardless of if these rumors are true, it appears Madden 24
will have some things they've failed to give us in the past.
Here's what we have heard so far. Take it with a grain of
salt, with the knowlege that we've been misled many times in
the past.
Crossplay: Word is...Madden'24 will be
cross play from PC to Play station to X Box. If true, this
will certainly open things up when recruiting. Especially for
the PC Leagues out there. PC leagues will have a much larger
group to draw from to join their leagues.
Current Gen: PC has always been the red-headed stepchild
of EA Sports and has never received the "Next Gen" upgrades
that other platforms have gotten. If true, Madden'24 will
finally get this upgrade.
More Tools for the Commissioner: Well, why not? The
Commissioner should have "FULL" control over the league. He is
the leader. It is essentially his league. EA Sports has
dropped the ball on this since 2008. Full commissioner control
will prevent cheating. If by chance the cheater is the
Commissioner, well, his league members will flee like rats
from a sinking ship and find better leagues.
So how much of this will hold true? Your guess is as good as
mine, but these options are sorely needed. But there are other
things that are also important if EA does not want to lose
their over 30 customer base. What are they?
True Coach mode: Why is this still an issue? It is a
simple code change to set up true coach mode where gamers
cannot control anything after the snap. There is a large
community of this style gamer out there and EA Sports has lost
them since 2008. Here at Paydirt football, we are aware of
just how large this community is and how difficult it is to
get them to return without """TRUE""" Coach Mode.
Statue Quarterback: Present in the last 3 versions of
Madden. The QB will just stand still and take the sack in a
number of plays. True coach mode may be the answer for
this
In Closing: Sometimes it seems like EA Sports is run by
14 year olds with no understanding of the adult gaming world.
They are the type gamer that runs out in Call of Duty, trying
to get 5 kills per minute but instead getting killed 5 times
per minute with no real sense of strategy or game planning..
If you ask me, I think EA leadership is broken and has been
for a while. If there is an adult in the room, take charge...
give instructions instead of taking them. Let's have some
logic and mature leadership rather than adding more
customization to tattoos, LOL, lest we forget the Sponge Bob
debacle.
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