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MADDEN 09 - Not coming to PC!
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According to PCZone it looks like Madden 09 isn't coming to the PC.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=186135
Considering the last two iterations of Madden PC were just old PS2 graphic engine rehashes I can't say I am particularly bothered, but for those without a 360/PS3 they will be missing out on Madden Day and that's a great shame!
Discuss, also post Madden Day stories, they make me laugh!
[EDIT: And yes I know it says computerandvideogames.com and not pczone.co.uk]
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=186135
Considering the last two iterations of Madden PC were just old PS2 graphic engine rehashes I can't say I am particularly bothered, but for those without a 360/PS3 they will be missing out on Madden Day and that's a great shame!
Discuss, also post Madden Day stories, they make me laugh!
[EDIT: And yes I know it says computerandvideogames.com and not pczone.co.uk]
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I'm fairly certain it'll pop up on the N-Gage for pete's sake.
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Not really the point. Let's say you don't have anything other than a computer. EA has an exclusive license to the NFL, so you would think that the league would have demanded the game release on all major gaming mediums. PC is a huge gaming medium.
Part of having an exclusive license is not trying to shape the landscape for which gaming traditionally resides. I have never purchased Madden for PC, but the fact is I could if I wanted to. It doesn't take EA a lick more effort to release it, so I think of it as an abuse of their exclusivity power.
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To whoever said "it doesn't take EA any more effort to release it", are you fucking joking? Do you think code just writes itself?
I'd enjoy having a good PC football game (even if it's not NFL licensed) as much as a good wrestling game.
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(Clearly, I don't follow sports games at all, but playing Madden with a mouse & keyboard seems like it would be suboptimal at best.)
They were basically unplayable without a USB gamepad.
PC is the next to smallest market of the 5 (PS2/Wii/360/PC/PS3), no thanks in part to hardware issues and World of Warcraft raping it.
At this point its probably damn near costing EA money to put out PC games that aren't The Sims.
Might have had something to do with this as well.
In any case, as Rook said, old news is old.
The thing is aside from that, they weren't straightforward ports, which is part of the problem as well. The added cost on top of the fact that what fanbase existed in on the PC market was getting frustrated with re-hashes instead of actually moving the franchise forward was a contributing factor as well. With a stagnated franchise the fanbase is just going to keep getting upset with each new release.
I'm not shocked to see Madden go to be honest. Like you said, it's probably money spent better for them elsewhere. FIFA though, if that were to go, then I'd be seriously worried.
This was my thought too.
And can afford a $60 expansion pack every year, but not a used last-gen console?
Okay, let's say you're a lake monster in the Scottish Highlands...