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so fifa 14 is going to be designed for next gen ps4 this year?
As i said before. By releasing it only on NG consoles, the sale of the pc version will nose dive and then EA will receive a valid reason not to bother at all.
Sad state of affairs as NG fifa would have sold tons on the pc platform. more then before for obvious reasons
It's strange that pretty much every video games publisher in existence manages to release identical games on different platforms without going bankrupt, but when it comes to FIFA, one of the biggest video game franchises of all time, EA has to cut expenses. If the PC version of FIFA was insignificant, they could just stop producing it altogether.This is getting really old and I'm not sure why you guys keep arguing against what ought to be pretty obvious: if FIFA 14 would sell "tons" on the PC, it'd be coming out for the PC. Simple as that.
You honestly think EA - money-grubbing, fan exploiting, "worst company in America" - wouldn't capitalize on a market if they thought they could sell "tons?"
It's not coming out for PC because the PC market isn't that important to FIFA, which is backed-up by the sales numbers. You guys are imagining some huge demand for FIFA on the PC that simply doesn't exist.
Yeah, PC sales for FIFA 14 might take a hit, but just like FIFA 14 for the current consoles, people are still going to buy it. And since PC sales are already minor relative to console sales, whatever "nosedive" you think will happen will be insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
Any news on the iphone version?
It's strange that pretty much every video games publisher in existence manages to release identical games on different platforms without going bankrupt, but when it comes to FIFA, one of the biggest video game franchises of all time, EA has to cut expenses. If the PC version of FIFA was insignificant, they could just stop producing it altogether.
I think FIFA 14 on PC doesn't use the Ignite engine yet because the PS3 / Xbox 360 versions would look inferior in comparison and the next-gen consoles only follow several months later.
Not exactly sure what you mean, or if you're just really behind on news, but FIFA 14 will be out for both current and next gen consoles, but next gen consoles will have a new engine.
So I guess you could say FIFA 14 is being designed for both.
This is getting really old and I'm not sure why you guys keep arguing against what ought to be pretty obvious: if FIFA 14 would sell "tons" on the PC, it'd be coming out for the PC. Simple as that.
No-one is saying that the PC couldn't handle the engine, that's not the point. It's a question of whether enough PC gamers have PCs that are good enough.
Yes, I think the user-base is plenty big enough. Sports games are generally not that demanding. Even with a new, more powerful engine, mid-range PC's will handle it in their sleep.
A good example as a counter-point is Battlefield 3 - one of the most demanding games on the PC. It has been a commercial success on the PC despite the considerable hardware demands it poses.
Yes, I think the user-base is plenty big enough. Sports games are generally not that demanding. Even with a new, more powerful engine, mid-range PC's will handle it in their sleep.
A good example as a counter-point is Battlefield 3 - one of the most demanding games on the PC. It has been a commercial success on the PC despite the considerable hardware demands it poses.
In any case, we shouldn't be writing off current-gen FIFA 14 necessarily. There is still plenty we don't know about it. Who is to really say that the next gen version will be that much better, even. Remember how bare bones the first FIFA games on the 360 were?
No-one is saying that the PC couldn't handle the engine, that's not the point. It's a question of whether enough PC gamers have PCs that are good enough.
but then, Battlefield is a shooter, and a hugely popular PC franchise, as it has been since the franchise's inception. Sports gaming on the PC is nowhere near so popular.
It's strange that pretty much every video games publisher in existence manages to release identical games on different platforms without going bankrupt, but when it comes to FIFA, one of the biggest video game franchises of all time, EA has to cut expenses. If the PC version of FIFA was insignificant, they could just stop producing it altogether.
I think FIFA 14 on PC doesn't use the Ignite engine yet because the PS3 / Xbox 360 versions would look inferior in comparison and the next-gen consoles only follow several months later.
But then again, nothing is, on PC. The closest are MMO's.
Agreed. I also think that it's very likely the will do something similar to what Konami did with PES 6. New gen only for PS3 and 360, but then PES 2008 had new gen for PC as well.I assume EA isn't releasing an Ignite powered FIFA 14 because they believe the minimum system requirements would price out enough of their user base that they would lose out on significant sales. I don't think EA is trying to slight their PC users in the slightest.
And frankly, who knows if the ignite engine is actually going to improve the footy experience?... heck, it may make the gameplay worse. PC users may be getting the best edition, who knows?
I think that pretty much closes the argument, along with EA just not being bothered enough to provide enough support to optimize the game on PC. Previous FIFA's on PC have had severe crashing issues along with bad optimization with certain video cards and processors.
I said before, CEO's are the most important people, if the big cheese's at Microsoft and at Sony do not want their cash generating babies in consoles to be shown up on PC they will get their wish.
Why bother to buy a PS4/xbox one when you can just upgrade your PC to play the same game anyway?
My 5 year old PC with a slight ram upgrade could handle PS4 games, most PC's would, it's just not worth it for EA since they don't really care too much about the game on PC in the first place.
This really is the big question now, isn't it?
The fact that they've been working on the next gen version for so long, are making significant upgrades to core areas of gameplay (AI and player movement), and that they're way ahead of schedule to show the game at E3 are signs for optimism, but we'll see...
I assume EA isn't releasing an Ignite powered FIFA 14 because they believe the minimum system requirements would price out enough of their user base that they would lose out on significant sales. I don't think EA is trying to slight their PC users in the slightest.
And frankly, who knows if the ignite engine is actually going to improve the footy experience?... heck, it may make the gameplay worse. PC users may be getting the best edition, who knows?
I think to an extent, the first game is more about novelty than outright quality. FIFA 07 on the 360 was (imo) the lesser game to FIFA 07 on the PS2 (/PES, of course), but playing something which seems so 'new' has its own benefits.
Not playing within the FIFA 09-FIFA 13 paradigm will be a huge relief, I'd imagine.