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Since it's now confirmed PC does NOT get any of the next gen features yet again, a better question is what ARE we getting for the PC version that justifies charging up to $99 for this copy / paste game on Steam? A roster update? A throwback tribute cover of John Madden? This is absolutely ridiculous. Last Madden I actually bought was in 2016 when I had a PS. Ditched that platform long ago as PC gaming is just better in countless ways. Last Madden I played was '22 because I could add it to my library for free with my $5/mo. EA Play account. Even then I uninstalled it after a couple days due to it not having any of the next gen features. I won't be buying this for PC yet again if the devs care this little about our platform. Good lord.
@o---DaVeX---o just invest in maximum football, they are moving to the unteal engine and listening to their fan base. Franchise is deep in the game only the game play in matches is a bit bad, but since EA isn't investing in us why should we in them and not in the competition? Unlike EA thinks a lot of PC gamers are fed up with their strategy but lets wait for the official statement of EA, but have no hope they will have a logical explaination of this since there is none. Dev time, 365 days and PS5/XBOX were trying to be more dev friendly and have a verry similar approach to coding as PC games have. Hardware, a simple gaming PC most of the times outclasses a PS5/XBOX with ease. The early stage of the consoles: been released back in 2020/2021 so thats not an issue.
PC is one of the reasons they are as big as they are today, it feels as a loyal EA fan (have had almost all base games they have released on PC including madden 21/22) as a shot in the back. No way to make this a logical situation, mods are currently out performing what madden 23 with a price tag of 60 dollars will do next year.
I have ended my EA play, and won't buy anything from this publisher again untill they fiz this situation. (With exeption of F1 since codemaster as game studio isn't filled with greed YET)
- 4 years ago@TWJanssen Yep, I own Maximum football. Agree with everything you said and play it for the wonderful franchise mode to get my fix for that. I usually just simulate the actual games though, as you said, gameplay is still pretty lacking. Still a fun experience doing it that way, though!
I also play 2K5 and APF 2K8 through emulators. Still the best realistic simulation gameplay I've ever experienced even if the graphics look a little dated now. The player movement is still super fluid and amazing, though and it plays like actual football.
If there was a way to combine Maximum's Franchise mode with 2k8's gameplay now THAT would be an amazing simulation football game!!
So I'll keep doing that for now, as EA seems more interested in every conceivable game mode in Madden other than the actual simulation football mode which is Franchise (which ironically is what their exclusive contract is supposed to be about making, yet MUT and The Yard somehow is what they seem to care about? Not good.).- 4 years ago
@EA_Blueberry any word from the company yet? Its been more than a day now, or don't we get a reply in the weekend?
- 4 years ago@o---DaVeX---o The issue with Maximum (and others) is that yeah, the gameplay is lacking, plus it lacks multiplayer. The only way I ever play Madden is multiplayer CFM, so I'm not going to spend $30 on a game I have no use for.