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So,what say you,does this means we can expect EVEN more rip-offs and milkage from EA in the future?
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More subscription services like Battlefield 3 Premium sound like a good deal to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau, according to a GamesIndustry International interview. Gibeau said the one-time purchase subscription for current and upcoming Battlefield 3 downloadable content could lead to similar deals for other EA properties.
EA wants to sell you more stuff for your pre-existing stuff.
"We actually think our Premium service exceeds what Elite does--from a value standpoint, from a content standpoint, and longer term we think that we can bring more properties into that offering and that'll be great for the business," Gibeau said. While EA had considered the service before the game's launch, it took additional time to prepare, he said.
"This is an industry where people have a lot of oneupsmanship and if somebody innovates, you match it or you exceed it."
EA wants to sell you more stuff for your pre-existing stuff.
"We actually think our Premium service exceeds what Elite does--from a value standpoint, from a content standpoint, and longer term we think that we can bring more properties into that offering and that'll be great for the business," Gibeau said. While EA had considered the service before the game's launch, it took additional time to prepare, he said.
"This is an industry where people have a lot of oneupsmanship and if somebody innovates, you match it or you exceed it."
So,what say you,does this means we can expect EVEN more rip-offs and milkage from EA in the future?
Discuss...
No offense, but, it's not just EA doing this.
Isn't every MMO ever made (big titles at least) subscription based?
Activision went this route too.
Technically, I wouldn't call BF 3 Premium a subscription; it was a one-time fee. That tag stuck in my throat for a while, I admit, but in the end I bought it. I was gonna buy all the DLC anyway so: Why not?
I'd love free DLC just as much as you guys but, those days are gone. Over. Finished. Or so it seems.
* I voted with my wallet and didn't buy MW3 and---it still broke every entertainment sales record known to man. So, yeah.... *
I'm having a blast in BF3 so, EA got my money. Simple. I don't even think of Premium as a sub; I see it as DLC pre-order...with a shiny new box cutter to boot
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