Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

[MrKLM]

The EA Sports label president continues to believe that the PC market for authentic simulation sports games has "declined radically." He fully explains his position. Check it out:

In early April EA Sports label head Peter Moore confirmed that EA would not release Madden NFL 09 for the PC because of "very serious business challenges." In a follow-up interview with GameDaily BIZ, he then acknowledged, "I know I pissed off a lot of people." Now in his latest official blog entry, Moore has decided once again to revisit the issue to explain his stance on PC gaming as clearly as possible.

Here are what he sees as the "core issues that continue to be up for (very spirited) debate."

- The PC as a platform for authentic, fully-licensed, simulation sports games has declined radically in the past three years as the next generation consoles, with their high definition graphics and 5.1 sound capabilities have attracted millions of consumers to eschew the "lean in" PC sports gaming experience for the "lean back" full room console experience.

- The business model for PC games is evolving from packaged goods to a download model. The on-line experience is paramount, and hundreds of companies in this space are experimenting with direct-to-consumer revenue models, incorporating premium downloadable content, sponsored downloads, micro-transactions, subscriptions and massive tournament play. Read More...

You can read the rest of Moore's statement at Gamedaily.

[MrChris_CJ]

Re: Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

perhaps if they took the time to actually make decent games people on the pc would want to buy them

[Vreki]

Re: Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

Bingo?

And I don't think the "Authentic Sports Experience" will be found in front of a console either.

Next from EA:Taking a Walk 2009.

[=98=]

Re: Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

The "Authentic Sports Experience" can be found outside on a playing field, somewhere where most PC gamers should spend a lot more time.

[Dan2k3k4]

Re: Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

Wii 'kinda' gives a good 'sports experience'

[jesus]

Re: Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

The "Authentic Sports Experience" can be found outside on a playing field, somewhere where most PC gamers should spend a lot more time.

I agree. The reason why I never play sports games anymore is because I use video games to let me do things I can't do in real life. I can easily play all the sports I want to, which means I have no need to play them on my computer or xbox.

I can't go around with an AK-47 shooting everyone in real life, which is why I let my PC do that :p

[imported_Will]

Re: Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

You Phail Madden and NBA 07,08, 09, and all up coming games. Still no match for the real Basketball and football.

[imported_Whiskey]

Re: Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

IMO, sports games are a bit different when it comes to PC.

For some reason, PC has never really captured the "feel" of the sports genre that you get on Console (not as fast, not as smooth...just feels "off"). The other thing is that sports games are much more fun when you have a friend sitting beside you to play against, which is much easier to do with a console and 2 controllers...playing vs. someone online that you can't see is OK, but not as enjoyable.

That being said, it's still disappointing they're making this decision, especially for the folks who did play these games on PC.

[Eagle101]

Re: Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

I agree with Alex and Tomeis on this one. Sports are better played in real life than on a screen with a joystick or mouse and keyboard.

Although as Tomeis mentioned games that involve AK shooting frenzies are better left to PC

[iQue]

Re: Peter Moore: PC No Longer Viable For Authentic Sports Experience

Good ol' FIFA 98 is still the best

Pssht all the EA Sports games are all copies if eachother with different music, that gets worse every year.