I think there are a lot of guys who will buy the NFA or NBA game because it's the NFL or NBA game, even if they hate what EA has done.
They'll pay full price for the "new" game every year so that they can have the up-to-date roster even though that's the only significant change. This has been going on since the PS1 days, though there were more releases that genuinely added features. People hated it then too, but they clearly kept buying.
But more importantly, they'll upgrade so that they can play with their friends who also have the latest year/version.
All of this would end if there were competition for games with the official leagues, teams, and players. But it won't because the parties involved make money hand over fist while spending as little as possible.
You also have to understand that they only buy the latest sports title and CoD, very little else. Serious gamers look at it as "I could buy so much more game for the $70 this costs" they look at as "this is half of my gaming purchases, who cares"
I think there are a lot of guys who will buy the NFA or NBA game because it's the NFL or NBA game, even if they hate what EA has done.
They'll pay full price for the "new" game every year so that they can have the up-to-date roster even though that's the only significant change. This has been going on since the PS1 days, though there were more releases that genuinely added features. People hated it then too, but they clearly kept buying.
But more importantly, they'll upgrade so that they can play with their friends who also have the latest year/version.
All of this would end if there were competition for games with the official leagues, teams, and players. But it won't because the parties involved make money hand over fist while spending as little as possible.
You also have to understand that they only buy the latest sports title and CoD, very little else. Serious gamers look at it as "I could buy so much more game for the $70 this costs" they look at as "this is half of my gaming purchases, who cares"