Electronic Arts: Difference between revisions

(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)

Line 17:

*Market competition: Extensive; [[Nintendo]], [[Microsoft]]/[[Xbox]], [[Ubisoft]], [[Valve]]

~~Though~~ EA did something right by [[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles|open-sourcing older Command & Conquer games]] in 2025, the company continues to have a history of putting profits ahead of player experience ~~continues to dismantle~~ consumer trust.

EA did something right by [[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles|open-sourcing older Command & Conquer games]] in 2025. However, the company continues to have a history of putting profits ahead of player experience and dismantling consumer trust.

==Incidents==

===Origin shutdown===

On April 17, 2025, EA shut down the Origin client,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Will |title=EA is ditching Origin, which means you could lose access to your games |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-sims-4/ea-origin-shut-down |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=PCGamesN}}</ref> which was the ~~final~~ option for 32-bit hardware to run EA-published titles. While most consumers have ~~already~~ switched to ~~using~~ 64-bit hardware, the ~~[[end-of-life]] of~~ 32-bit ~~support means~~ that vintage enthusiasts, tech historians, and users ~~who previously did not need to upgrade their~~ 32-bit hardware are unable to either install or ~~run~~ the ~~libraries that~~ they ~~paid for~~.

On April 17, 2025, EA shut down the Origin client,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Will |title=EA is ditching Origin, which means you could lose access to your games |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-sims-4/ea-origin-shut-down |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=PCGamesN}}</ref> which was the last option for 32-bit hardware owners to run EA-published titles. While most consumers have switched to 64-bit hardware, the discontinued support for 32-bit hardware signifies that vintage enthusiasts, tech historians, and others users of 32-bit hardware are unable to either install or play the games they have purchased, unless they upgrade to 64-bit hardware.

===Lootboxes===

Line 55:

===Shutting down Anthem===

On July 3, 2025, EA announced that Anthem's servers would be shut down on January 12, 2026.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-03 |title=Anthem Game Update |url=https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704091220/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=EA}}</ref> As the title is exclusively online-only, the closure of the servers renders the game unplayable, even offline.<ref name=":02" />

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 *Market competition: Extensive; [[Nintendo]], [[Microsoft]]/[[Xbox]], [[Ubisoft]], [[Valve]]
-Though EA did something right by [[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles|open-sourcing older Command & Conquer games]] in 2025, the company continues to have a history of putting profits ahead of player experience continues to dismantle consumer trust.
+EA did something right by [[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles|open-sourcing older Command & Conquer games]] in 2025. However, the company continues to have a history of putting profits ahead of player experience and dismantling consumer trust.
 ==Incidents<!--Page to reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Electronic_Arts  Extra note: Incidents will be split into 2 sections: Standard incidents: self-explanatory Anti-consumer practices: practices that are in fact anti-consumer.-->==
 ===Origin shutdown===
-On April 17, 2025, EA shut down the Origin client,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Will |title=EA is ditching Origin, which means you could lose access to your games |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-sims-4/ea-origin-shut-down |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=PCGamesN}}</ref> which was the final option for 32-bit hardware to run EA-published titles. While most consumers have already switched to using 64-bit hardware, the [[end-of-life]] of 32-bit support means that vintage enthusiasts, tech historians, and users who previously did not need to upgrade their 32-bit hardware are unable to either install or run the libraries that they paid for.
+On April 17, 2025, EA shut down the Origin client,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Will |title=EA is ditching Origin, which means you could lose access to your games |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-sims-4/ea-origin-shut-down |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=PCGamesN}}</ref> which was the last option for 32-bit hardware owners to run EA-published titles. While most consumers have switched to 64-bit hardware, the discontinued support for 32-bit hardware signifies that vintage enthusiasts, tech historians, and others users of 32-bit hardware are unable to either install or play the games they have purchased, unless they upgrade to 64-bit hardware.
 ===Lootboxes===
@@ Line 55: / Line 55: @@
 ===Shutting down Anthem===
-{{Main|Anthem}}
+{{Main|Anthem Server Shutdown}}
 On July 3, 2025, EA announced that Anthem's servers would be shut down on January 12, 2026.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-03 |title=Anthem Game Update |url=https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704091220/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=EA}}</ref> As the title is exclusively online-only, the closure of the servers renders the game unplayable, even offline.<ref name=":02" />