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From: Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: EA vs FIFA; EA wins, everybody loses
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:42:49 +0200
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On 10/24/2024 7:27 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

> 
> Which is unfortunate, because I really was hoping the squabble would
> sink _both_ brands. 

I doubt that whatever EA does in that regards would affect the FIFA 
brand that much. People aren't playing those games because they are FIFA 
games, people are playing them because they want to play football 
without getting off their couch.

Also FIFA is just not a good brand to begin with, they have exactly one 
meaningful product that people are really interested in, and that's 
football. Gamers long have learned to expect the worst about licensed 
games. The FIFA brand isn't necessarily that great a boon for a game.