Kane99 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I don't think this has yet been discussed, but I think all sports games, should be free to play. With the rate each studio has to drop out a new sports title every year, I just don't see why they don't instead make their sports titles free to play, and pop in microtransactions and all that nonsense. We know they're going to do it, so why not make the base game free to play? I think releasing just one game and updating it constantly would be a lot better for all people involved. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 There are many factors at work here but the biggest one is the licensing. It costs EA and other companies millions of dollars just to get licensing rights to register teams into their sports franchises. I agree that upgrading the base game constantly would be less costly for both sides but lets be honest here - do you really think these greedy gaming companies want to lose out on any profit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I don't play this sort of card that says what and which game should be free. My logic is simple if it's worth paying for I'll pay, I don't want entire genre clubbed to make it freemium or pure free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 16 hours ago, killamch89 said: There are many factors at work here but the biggest one is the licensing. It costs EA and other companies millions of dollars just to get licensing rights to register teams into their sports franchises. I agree that upgrading the base game constantly would be less costly for both sides but lets be honest here - do you really think these greedy gaming companies want to lose out on any profit? Oh I know they won't change their ways. It's more of just a "I wish they would do this" type of topic. 😄 40 minutes ago, skyfire said: I don't play this sort of card that says what and which game should be free. My logic is simple if it's worth paying for I'll pay, I don't want entire genre clubbed to make it freemium or pure free. I'm not saying 100% free. Just free to play. These studios could then add in updated rosters, graphics and enhancements. They can charge for their special modes and for microtransactions and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Kane99 said: I'm not saying 100% free. Just free to play. These studios could then add in updated rosters, graphics and enhancements. They can charge for their special modes and for microtransactions and all that. Personally, I'd rather they tone down on the microtransactions. I agree that they can charge for some of the optional game modes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/5/2020 at 11:49 PM, Kane99 said: I'm not saying 100% free. Just free to play. These studios could then add in updated rosters, graphics and enhancements. They can charge for their special modes and for microtransactions and all that. That could be loss for studios considering a lot of people just are happy with F2P and that means loss of money for the game studios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 What sports games we talking regards to, Nothing can't be for free and like any games that get released that they have to make and earn their money to pay off their employees and or just make money. I do agree that some games like F1 series that comes out just about every year and it's just the same game, however, more updated version each year. It's around $50 to $60 a game. What not they make one single game at one set price then each year add a DLC that can be for free or at a low cost. At times they only in it for making money than anything else. So, there are free sports games out there is just having to get a good game that is good for free. What are the free sports games out there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 15 hours ago, Empire said: What sports games we talking regards to, Nothing can't be for free and like any games that get released that they have to make and earn their money to pay off their employees and or just make money. I do agree that some games like F1 series that comes out just about every year and it's just the same game, however, more updated version each year. It's around $50 to $60 a game. What not they make one single game at one set price then each year add a DLC that can be for free or at a low cost. At times they only in it for making money than anything else. So, there are free sports games out there is just having to get a good game that is good for free. What are the free sports games out there now? Most of the free-to-play Sports games I knew are no longer around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 F2P is fine but completely free games are a bit of pain to handle and also not worth it for the efforts as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 10 hours ago, skyfire said: F2P is fine but completely free games are a bit of pain to handle and also not worth it for the efforts as well. As I previously stated, Sports games are a bit different in terms of licensing deals to use the athletes/teams in such a game. It costs EA millions of dollars per year to keep such contracts going so a completely free game is out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Yes and like olympics and FIFA, those organizations have the license to use their logo and names. so yeah free is never a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 19 hours ago, skyfire said: Yes and like olympics and FIFA, those organizations have the license to use their logo and names. so yeah free is never a chance. I used to think that EA could cover those fees with just the basic price of the game but I eventually discovered that it was costing them way more for these licensing fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Yeah it is yearly costing and also they have to license the names of the players too before making into games. And all of that does have cost so it's reasonable expense on their end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
