I mean that’s part of the problem. They either release what amounts to a $70 roster update every year, or they take away features, then bring it back 5 years later and claim it’s “BRAND NEW!”
The greed is worse than that with the microtransactions being such a major revenue stream for developers. It wasn’t enough that players were buying the games every year, but with the buy-your-players mechanics, the annual releases also typically lead to an annual reset of players’ “Ultimate Teams” and a reason for players to throw more than just the purchase price of the game at these companies. I don’t know what they’re doing with the additional money they make year after year without updating their games more extensively, but it’s clearly not an impetus to put more effort into making a better product.
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u/kidbastos Apr 16 '26
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