Rumor: Microsoft wants..........EA

**ThirdMarioBro** · 09-23-2009, 06:30 PM

Yeah..

This is rumor status right now, but the talks are serious. I can't even begin to fathom how this would affect gaming for everyone. Nintendo would more or less shake it off as their success has never (or probably ever) relied on third party games. They certainly would have to bolster their first party lineup to compensate for the mammoth crater this would blow through it, and that's a good thing.

This probably would be the last nail in the coffin for Sony though. No EA? No Madden? Hell, no sports period?!? I don't know how such a purchase could clear anti-trust laws, but if it did, Sony's price cut could have come too late. Sure, the NFL could drop exclusivity, but then again, has that ever stopped EA from dominating? No EA is one of the things that killed Dreamcast.

This could mark the end of the console war...now and forever. That's a scary thought.

09-23-2009, 06:30 PM	#1
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Rumor: Microsoft wants..........EA Yeah.. This is rumor status right now, but the talks are serious. I can't even begin to fathom how this would affect gaming for everyone. Nintendo would more or less shake it off as their success has never (or probably ever) relied on third party games. They certainly would have to bolster their first party lineup to compensate for the mammoth crater this would blow through it, and that's a good thing. This probably would be the last nail in the coffin for Sony though. No EA? No Madden? Hell, no sports period?!? I don't know how such a purchase could clear anti-trust laws, but if it did, Sony's price cut could have come too late. Sure, the NFL could drop exclusivity, but then again, has that ever stopped EA from dominating? No EA is one of the things that killed Dreamcast. This could mark the end of the console war...now and forever. That's a scary thought. __________________