Is this lawsuit just about EA's illegal monopoly on the NCAA or does it included the NFL as well? I think the writer was confused about which organization's exclusivity was covered by the case.
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07-23-2012, 09:51 PM #31I remain nonsequitur Shining Hero
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"... If Sony reduced the price of the Playstation, Sega would have to follow suit in order to stay competitive, .... would then translate into huge losses for the company." p170 Revolutionaries at Sony.
"We ... put Sega out of the hardware business ..." Peter Dille senior vice president of marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment
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07-24-2012, 05:50 PM #32ESWAT Veteran
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I wonder why the government never interfered till now. I mean well this did happen on Dubya's watch.
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07-28-2012, 03:49 PM #33Firebomber7 Outrunner
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So THAT who f'ed up Outrun. Screw you, Microsoft! Originally Posted by madmax2069
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07-28-2012, 04:35 PM #34I remain nonsequitur Shining Hero
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What happened to Outrun? I recall EA preventing Microsoft from using Porches in the latest Forza game as well. Also, Acclaim used to own Ferarri and almost stopped Ferarri 355 Challenge from being released in the US on the Dreamcast as a result. These companies are like sociopaths man. Originally Posted by Breetai
"... If Sony reduced the price of the Playstation, Sega would have to follow suit in order to stay competitive, .... would then translate into huge losses for the company." p170 Revolutionaries at Sony.
"We ... put Sega out of the hardware business ..." Peter Dille senior vice president of marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment
"Sega tried to have similarly strict licensing agreements as Nintendo...The only reason it didn't take off was because EA..." TrekkiesUnite
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07-28-2012, 04:49 PM #35Firebomber7 Outrunner
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Outrun Online HD was pulled from both XBLA and PSN because someone (I guess Micro$oft) bought the exclusive rights to use Ferrari cars in games. I suspect that is also maybe why it didn't ever appear on the PSN outside of EU territories. Originally Posted by sheath
When greedy companies make exclusive contracts to certain properties, it hurts gamers.
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07-28-2012, 05:04 PM #36I remain nonsequitur Shining Hero
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Huh, I thought they put Outrun back up again. Man the Xbox website seems to be marginalizing XBLA big time, it took me minutes just to find the games, and everything is catered to what's new. I couldn't find Outrun though. I'm kind of glad that I got it when it was out and saved it to a thumb drive, but I already have Outrun 2 and 2006 on the original Xbox. The graphics are much better in the XBLA release, I hope it makes it back out. Originally Posted by Breetai
"... If Sony reduced the price of the Playstation, Sega would have to follow suit in order to stay competitive, .... would then translate into huge losses for the company." p170 Revolutionaries at Sony.
"We ... put Sega out of the hardware business ..." Peter Dille senior vice president of marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment
"Sega tried to have similarly strict licensing agreements as Nintendo...The only reason it didn't take off was because EA..." TrekkiesUnite
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07-28-2012, 05:32 PM #37Wildside Expert
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About the OutRun thing, Sega's reason was because of their deal with Ferrari expired. It could be that System 3 was the one who removed it since they released Ferrari: The Race Experience (a downloadable version of Ferrari Challenge) on PSN at the same time as OutRun Online Arcade was removed however it doesn't explain the XBLA version. Doesn't someone else* own the rights to make Ferrari based games now with that Test Drive: Ferrari Legends has come out in the US and Germany?
* - I don't know who owns it now, Atari? Big-Ben? Rombax? Evolved Games?
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07-28-2012, 05:40 PM #38Old School Sega 4 Ever! Master of Shinobi
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I have never bought an EA sports game and I never intend on ever buying one.
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07-29-2012, 05:11 PM #395200 controllers repaired Master of Shinobi
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I read the link to the case against EA, but still cannot tell if they remain with a death grip on NFL games. It looks like they cannot negotiate an exclusivity agreement with the NCAA, but I never knew that to be the case anyway. Can 2K, 989, and whoever else get back in the NFL game now?
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