Quote:
Originally Posted by AcGold
competition breeds higher quality, fairly simple concept that has been proven in economics over and over. Monopolies breed complacency
|
It's a simple concept, but show me how it's been applied in the gaming sphere between EA and it's direct competitors.
What seems to happen generally is complacency in a niche product, or the outright discontinuation of one product.
I know some here have differing opinions, but EA has developed an NHL product that has huge amounts of depth, accuracy, and is overall a well made game year after year. This is objectively true. You can like it or dislike it based on particular features or lack there-of, but they are well made games. Most of the problem seems to be stagnation, which is a major negative factor.
What do I think happens if 2k comes back? The same thing that happened last time. They both focus on different areas of the game, touting "this is what WE do best" because neither has the budget to trounce the other on everything, and eventually one becomes more of a niche product and eventually disappears entirely. You're then left with one game that does a few things really well, and still has holes that people will inevitably complain about, because it's human nature to complain.
At no point in the 2k/EA battle did we get one perfect game. Both always had issues, but the issues were different.
Do I think 2k returning would be bad in any way?
No.
I just think it's silly to hope for 2k to come back so that EA can improve and you can keep buying EA. It's far more practical to desire the return of 2k so you have choice, rather than for the sake of competition. Even with 2k, both games are going to have holes, and quite frankly, EA is probably going to have the same holes it has now, and just improve the stuff around it.
If I can ask an honest question, what do people think EA would improve if 2k came back?