Judge Certifies Class-Action Football Game Pricing Lawsuit Against EA

[Pete1210]

Since $60 is the normal price for nearly all PS3/360 new releases, this argument seems like a loser to me.

[kpkpkp]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pete1210

Since $60 is the normal price for nearly all PS3/360 new releases, this argument seems like a loser to me.

Thats how I feel.

They're charging what other gaming companies charge... (not including DLC.)

If they, for example, started charging $100 for their game, than this would be a different story.

[youALREADYknow]

This is a very silly lawsuit, but anything that places the spotlight on the monopolistic practices of EA and the lack of competition in football gaming is a good thing for us all.

[adembroski]

The legal truth: EA owns the Madden franchise. Nobody has a right to purchase anything for any price that the owner does not want to sell. EA sells Madden at the same price as other games are sold. This case has no merit.

Lawsuits like this only serve to cost developers money, which in turn will be passed onto us. We likely wont see the price of games go up because of this lawsuit, but were this to become the norm, it would. If anybody is to blame for the cost of games remaining at $60 dollars, it's GameStop, who screws both the consumers and the publishers with their used game market.

Don't get me wrong; GameStop is absolutely in the right expanding their own market through used games, and consumers have a right to resell their games. The fact that publishers don't a cent from those sales, however, means that publishers have to keep prices where they are or lose revenue.

[patsfan188]

Anything for a cheaper game, EA doesn't care about us then I don't care about EA.

[Critical Kills]

Look I want competition with Madden just as bad as anyone here but the fact that 2K underpriced their game (and let's face it ESPN2K5 was severely underpriced for one reason, to get a foothold in the market, not because that was the normal price going forward) should not mean EA has to underprice their football games from then on out. EA charges the going rate for their games the same as anyone.

This would carry much more weight if 2K Sports sold NBA 2K11 and all of their other sports games for $19.99 since NFL2K5 was out but we all know that's not the case.

[RaychelSnr]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

Look I want competition with Madden just as bad as anyone here but the fact that 2K underpriced their game (and let's face it ESPN2K5 was severely underpriced for one reason, to get a foothold in the market, not because that was the normal price going forward) should not mean EA has to underprice their football games from then on out. EA charges the going rate for their games the same as anyone. This would carry much more weight if 2K Sports sold NBA 2K11 and all of their other sports games for $19.99 since NFL2K5 was out but we all know that's not the case.

I'll have an article on this in a few hours discussing the suit, it's claims and what it means. A preview goes something like this: anyone with a grasp on the facts and who isn't fraudulently twisting facts will see this case has absolutely zero chance. The core claim of the case is just simply a misrepresentation of the facts.

[RaychelSnr]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

Look I want competition with Madden just as bad as anyone here but the fact that 2K underpriced their game (and let's face it ESPN2K5 was severely underpriced for one reason, to get a foothold in the market, not because that was the normal price going forward) should not mean EA has to underprice their football games from then on out. EA charges the going rate for their games the same as anyone. This would carry much more weight if 2K Sports sold NBA 2K11 and all of their other sports games for $19.99 since NFL2K5 was out but we all know that's not the case.

I'll have an article on this in a few hours discussing the suit, it's claims and what it means. A preview goes something like this: anyone with a grasp on the facts and who isn't fraudulently twisting facts will see this case has absolutely zero chance. The core claim of the case is just simply a misrepresentation of the facts.