Electronic Arts is committed to the next generation of consoles. In a recent financial filing, the company said it will spend $80 million on "development of games for Gen4 console systems."
While the company isn't ready to say which titles it's developing for the PlayStation 4 (or whatever it will be called) or the next Xbox, it's nice to know that EA is thinking ahead, and when these systems do eventually launch, there will be games out for them.
Let's move from EA's future to its past. In the last year, EA reports a strong quarter and a fiscal year highlighted with $1.2 billion of digital revenue,
"In the coming year, we break away from the pack," said Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello. "With a very different profile than the traditional game companies and capabilities that none of our new digital competitors can match."
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SilverX2
i have to agree abit with the whole issue with new games systems where you wont be able to play used or rented games. not all of us are able to buy mess load of games, so thats where renting a game or buying used games made it close to possible. heck it will be impossible also to let your friend lend games as well or you to borrow any. they get more then enough off from us buying the $65 games let alone the dlc's. so,I see them having abit of a drop if they are going to stick with that idea...dont see where they think they will earn more by doing so.
bramabull55
to me i think it wouldn't be worth buying ps4 and xbox 720 there goin to be pretty much the same thing as ps3 and xbox360 the only thing that is goin to im prove is the graphics becuase the new xbox is suppose to have a blue ray and the ps4 is suppose to be ECO freindly and both system are goin to coast an arm an a leg.
DigitalGibs
80 million? That's like the budget for Battlefield 4... So they are making 1 game for next gen?
scorpian876
To be honestly, don't like how the video game console companies are doing,we can't play used games on the next generation consoles either,they should listen to the customers that play online,here's a tip,any last generation game from this era like the P.S.3 and The X-Box 360 ,they should allow people to play the games online and charge them real cheap,if they dud that,they would get more money so they can use that money for better projects in the future, and E.A. is committed on this so they can make more money.
CALiiGeDDon
$80 million? That really is not that much...though I never expect EA to spend much on games anyway.
lucidity
EA does up a great press release; breaking down their revenue streams into various categories.
http://files.shareholder.com /downloads/ERTS/1855402816x0x5 66942/0a817daf-08b4-4e2d-bc35- c00d03059369/FINAL_Earnings_Re lease_withPressTables_1204pm_P DF.pdf
Here's the net revenue by platform for the last 4 quarters
Wii...........146m...a 72% drop
PS3........1.223B...an increase of 21%
360.........1.343B...an increase of 35%
lucidity
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/a rticles/2012-05-07-ea-digital- revenue-grows-to-USD1-2-billio n-in-fiscal-2012-as-company-se es-profits-grow
"The publisher said that its strong results were driven by Mass Effect 3, FIFA Street 4, SSX and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning."
Well done to the aforementioned games.
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