By Emma Boyle
If you’re a fan of EA Sports titles, you’re probably well-accustomed to the annual ritual that takes place every August and September. It’s the time when all of the new and tweaked sports games are released and your bank account takes a UFC-style beating.
It could, however, be a ritual that’s coming to an end. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, suggested that the publisher might move away from the annual release cycle and towards an updates and subscriptions model.
Rather than a one-off incrementally improved yearly purchase, you might end up paying a subscription fee or download separate updates for a “365-day live service.”
Live updates
It isn’t entirely surprising that EA would be considering this change for its sports titles. Games as a service is becoming an increasingly popular model across the games industry and EA has seen great success with service model games like Star Wars Battlefront.
Wilson suggests that it’s the move towards downloads, online play and streaming that makes this possible.
It’s clear that this is an idea still in its early stages given that Wilson didn’t offer any timeline or pricing ideas. However, given the current industry trends we wouldn’t …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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