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EA Removes College Football 27 Microtransactions After Player Boycott (www.vice.com)

submitted 3 days ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/pcgaming@lemmy.world

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[–] radix@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

There are some vague references in the article, but the rot runs deep on this launch.

As I understand it, EA sent out review copies to lots of streamers and reviewers who were enthusiastic about there not being microtransactions in single player. Those were added last second for retail copies, turning their biggest supporters into liars with no credibility. The boycott started with the streamers who were facing backlash caused entirely by EA.

It's less "players are done with microtransactions" (though that is a factor) and more "people don't like being lied to."