Electronic Arts will update its games for free to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, a measure promoted by Xbox with its Smart Delivery and that means that if you own the game on your current console, you can enjoy the new generation version at no added cost, the remasters are over at full price and pay twice for the same game . Although we must take for granted that they will be all his games?
This measure makes special sense when you consider Electronic Arts' strategy in games that are intended to last for several years or that still have a good player base. Anthem is the example that comes to mind in terms of games as a service that currently are not going through their best moment but that are waiting for an update that renews the game completely, something that will surely be accompanied by a next gen version. And what better way to drive that step than "Giving away" their new version
Special cases and that will be seen if they are fulfilled are those of games like FIFA 21, a title that will be launched a few weeks after the arrival of the new generation and that will surely tempt EA to launch a new version at full price, although with these statements from Blake Jorgensen, EA COO, we have hope.
"Note that this year, the staggering includes the effect of a revenue recognition of the games we are launching for the current generation of consoles that they can also be updated free of charge for the next generation. We have made a preliminary estimate of this impact on the spread, but it should be noted that this will not affect the net reserves for the whole year, nor the cash flow, only at the time of recognition »
On the other hand we have the releases that EA has prepared for this year, among them there are neither more nor less than 14 games. All of them will be distributed in fiscal year 2021 It covers from this month of April 2020 to March 2021.
Those 14 games, as collected Venturebeat are:
- Burnout Paradise Remastered (Nintendo Switch)
- Command & Conquer Remastered (PC)
- Medal of Honor VR
- FIFA 21
- Madden NFL 21
- NHL 21
- Sports game to be announced
- HD remake of an EA game
- EA Partner Game
- EA Partner Game
- EA Partner Game
- EA Partner Game
- EA Mobile Game
- EA Mobile Game
It is clear that Electronic Arts has a lot of content for this year, although it attracts attention that HD remake of an EA game. Among the bets on the identity of that game, it is considered to be the Mass Effect or Dead Space saga. In your EA Play Live event, details about that project will surely be published.
Keep in mind that these titles are the ones that will come closest to the new generation of consoles, so those who come to Xbox One and PS4 can expect them to have that free update to the new generation that Jorgensen mentioned to investors.
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