SWTOR and the EA stock plummet

Would you seriously want EA to fail? Would you really want to see thousands of people lose there jobs as studios that EA keep a float get potential shut down which could include Bioware.

I know EA has a bad rep and with good reason they have done and continue some bad practices, but EA are pretty much ingrained into video games as we know it today.

Not only that, but EA is still one of the major pillars of the western video game industry.

If it were to fail, the domino effect across the board would be disastrous. People need to be more careful about what they wish for.

For the games industry to survive beyond this century, it must abandon old business models and embrace change. But for that to happen, the hard lesson must be learned... Blood must be shed.

History repeats itself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_A..._crash_of_1983

It's uncanny. ;o

you're joking right? Did you even read what happened? In no possible way is the video game market crash of the 1980s ANYTHING like the current state of video games. The current video game market is still thriving. In fact its easier to get into video game production now then it ever was.

High-profile disasters
A core cause of the crash was two high-profile titles for the Atari 2600 that were disasters. In 1981, Atari attempted to take advantage of the craze following the arcade game Pac-Man by releasing a version for the Atari 2600. However, development was rushed so as to have the game out in time for the 1981 Christmas season. Although the game managed to sell well in terms of absolute numbers, Atari had grossly overestimated the number of sales it would generate. Critics and gamers universally panned the game as being nothing like the lively, colorful original. In the end, Atari only sold a little over half the number of cartridges it produced..

Would you seriously want EA to fail? Would you really want to see thousands of people lose there jobs as studios that EA keep a float get potential shut down which could include Bioware.

I know EA has a bad rep and with good reason they have done and continue some bad practices, but EA are pretty much ingrained into video games as we know it today.

Sound familiar?

The American video game console crash of 1983 was caused by a combination of factors.

Yea why not? First of all many of them are outsources to foreign countries like India, they work only for the money and don't give a crap about American franchises like Star Wars. Secondly all those people will find better jobs with better studios. You really think anybody except for those on top working at a huge soulless studio that churns out cheap passionless garbage are actually happy?