Electronic Arts has had an uphill battle dealing with the problems caused by the always-online DRM requirements that SimCity forced; so much so that it lead the publishing and development giant to assure offline-play for the Sims 4.<\/p>\n
“In the last few months, we have started making changes to the business practices that gamers clearly don’t like,” said EA labels president Frank Gibeau.<\/p>\n
“In the spring, we dropped our online pass program for consoles – both next-generation and current-generation. We listened to the feedback on SimCity\u00a0and decided that\u00a0The Sims 4\u00a0would be built as a single-player, offline experience. We announced some new intellectual properties at E3 and will unveil more new games in the months ahead.”<\/p>\n
While SimCity had some initial launch problems, Gibeau is pleased with its progress and popularity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe number of people logging in and playing is holding steady. SimCity\u00a0is a success. However, underestimating demand in the first month was a major miss. We hope that the game and the service we’ve provided since then meets the fans’ high standards.”<\/p>\n
In more SimCity news, it emerged, through a survey, that EA may be looking to bring offline-play to the city-building game<\/a>.<\/p>\n SimCity creator praises Microsoft\u2019s DRM reversal<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n SimCity Amusement Park content expansion announced<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n SimCity update 4 re-adds launch features<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSource: VentureBeat<\/a><\/h6>\n
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