Madden 15 WON'T have a demo

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http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/11/5991063/madden-nfl-15-no-demo-ea-access

You'll only be able to play Madden NFL 15 before its Aug. 26 launch if you own an Xbox One and subscribe to EA Access. There will be no publicly available demo, a representative for publisher Electronic Arts confirmed to Polygon today.

That bucks a trend nearly a decade long. EA has released a downloadable demo on consoles for every Madden title since Madden NFL 06 in 2005, although that game's trial came out shortly after the title itself launched alongside the Xbox 360. A playable Madden demo is traditionally available approximately two weeks prior to release.


Asked to provide details on why there won't be a Madden 15 demo, the EA spokesperson declined to clarify. But it's worth noting that last month, EA announced an Xbox One-exclusive subscription service called EA Access. The program, which costs $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, includes up to five days of pre-release access to upcoming EA titles. The subscription's initial slate of early access games consists of Madden 15, NHL 15, FIFA 15,NBA Live 15 and Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Madden 15 will be released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The lack of a demo means that potential customers on three of those four platforms won't be able to try the game before they buy it. This will likely be particularly frustrating for those who haven't yet upgraded to a PS4 or Xbox One. EA hasn't put out any screenshots or gameplay footage from the last-generation versions of Madden 15, so people on those platforms looking to buy the game at launch will literally have no idea what they're getting.

There's no word yet on whether EA's decision to forgo a Madden 15 demo will also extend to the other EA Sports titles set to be offered in EA Access' pre-release trial program — NHL, FIFA and NBA Live. But if it does, this could be the start of a sad new trend for sports fans who have come to expect free downloadable demos. For more on Madden 15, check out our recent preview.

Update: While EA initially declined to comment on the reasons for the lack of a Madden 15 demo, an EA representative reached out to Polygon after the publication of this story with the following statement to provide some additional context: "The difficult decision not to do a demo for Madden was strictly a result of the team's commitment to deliver the highest-quality game possible. We chose to put 100 percent of our development resources toward the full game."

EA doesn't give a fukk :pachaha:
 

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They are at least trying to change the marketing campaign. I hate Madden and EA but they're actually trying to drum up new business and interest.

I'm out here trying to get Last of Us, 2K15, GTA V and some other shyt so I ain't got time or money for no BS tho
 

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I mean.....its football. I'm a fan of football moreso than pretty much anything else in the world, hobbies wise. Madden is just something I'm going to buy every year. Every August I know there will be 60 dollars going directly to that. It's not even worth complaining about or anything anymore. I'm gonna buy it. I'm gonna play it. And i'll most likely enjoy it.

I am a sheep. But at least I embrace getting sheared :yeshrug:
 

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I was like :leon: game looks piff, all these new things even doe typical superficial EA shyt, this shyt has me worried. They crippling the game cause of xlarry and don't want people seeing it? :usure: NEVER trust EA. NEVER
 

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The EA access hub could be dope depending on what games they release to it, I'm doing a month for 5 dollars to see what it's about, they give you Madden 24, Fifa 14 Battlefield 4 and Peggle 2 for free so far and a 10% discount on other games and DLC. Now if the start releasing older games like these for free.....

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then I'll be on board completely..... and I'm not a big fan of EA.
 

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EA just out here bendin ya'll over with no regards for vaseline. now u gotta pay extra for the demo???? :dahell:

when does their NFL exclusivity end? I haven't had a football game in quite some time.
 

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EA just out here bendin ya'll over with no regards for vaseline. now u gotta pay extra for the demo???? :dahell:

when does their NFL exclusivity end? I haven't had a football game in quite some time.
it's not a demo you get to have access to the full game 5 days early and if you decide to purchase it everything you done carries over.
 

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I mean.....its football. I'm a fan of football moreso than pretty much anything else in the world, hobbies wise. Madden is just something I'm going to buy every year. Every August I know there will be 60 dollars going directly to that. It's not even worth complaining about or anything anymore. I'm gonna buy it. I'm gonna play it. And i'll most likely enjoy it.

I am a sheep. But at least I embrace getting sheared :yeshrug:
Even though I don't agree with their methods, being a football fan and a video game fan, and calling this game trash or complaining every year is and has been ridiculous since it went exclusive.. It's gonna be one next year the year after so how about we stop complaining about the shyt they don't do right and either play it or don't.. I know I will
 
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