Why The Street Series Died — EA’s $1,000,000,000 Mistake

[Playaz Eyez]

Vid was made in January, but it’s a good one. I’ve been out the video game loop for a long time, but I never knew how much flux EA was in at the time, and wondered why so many series’ got killed off.

Low-key kind of a sad video

 

[CrimsonTider]

Cliffs?

 

[ball15life]

Really good watch.
He has great points.

I really do think SSX has a market and strong enough following to be profitable

Cliffs?

EA pretty much saw the dollar signs and started pumping out vanilla sequels that they knew would be profitable. At the same time their business model changed to the point that they became too risk adverse, which partially created the lame sequels past NBA Street Vol 2.

Basically they got greedy and lazy lol. Now they're afraid to release out of the box games that would probably sell.

 

[Kenyan West]

Boring but informative video.

 

[darealvelle]

A new NBA Street is needed

 

[Rell Lauren]

Leave simulation to 2K and bring back arcade style to EA. Both could dominate their lanes and eat.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Subs

 

[GoldenGlove]

Yeah, I saw this video and I think I linked it to a thread I made about these games too.

Seriously... WTF Doesn't EA Remake/Remaster the NBA Street Games?

 

[darealvelle]

Leave simulation to 2K and bring back arcade style to EA. Both could dominate their lanes and eat.

A new NBA Street would sell. As long as they keep it in the same vein as vol 2 and expand on it. Like the newyork courts music could be some pete rock and the west coast you could be hearing some DPG in the background lol. Blend the classic hiphop culture with the new age.

 

[The G.O.D II]

Just remake Vol 2. Yea they started pumping out streets and just killed it. EA thought it would be like their mainstream traditional sim sports

 

[darealvelle]

Just remake Vol 2. Yea they started pumping out streets and just killed it. EA thought it would be like their mainstream traditional sim sports

It seemed like after the second installments the tittles fell off.

 

[Zero]

A new NBA Street would sell. As long as they keep it in the same vein as vol 2 and expand on it. Like the newyork courts music could be some pete rock and the west coast you could be hearing some DPG in the background lol. Blend the classic hiphop culture with the new age.

And bring Bobbito back for commentary

 

[Zero]

 

[PS5 Pro]

Konami needs to stop bullshyttin and get back in the bball game

 

[Meowth tote da Uzi]

They dropped NFL street 1 and 2 in the same year