Quote Originally Posted by Escobar View Post
The reason people keep buying Madden and NCAA is because they are the only game available. You either buy them or don't play football. Present people with two options and they will most likely choose what they feel is the better product. This is why 2K has become successful and Live died. There was no exclusivity deal, people felt 2K was the better product and it won.
Point is, people constantly complain about it year in and year out, and it still does just fine. People complaining on the internet are a small fraction of the total customer base (if I had to guess, I'd say easily less than 10%).

People are complaining about the Xbox One, it has supply issues, cost $100 more, and is still only getting outsold by 50%. That right there just goes to show you how little the total potential customer base cares about the 24 hour online check. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there's not people out there that were avoiding the console for that reason as I'm sure there are. However, in the overall picture, I just don't see that big of a percentage being off put by it. I'd say the $100 price difference is the really big one, which is why I'm a firm believer Microsoft needs to cut the price.