Old generation abandoned

OP... I just read through this long thread... 

I play the old gen version of the game on a current gen console (XBox Series X) and wanted you to know that while the menu's aren't speedy... they're certainly MUCH better than on the XboxOne.  I discovered how bad the lag you mentioned was for myself when I took my old console with me on a business trip (it's much easier to pack).  And yeah... the game is unplayable... currently taking minutes to switch screens. 

I hope going forward that they continue to offer the old gen version of the game as I personally think it's a far superior product from a gameplay perspective.  I don't care about "Lurk Artist" or momentum shifts or the stupid tackle battles they have on the current gen version of the game.  I want to be able to play defense and actually user lurk.  

Maybe they could rebrand it as "Madden Classic"?

Addict said:

Exactly. plus imo the game plays better on old gen. You can actually play this thing called DEFENSE

^This guy gets it.  I've tried to make the migration to the new casualized version of the game and just cannot stand it.  When you play good players neither can really get stops and the result is usually determined by a random dice roll event.

Keys said:

You think that people that paid for old gen madden should feel lucky if EA takes the time to make the game playable by fixing the menus? None of the people posting their complaints about old gen are wanting anything other than a working menu. Do you think they are asking too much? 
   Also you note that MUT isn’t all that madden 24 offers. Does that mean if they shut down mut completely  on all versions we shouldn’t complain because it has other modes it offers?

Yes, no, yes.

mvandor said:

Lucky? I and many, many others paid for Madden 24 for MUT specifically and have EVERY right to expect it to work properly as it was specifically marketed to old gen users. It worked fine out of the box then EA screwed it up. We are paying customers and have every right to expect EA to act responsibly and to either fix the menus or offer us refunds.

This is business, not you playing tiddly winks in some alley with your pals.

yea i’d get a refund if i were you. Definitely wouldn’t expect them to put any more time/money into any online play for old gen.  I hope they abandon old gen altogether, and only focus on current gen.

Dante88 said:

So? 

You can say the same about all sports games. Majority is copy and paste. Even shooting games. Different skins and maps.

Not our fault you're stuck with the rag doll.

I’m literalily just talking crap with you based off your original generic reply… guess you didn’t get that.   

As for me personally, I don’t care about old or new console & as for EA… I gave up on their creativity & such years ago when certain good people left or were let go because they didn’t stand by their lame  cash cow ideas or weren’t “yes” people.  

My original comment in here was for the OP & others that feel slighted.  

I have plenty of other things to do than just MUT or if I wanted to be on an old console deal with menu lags. Won’t stop me tho to speak for them, the community & give sympathy.

skolatchaboi said:

MUT isn’t all that Madden 24 has to offer. I wouldn’t expect EA to put any time into MUT on old gen. Feel lucky that they put any time all into it.

Truth on not just MUT… some like franchise. It could even be argued that with franchise - MUT isn’t needed since you can build an Ultimate Team that way to without $, just saying!

Imboredandbetter said:

And how much more expensive the cards are

Truth… all jokes or smack talk aside with a few people. Life probably easier to get a refund & hang MUT up for the year til next and focus on a different game.

mvandor said:

Lucky? I and many, many others paid for Madden 24 for MUT specifically and have EVERY right to expect it to work properly as it was specifically marketed to old gen users. It worked fine out of the box then EA screwed it up. We are paying customers and have every right to expect EA to act responsibly and to either fix the menus or offer us refunds.

This is business, not you playing tiddly winks in some alley with your pals.

😂😂😂
 

You sir just made me laugh with tiddly winks…. Love it & TY

MedusaMission said:

😂😂😂
 

You sir just made me laugh with tiddly winks…. Love it & TY

Maybe  he can trade his ps4 for a Tiddly Winks  set.

If you can’t afford a Series S at this point - time to make some life changes. No new games should be released on old gen anymore.

MedusaMission said:

But it is an EA issue - your logic is flawed. While I agree a newer console is exactly that… newer & faster  giving people who didn’t purchase no room to complain that the current console is exactly that… BETTER.
 

The flaw is saying the old gen is 3 years old like saying if I have an older home and buy a product for it that is made for it or a newer home, but said company decided to abandon supporting it in an older home that I should just buy a new home.
 

EA is that said company, they put out & sold a product to just abandon it leaving it as is. 
 

It is obvious EA is clueless to a solution & just decided that what should be a simple fix is not worth their time… don’t act like they’d jump to fix the same issue had it been on a current console.
 

EA has lacked customer service for years. The only time they jump to fix anything is if it benefits the customer in the slightest way.
 

As a MODERATOR… you’d think you’d have had a better reply than to side with this garage company like they remotely care for anybody but their internal community & be more for the community - just saying!
 

To each’s own tho & for the record I’m not some NOOB to EA & MUT… probably been around longer than 95%+ of the people on this site as well as having more dealing with EA & this game to include developers & such!

It's super scummy and ya old gen is outdated, but the comparison to buying an older home isn't really accurate. A better comparison would be iphones, when new iphones come out they deliberately slow down the process of older iphones to get people to upgrade. This is exactly that, at the same time idk why anyone would still be using old gen, the gameplay has been outdated since madden 21. Especially with some of the cheesy glitches I saw throughout last year, it seems like it's time to move on.

chromexskull said:

If you can’t afford a Series S at this point - time to make some life changes. No new games should be released on old gen anymore.

Why not just afford a series x then at this point?

Ducati0307 said:

OP... I just read through this long thread... 

I play the old gen version of the game on a current gen console (XBox Series X) and wanted you to know that while the menu's aren't speedy... they're certainly MUCH better than on the XboxOne.  I discovered how bad the lag you mentioned was for myself when I took my old console with me on a business trip (it's much easier to pack).  And yeah... the game is unplayable... currently taking minutes to switch screens. 

I hope going forward that they continue to offer the old gen version of the game as I personally think it's a far superior product from a gameplay perspective.  I don't care about "Lurk Artist" or momentum shifts or the stupid tackle battles they have on the current gen version of the game.  I want to be able to play defense and actually user lurk.  

Maybe they could rebrand it as "Madden Classic"?

I also mostly play the old version on my series x and also enjoy the gameplay more. the menus feel fine for me with my console but I  do feel terrible for my buddies that play on their older consoles.

I just don't understand what old gen users want people to do? Maybe it does suck that they pretty much gave up on old gen but what do you want people to do about it? It always happens with new consoles so why don't you just buy a new one? Don't you want your gaming experience to be fun and not be stressful all the time on old gen?   

Just seems like some people are saying they aren't buying a new system because they shouldn't have to. You don't have to do anything but don't sit there and wonder why old gen isn't being treated like new gen and don't complain when they stop caring about old gen period. Eventually, the time comes when you have to upgrade or you'll just keep dealing with the same issues.   

Then i see people trying to justify not buying a new console because the game is "better" on old gen, yet they make a thread everyday saying how it's unplayable. I'll enjoy my game on PS5 no matter how annoying it is sometimes and you can keep the laggy freezing unresponsive mess on old gen.

And hopefully, they stop making games for old gen so they can put more resources into the new consoles.