Even though I was always a PS guy and not XBox, @XBox_Nostalgia is a good X follow 📂 Archived Message Posted by OB25 on July 8, 2026, 12:24:07, in reply to "I miss PES" They just post gameplay clips of old games every day, and it reminded me that there was a time where they were just constantly churning out gsmes that simply could not have made any money. Especially the ones that they would make for random movie or TV show franchises. Look at some of these for example, they would mass produce a game about damn near anything. https://x.com/xbox_nostalgia/status/2070342400111984642?s=61&t=obkYTPkbGlNfrGoozxL-mg https://x.com/xbox_nostalgia/status/2069997058204004830?s=61&t=obkYTPkbGlNfrGoozxL-mg https://x.com/xbox_nostalgia/status/2068918671351910876?s=61&t=obkYTPkbGlNfrGoozxL-mg https://x.com/xbox_nostalgia/status/2073269281253736770?s=61&t=obkYTPkbGlNfrGoozxL-mg https://x.com/xbox_nostalgia/status/2074725540817461384?s=61&t=obkYTPkbGlNfrGoozxL-mg Message Thread: Sports video gamers - the inevitable is here, EA Sports has crossed the microtransaction red line - OB25 July 8, 2026, 10:56:02 The online backlash worked for now, they’re removing the microtransactions. - OB25 July 10, 2026, 19:46:39 ea has been doing micro transaction shit in their games for years - IlliniSax05 July 8, 2026, 14:02:30 They have, but the single player offline modes had been off limits up to this point. - OB25 July 8, 2026, 14:11:44 yes, and they reversed course in that case - Sammich July 8, 2026, 14:06:32 So yeah, it’s only going to get worse… - OB25 July 8, 2026, 13:56:21 this guy and many like him helped enable this for a long time - Sammich July 8, 2026, 14:03:30 so, they will likely do this on caleb williams madden as well?* - torinese July 8, 2026, 12:18:18 It's pretty likely, yeah. - Sammich July 8, 2026, 12:30:36 I just can’t believe how dead sports video games are - CanHartlebHireSnider July 8, 2026, 11:58:34 FC ‘26 is like 99% the same as FIFA, it’s the same game just without FIFA licensing. - OB25 July 8, 2026, 12:08:42 I started a manager mode with Shrewsbury Town in League 2 - Jersey July 8, 2026, 12:39:39 I found FC26 to have worse gameplay in years. Unplayable for me. * - MC July 8, 2026, 12:35:17 I miss PES - Sammich July 8, 2026, 12:15:17 Even though I was always a PS guy and not XBox, @XBox_Nostalgia is a good X follow - OB25 July 8, 2026, 12:24:07 I remember that baseball game. - Sammich July 8, 2026, 12:33:57 I loved the college baseball game. Only had like 40 teams and 10 stadiums - CanHartlebHireSnider July 8, 2026, 13:00:13 Maybe I should grab a copy of CFB 26 instead * - MC July 8, 2026, 11:36:42 I still haven't completed year 1 of my dynasty in CFB 25 yet. - EffinIllini July 8, 2026, 14:37:16 Recruiting is currently gacked in Dynasty mode too - Sammich July 8, 2026, 11:14:59 Bought my 7 yo son a Nintendo DS at Christmas. First gaming system since PS2 - illiniranger July 8, 2026, 11:34:33 dealing with parental permissions and different platform's accounts is an absolute nightmare* - gvibes July 8, 2026, 14:21:15 Sony caused a hubbub recently - Sammich July 8, 2026, 11:53:18 sounds like a market opportunity for a startup - bbonb July 8, 2026, 12:00:06 Hopefully this won't spread to Duck Hunt.* - Tortillini July 8, 2026, 11:06:27 wait until Tetris starts charging $0.99/ea for the I-shaped pieces that can clear four lines* - IlliniOllie July 8, 2026, 12:30:38 « Index   Searching