EA has pulled yet another online game. A continuation of the strategy they seem hyper fixated on. Which is consumers/customers continuing to play and enjoy their old games. They announced it in their quarterly statements earlier this month and they were heavily in swing of that directive the month prior in January.
To be completely forthright EA this small minded thinking is what got you where you are today. The better strategy is to produce new games that are so fun, interesting, superior and based on feedback from the players. Then people will upgrade happily and willingly. Feels a lot less like being forced and more like an autonomous choice.
Just another example of why things are going to get worse before they get better. Unless the additional information we are missing is just how badly the negotiations are going and the NFL is bailing.
The article:
https://gamerant.com/es-sports-ufc-3-shutdown-sunset-removed-delisted-multiplayer/