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EA titles that go "offline"

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I have a question regarding games like EA sports titles that get "retired" after a year or two. I know that EA shuts down their servers for those games (ie Madden 10, etc) but are those only for things like matchmaking services or online tournaments? If I have the game and my friend has it, can I still play online against him or is the entire online experience turned off?
 
I don't play sports games and never realized this was the case but wow that sucks big time.

Talk about planned obsolescence.
 
lokiju said:
I don't play sports games and never realized this was the case but wow that sucks big time.

Talk about planned obsolescence.
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It hasn't been just sports games, they have taken down the servers for Burnout 3: Takedown, The Simpsons, Def Jam, Lord of the Rings: Conquest, and a bunch of other games.

People laugh at PC gamers that constantly push for a dedicated server app and call them elitists, but planned obsolescence when it coming to online gaming in order to force people to buy newer games is pretty crappy IMO.
 
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