JoeyN Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 From gamespot.com Announced tonight at the Microsoft Press Conference EA on LIVE Heres a small excert with the games mentioned Lange also outlined EA's rapid timetable for bringing of the Xbox Live format. In July, NCAA Football 2005 will be playable on Xbox Live, with the 800-pound gorilla of online sports games, Madden NFL 2005, joining the service in August. NBA Live 2005, FIFA Soccer 2005, NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 will follow soon thereafter. By the end of the year, 15 of EA's online-enabled console titles will be playable on Xbox Live, and the selection will extend beyond EA's sports franchises. Burnout 3 and TimeSplitters Future Perfect will also be Xbox Live-compatible, as will two even bigger franchises, Need for Speed Underground 2 and Battlefield: Modern Combat. Speaking to GameSpot, Xbox Live General Manger Cameron Ferroni also revealed that EA's upcoming James-Bond-inspired action game GoldenEye: Rogue Agent will also have Xbox Live functionality. "This is a landmark in online gaming," he said, "It's good for gamers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted May 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Its also now on EA's site for a 2nd confirmation EA on Live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 It's about fucking time :tu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 TimeSplitters Future Perfect will also be Xbox Live-compatible Very cool. I just hope Free Radical fixes their odd aiming scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 FIFA Soccer 2005 Finally, the sports game I really want, on live. I forsee alot of grudge matches with my buddies from college when this gets released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Maybe it was Joey just missed it, or GS altered their article, but NHL 2005 will be on "EA XBox Live" (as it's called in the EA PR). This will be an interesting year for sports titles with EA finally on Live and Sega getting their act together with online leagues and whatnot. Should be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Originally posted by CaptDS9E@May 11 2004, 04:40 AM Burnout 3 Yeah! That's all I needed to hear on the subject. The rest of EA's lineup I can take or leave, but Burnout is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Here the report on Gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/05/10/news_6096976.html Lange also outlined EA's rapid timetable for bringing of the Xbox Live format. In July, NCAA Football 2005 will be playable on Xbox Live, with the 800-pound gorilla of online sports games, Madden NFL 2005, joining the service in August. NBA Live 2005, FIFA Soccer 2005, NHL 2005, NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 will follow soon thereafter. By the end of the year, 15 of EA's online-enabled console titles will be playable on Xbox Live, and the selection will extend beyond EA's sports franchises. Burnout 3 and TimeSplitters Future Perfect will also be Xbox Live-compatible, as will two even bigger franchises, Need for Speed Underground 2 and a new, previously unannounced Xbox version of Battlefield: Modern Combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I've been out of the football loop for year or so but will now need to pick up NCAA 2004 to get acclimated to the conrols and gameplay in time for 2005. If Links is a no show this year I'll definitely be getting TW2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Nice. Hard to believe we'll be playing NCAA 2005 on Live in two months! I'm very hopeful that they can put together a good interface - it will probably work the same for every sports title this year since they come out so close together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Any word on whether or not EA will be charging for online this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 It will be interesting to hear details about the agreement. I wonder how long each year's sports games will be supported on Live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted May 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Actually there have been different reports. Some have NHL in and and some havent. I would assume NHl will be on live capt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 OK Gary, NCAA on Live is official. We can now finally play college football online togehter. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillho Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Great Great news, NCAA football is in my opinion, the best football game from last year. And its going to be available in roughly 2 months!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Personally, I'm far more pleased with the news that Burnout 3 is now Live-bound after all, but its all good really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I hope they have the Medal of Honor series online. It's probably the best multiplayer game I've played on the PC. It's just the right mix of realistic and arcade action, and the atmosphere is phenominal. Another favorite is the Battlefield series. The teamwork in that game should work exceptionally well with the headsets, as opposed to the keyboard on the PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdForged Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Sweet mother... this is enormous news. I love E3 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-D Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Burnout 3 Yes That's the one I've been hoping for. All the others are nice but only icing on the cake for me.I really hope there won't be monthly fees to EA, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I need to get a PS2 controller to Xbox adapter. I just can't imaging playing NCAA without a PS2 controller. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary P Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 OK Gary, NCAA on Live is official. We can now finally play college football online together. I was just going to post the same thing, the only reason you beat me to it is because you get to work earlier. Color me happy, I'm tired of beating up on the single player mode! I just can't imaging playing NCAA without a PS2 controller. You might want to give the Xbox controller a shot, I used to feel the same way, but with 2005 this will be the third year in a row that I'll pick up the Xbox version so I've gotten quite used to using the Controller S. The controls translate over very well, IMO. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I did pick up NCAA 2003 for the Xbox after it went to 20 bucks and still couldn't get used to the Controller S, but I got NCAA 2004 for the PS2 and it was like... "warm apple pie." I really need to see something special from EA though regarding NCAA this year though. 720P or some other major item must be there. It can't just be Xbox Live, because if that's it... I'll pass for this season. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I probably would not buy Burnout 3 if it wasn't Live, but chalk up a sale due to Live compatibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Originally posted by iainl@May 11 2004, 07:30 AM Personally, I'm far more pleased with the news that Burnout 3 is now Live-bound after all, but its all good really. Ditto! Wheeee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Please EA, bring SSX4 to Live!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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