• MurrayL@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Two reasons:

    • Active multiplayer: Yes this is kind of a chicken and egg situation, but people who play online multiplayer want to play the version of the game with the largest community of active players.
    • Roster updates: If you’re a fan of a sports team, you probably want to play using their current active roster. Yes, fan updates are sometimes available for older titles but the latest release will have updated face scans etc.
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      14 days ago

      Its also important to note that a lot of sports game fans are just into that style of video game and buy consoles 6ust to play them. They aren’t playing videogames just sports games.

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        14 days ago

        This is the big thing.

        I know many people who have had games consoles that have never played anything other than FIFA/EAFC