Truthfully, it's not even just the sport games. If EA had released those year after year while still releasing their old quality of games at the same time, there would have been no issue. But sadly, that's not the case. The Electronic Arts logo went from being the stamp of a great game (I literally bought titles purely because of it during that time) to a stamp of mediocrity, unoriginality, and screwed over developers.
I'd like to think the fact I actively chose not to buy EA games makes a difference, but... the two classic rules of modern business apply: There's always more consumers tomorrow than there are today and once you hit that size, it's almost impossible to fall.
Truthfully, it's not even just the sport games. If EA had released those year after year while still releasing their old quality of games at the same time, there would have been no issue. But sadly, that's not the case. The Electronic Arts logo went from being the stamp of a great game (I literally bought titles purely because of it during that time) to a stamp of mediocrity, unoriginality, and screwed over developers.
I'd like to think the fact I actively chose not to buy EA games makes a difference, but... the two classic rules of modern business apply: There's always more consumers tomorrow than there are today and once you hit that size, it's almost impossible to fall.