EA abandons Smart Delivery initiative on Xbox in favor of its decision – review

Yesterday Electronic arts at the presentation of the Xbox Series X announced Madden NFL 21.

At the same time, the publisher confirmed that the game does not support the initiative Xbox Smart deliverywhen, when buying a game on Xbox One, a user receives a free version for the Xbox Series X. However, the company has its own solution – however, a temporary one.

If you purchase Madden NFL 21 on Xbox One before December 31, 2023, players will be able to activate the Xbox Series X version for free until March 31, 2023.

So far, EA is the only publisher to publicly ignore Microsoft’s initiative: Ubisoft with Assassin’s creed valhalla and CD Projekt RED with Cyberpunk 2077 have already confirmed that their games will be available through Smart Delivery on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X.

The publisher is not yet ready to say how the crossby will work on the PlayStation – they will talk about this until June 12, when the digital conference EA will be held. The presentation of the PS5, according to journalists, will be held in the first half of June – possibly on the 4th.

In addition, it is not known how the company will distribute its other crossgen games.

Confirmed Xbox Smart Delivery Supported Games

  • Assassin’s creed valhalla
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Yakuza: Like a Dragon
  • DiRT 5
  • Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
  • Bright Memory: Infinite
  • Chorus
  • Call of the sea
  • Scarlet nexus
  • Second extinction
  • The Ascent.

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