EA Has Shelved The Need For Speed Franchise, It’s Claimed

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  • A long-time Speedhunters contributor has revealed that EA has shelved the Need for Speed franchise.
  • The company went through some restructuring recently after financial losses, which explains why they’d shift away from a franchise that hasn’t been performing well.
  • EA is focused on Battlefield 6, a game they have their future riding.

Racing games today aren’t even a fraction of what they used to be a couple of console generations ago. The entire genre has seen a tremendous decline with only a few franchises on top, etc, Forza Horizon, Gran Turismo.

Regardless of whether you’re a gamer or not, the Need for Speed franchise is known by almost everyone, even expanding its horizon to Hollywood, even though the venture was a failed one. Now, a new report has suggested that EA has shelved the Need for Speed franchise.

Why it matters: The Need for Speed games are an essential part of EA’s legacy and have contributed to the reputation the publisher has today. It’s such a tragedy to see the franchise be wasted.

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This claim comes from Matthew Everingham, a long-time contributor to the Speedhunters website. For those not familiar, the Speedhunters website is a platform dedicated to the car culture. The site was owned and funded by EA, but recently the published pulled the plug on it.

EA shelved Need For Speed – Matthew Everingham

As such, the claim of the Need for Speed franchise being shelved does seem to have credibility, especially coming from a long-time contributor of the site.

EA also announced the shutdown of Need for Speed Rivals servers, sparking a retaliation among fans, especially since this news came after the recent rise of the Stop Killing Games movement.

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EA has had a rough time with games recently, and the past few Need for Speed titles were essentially considered flops. Moreover, the company went through some restructuring lately, resulting in layoffs and a few project cancellations.

As such, it is understandable they’d streamline their focus on a few franchises. Currently, EA is locked in on Battlefield 6, a title they’ve reportedly spent $400 million on so far. The game also had several studios working on it, which leaves little to no room for other titles.

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