Origin Closure Official [Feb 26, 2004, 5:59 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Electronic
Arts to close Austin studio (thanks
HomeLAN Fed) has the
official confirmation of reports (story) that the Austin,
Texas-based offices of Origin Systems will be closed:
EA, the world's largest game publisher, has been consolidating its development operations around major "hubs" like its Redwood City, California headquarters, its studio in Vancouver and a new facility being established in Los Angeles.
A spokeswoman said development would continue on "Ultima Online" and "Ultima X: Odyssey" at the headquarters studio.
Many of the 100 or so employees in Austin were being offered the chance to move to California, while those who do not move will receive severance packages.
"Pay for your games and maybe this wouldn't happen. "
You certainly can't mean to pin their closure on piracy, of all things... People who don't buy games definitely aren't responsible for developers churning out crap. Not to mention that Origin's primary source of income for the last several years has been UO, and subscription based games are definitely difficult to pirate.
Bad management is he only thing you could possibly blame this on, and coming from EA this is no surprise.
Just for the record: Origin died in 2001 and has just been an empty hust since then.
You certainly can't mean to pin their closure on piracy, of all things... People who don't buy games definitely aren't responsible for developers churning out crap. Not to mention that Origin's primary source of income for the last several years has been UO, and subscription based games are definitely difficult to pirate.
Bad management is he only thing you could possibly blame this on, and coming from EA this is no surprise.
Just for the record: Origin died in 2001 and has just been an empty hust since then.
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