Der har været en del diskussion om free to play- og freemium-spil siden Real Racing 3 udkom med nærmest konstante opfordringer til at spillerne brugte penge via mikrotransaktioner. Men dem, der brokker sig, er ifølge Nick Earl fra EA blot et højlydt mindretal. Markedet har talt, og det er denne model, de vil have, siger han i et interview med Games Industry.
"The market has spoken very loudly that that's the model they like. Even though there's some vocal minority that don't like it, ultimately the numbers would show that they and others all support the freemium model better", forklarer han.
"I think initially they were a little bit annoyed because the all-you-can-eat model makes sense for them. That's the kind of people they are. But at the end of the day, they're going to pay to eat, if that's their choice. And they're happy doing it."
Earl mener også, at freemium-udbudet vil blive ved med at vokse, på bekostning af traditionelle måder at betale på, og at EA vil satse endnu hårdere på konceptet i fremtiden.