EA Sports College Football 27 Draws 'Mostly Negative' Steam Rating Over Microtransaction-Locked Single-Player Content
EA Sports College Football 27 has received a "Mostly Negative" rating on Steam within 24 hours of release, with only 33% positive reviews — not due to gameplay quality (which reviewers praise as improved over College Football 26), but because EA locked single-player content behind microtransactions and removed features that were present in the previous title. The article highlights ongoing consumer frustration with EA's monetization practices.
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EA Sports College Football 27...has been out for less than 24 hours, and it's already earned itself a 'Mostly Negative' score on Steam, with only 33 percent of its reviews being positive.
According to both fans and reviewers, the game itself is actually pretty great, and a marked improvement over the previous entry in the franchise.
In classic EA fashion, the publisher has removed features present in College Football 26 and replaced them with microtransactions for its sequel.
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