This game better come out for 360 or somthing ,cuz otherwise i wont be able to play it.

I hope that it does come out for 360, I don't feel like upgrading my PC. Nor do I want to pay for the online, even if it means ads being shown it's fine unless there's like a coke billboard in the middle of a planet or something.

I am more excited about this game than I have ever been about any other product.
But if they ask for a subscription fee, I won't even consider touching it.
WW previously said everything was free. Don't F` this up EA.

I really hope there isn't a subscription fee for this game.

wont get it for PS3 maby PC.

wow, if they make us pay for stuff its going to be great.
£35 subscription to XBl
£40 for the game
£2 per download (guessing wildly here)
wow its so worth it! seriously whats the point? it'll just put people off.

Wait "expanded digital revenue stream."? Do gamers get paid to make their own content? Or do gamers get to sale their own content and make additional ingame money?

There is no online mode...

I don't see why it would be necessary to charge for additional stuff because it sounds like it will be user generated content.

@theKSMM: The DS and mobile versions are far far different from the PC/Mac versions. Each deals with only one phase of the game and has gameplay aspects that lend themselves to the platforms for which they were developed.

This "expanded digital revenue stream" has me worried. I've been following Spore for 3 years and I'll be extremely upset with EA if they start setting up payment for online use and microtransactions and the like. I'm a fan, but if EA implements this stuff on top of an already $50 USD game I'll seriously reconsider purchasing it.

"expanded digital revenue stream." I hope this doesn't mean we have to pay for online stuff. If so this game may end up like the sims online and we all know how successful that was .

PC, Mac, and DS. Is it just me or does one of those platforms not really seem to fit in that lineup?

Sure, the Nintendo platforms are probably good breeding ground for this non-traditional type of gameplay, but how much will have to be stripped from the game to make it playable on the DS? Will it be the same game or just have the same branding?

PS -- Isn't it about high time that we (e.g. GameSpot) stopped referring to them as "next-generation" consoles?

at least we have a date now,which means the game is pretty much near completion and now the bug removal and testing phase is in process

at least we have a date now,which means the game is pretty much near completion and now the bug removal and testing phase is in process

I lost the hype for this months ago... And their planned imposition of pricing for online usage would definitely sap whatever interest other people have for this would have left, I think.

¨entirely free of charge¨
If it comes to the ps3 it will be free to play it on the ps3, right. I mean sony said that the online section on the ps3 would be free, or are you going to have a special ¨online verision¨ of the game to play it online on the consoles?

if i have to pay any more than its in store price im not getting it.

However if its online mode IS Free, then i will buy it happily..... only if it comes out for the 360...

online version????
We vers each other by creating the best race or somthing?
i thought the onle reason to go online was to share content.
Probably will turn out like Hellgate london where you have a single player thing and a payable multiplyer thing
Will Wrights! don't go into the evilness of online gaming!

if you've played WOW or have xbox live then your one of types of people who will support crappy businesses like this. Just release the game without any more stupid fees EA. Just like WOW and xbox live i've never played and i won't play this if it follows that pay more money path after i've already paid over $50

Just be glad the damn thing's coming out, eh? If they are making this many versions I sure as hell don't want them to rush it.

I was so exited about spore, i'm not going to get this game, because it looks to be a huge scam/spam/subscription piece of $@$%, this is why i hate EA.

Thanks Mr. Gibeau, you've just ensured I won't waste money on your product. Further thanks for confirming what most people already think about EA as well.

Sweet, But now which should i buy it for
Meh Mac
or ME DS
or hell now MEH Wii....
I's confoozed and stuff

Well i know what ill be doing if there are extra fees

PIRATE COPY w000

Just sell us a game, EA! Enough of this "Expanded Digital Revenue" crap. I swear to god if I find an alien civilization with AXE BODYSPRAY on the side of their buildings, I am going to bomb them into the ground.

I've been waiting for spore for a while now. Glad it's finally gotten a release date. I don't mind if it comes to the other platforms, as long as it doesn't hinder the PC version.

Well, I guess we might be seeing the online Fee covered by the Xbox Live on the 360. And those micro transactions, do not worry me, it seems every game has them anyways.

Well, that trailer was very entertaining.......not! Nice to know the whole point was to see the release date, but convince me EA that its worth the wait and all the delays. Show us why it's taking so long.

Nope, I think Smoky has it right.

What happened to the console games where you bought the game and could play it online for free once you bought it? Take C&C for example: if you buy the game, you get online play for free. It's that simple. Why would they make us pay? They are going to loose a lot of customers, including me.

Smoky_Hill you've got those backwards.

i like that streaming that gives us evewrone creations to play with and destroy by messing with the planets gases it looks like a good wait.

wii=fun
360=fun
PS3=Dull

they never said there was an online fee yet. "He did not elaborate if said stream entailed microtransactions, in-game advertising, subscription fees, or any combination of the three." stop whining.

lol you have got to be kidding me. Are they really that greedy that they will put some sort of online fee with this game? I thought EA even had its limits, but apparently not. They might as well just break the game up into 10 expansion packs and sell it like that *looks at The Sims*. Seriously, this went from being highly anticipated (by me) to almost no care at all for it. Congrats EA, screwing it up yet again.

Here's an idea game developers, try building better games without so many bugs rather than coming up with ideas to double and triple dip on titles.

No thanks I don't want to have to make my own game to play, that's what game developers are for. Too much work and too time consuming... have better games to play. And they might be charging to play the game? Forget it. Leave those games on the PC.

I'd imagine that the game wont be coming on the xbox 360 due to Will Wright's disdain for that system. Either way, I have a pretty good PC so I can buy it regardless.

Whats with all these games adding monthly charges to a game. I personally have problems repaying for a game I already bought. This also said nothing about the PS3 and or the 360. Why the hell was that in the title?

If they make me pay a subscription fee, i'll scream!

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Hmm, spore release date? Where have I heared that before?

Anyway, I don't mind about the "revenue stream" if it's along the lines of "pay 3$ and get this very creative race" but if they're going to charge to upload your species, the most anticipated game yet is going to be a massive failure.

Wow... that trailer was totally uneventful.

Oooo a new feature called "expanded digital revenue stream" !!

That's one of my favourites

You gotta give it to him - he knows how to sell a game to his audience...

I was hoping for a release before summer but now I'll just forget about it until after summer. If they want you to pay so you can access other people's creations, I'll gladly pass on that.

people buying spore before announcement of online fee- 9 million
people buying spore after announcement of online fee- 10,000

good job EA. ruined yourselves again

I've been waiting for this game for years. To hear now that I may have to pay a monthly subscription fee or view in-game advertising has taken away the years of anticipation for me.
Way to go EA. Another customer lost if this is the case.

if they maybe give the option of playing the later stages online, i reckon I'd be alright with a reasonable subscription cost. kinda like NFS carbon where you can take your car online and race.

How typically Corporate... "expanded Revenues"...

Truck them, and truck "Spore". I'm not getting it if the go 'pay-to-play'.

meeeehhhhh - i like the idea of consoles - dont like the idea of monthly subscription for online - if they charge that then they will have lost a customer - me