Apple denies paying EA to delay Plants vs. Zombies 2 on Android

Apple has lost the HW/specs war, o turning back to that.

So they have now focused on the software, because they dont really have some exclusive tools, like in the Mac business.

Their best bet is to imply restrictions, in order to ensure better fluidity and try to convince everyone that this is the only that matters.

And of course because of the certain specs,display and premium market they are holding, maintain, at any cost, the supremacy in gaming.

There was apparently no reason for EA, to holf off the game for Android, they want to make money, the more fanbase they have, the more potential clients they have.

Being a very popular game, its a prestigious advantage for the platform that keeps it, its a demonstration of superiority and Apple's strategy thrives on such tactics...

Seems many men forget that all this often happen in game industries ,or you just want to abuse EA and Apple

I am a chinese，seems that it didnt disturb PVZ2 on android in china ，lol

This is like hiding your valuables in a hole you dug and then placing a sign saying "go away, there is no treasure here". Shame cause Apple would have been much better off remaining quite yet they had to spill the beans now we all know these two moron companies are in bed together...

Who cares its a shameless pay to win cash grab anyway and EA fired George Fan which is bad enough but they then proceeded to make Plants VS Zombies 2 an unimaginative Disneyfied time travel romp with mummies and Pirates of the Caribbean zombies, which at first glance seems like a good fit but its neither original or surprising nor does it have quite the same feel as the originals suburban quirkiness. and the new plants are lazily conceived "Boomerang Plant" !?!?

The reports of a 'truckload' are untrue, it was more like a metric f**kton.

Of course they did, this is exactly the kind of thing they'd do, but they're not dumb enough to admit it.

yeah this one not as good as original and its a whole lot harder now and requires grinding levels to get keys with all the good stuff locked away taking more time to get.

Its obvious that is what happened. That guy of course said it and got caught by accident so of course denies it now, but the truth is they did delay it.

its the same with any company that wants a leg up on the competition

lol of course they're gonna deny it...like they are gonna admit it. :P

Deny it all you want. Why would someone purposely toss out over double the potential users for absolutely no reason? Apple did something for it, maybe jumped in bed with EA, who knows.

This is the same crap that Microsoft did to Sony back with the early CoD's. Hate them for making this a norm in the industry.

Apple=microSCAM

It sounds like just the sort of sleazy thing Apple would do, and just the sort of greedy thing EA would do.

I wouldn't be surprised if they did. Apple is the corporate wolf. They would strangle the competition with their cold lifeless shiny hands if they could.

Seriously? This story is too bogus to believe..... yet....

But its more believable to say that PvZ 2 is a Timed Exclusive.

I'm just gonna wait for it to be released on Steam.

Crap FTP grindfest after the first few hours. Unless you pay to win. AVOID!!

They didn't pay to keep it off Android, they paid to keep it exclusive to Apple. Same thing, different wording.

Two companies I loathe. Apple and EA. They suit each other, just glad they won't get any of my money.

You have to have an Ipod with a front facing camera in order for Plants vs Zombies 2 to work on your Ipod...NSA loves to take your pic!

Well of course crApple is going to publicly deny it... and you know what they say.. the one who denied it, supplied it.

Not a truckload, but a boatload.

You did it, Apple. We all know you did it. What I want to know is why you didn't shell out even more cash for a non-disclosure agreement on the matter.

If Apple did pay all this money and EA willingly took it, why did they think it was a good idea to going around telling everybody? Way to go, EA. No wonder The Consumerist labeled you the worst company in America for the past two years. Idiots.

PvZ2 is actually really fun. I'm probably about half way through so far, and haven't spent a penny on it. The only way I could see needing to spend money is if you totally suck or are so impatient that you want to skip levels. But if you're skipping content why the hell are you playing in the first place.

Anyway, Popcap won't get any of my money until the full game (non-F2P version) comes out on PC.

Of course Apple paid them to delay. Why else would PopCap delay a version that would generate a great amount of revenue? Because Apple gave them a lot of money to delay.

It doesn't matter. I don't have either types of devices to download this game. I do want to play it though. I feel a little left out in that regard, too.

I downloaded and played through this game for FREE though... It's not going to make apple nor EA any money. Sorry to say it didn't have the same feel as the original either, finished and put away:(

Being in law school, the fact that Apple is so quick to deny this information leads me to believe that, if they in fact did so, there will be legal ramifications. It may come down to contract issues, and Android may be able to find a breach of contract with EA if this is true. While so many people are turning to the fact that MS, Nintendo, and Sony have exclusives all the time, it all comes down to if it was allowed by contract. Apple doesn't seem to have such exclusivity; therefore, they possibly are worried about a leak of bad faith on their and EA's part. If Apple did have exclusivity, they would likely brag about it and market it as "Coming to Apple First," or something along those lines.

EA took the cash cuz it was probably more than what the game would generate in revenue anyways.

Hey! The PC version! Where is it?????

lol Apple. That's pretty sad if it's true, but whatever. I refuse to play mobile games made by EA anyway.

@Diegoctba

MS did it with Minecraft, Titanfall probably etc. Sony probably promised exposure and smaller fees to the bigger profile indies. It happens all the time.

The only people concerned about this are the ones who don't know Plant vs Zombies 2 has gone 'Free to Play'.

Aren't the Android OSs well-known for being developer-friendly? I mean, there are seemingly countless applications actually made by single people. So it seems like *something* had to hold them back on the development process... Not that I particularly care. By the sounds of it, EA butchered PvZ with its usual money-grubbing ways.

Release it on Xbox already!

Why hide something like that? People pay for exclusive deals all the time. There is nothing wrong with that. Geez guys lol.