I asked Dan Soder — PTFO CFB 27 correspondent — to help us explain how private equity, anticompetitiveness, and microtransactions are ruining video games.
And why the #CFBPlayDontPay revolt is a warning to sex lizards: youtu.be/h9vEednqNb0?...
And why the #CFBPlayDontPay revolt is a warning to sex lizards: youtu.be/h9vEednqNb0?...
How Microtransactions (Almost) Ruined Gaming, with Dan Soder | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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July 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I asked Dan Soder — PTFO CFB 27 correspondent — to help us explain how private equity, anticompetitiveness, and microtransactions are ruining video games.
And why the #CFBPlayDontPay revolt is a warning to sex lizards: youtu.be/h9vEednqNb0?...
And why the #CFBPlayDontPay revolt is a warning to sex lizards: youtu.be/h9vEednqNb0?...
We interviewed Bordeaux, one of the key figures in the #CFBPlayDontPay movement, about why a college football content creator fomented a consumer revolt.
And how to fight the enshittification of everything: youtu.be/WEwm74HRE4c?...
And how to fight the enshittification of everything: youtu.be/WEwm74HRE4c?...
Fighting Microtransactions in Video Games with CFB 27 Creator Bordeaux | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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July 21, 2026 at 3:09 PM
We interviewed Bordeaux, one of the key figures in the #CFBPlayDontPay movement, about why a college football content creator fomented a consumer revolt.
And how to fight the enshittification of everything: youtu.be/WEwm74HRE4c?...
And how to fight the enshittification of everything: youtu.be/WEwm74HRE4c?...
Fuck you EA. You took fifa, Titanfall, Madden, Sims, Dead Space, Burnout, Battlefront, Battlefield, Skate, and Need For Speed from me. You will not take College Football.
#CFBPlayDontPay
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#CFBPlayDontPay
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EA… We Need to Talk
YouTube video by Bordeaux
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July 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
EA pulls scummy moves with College Football 27. #CFBPlayDontPay
Why EA...
YouTube video by Not The Expert
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
EA pulls scummy moves with College Football 27. #CFBPlayDontPay
Gonna need the folks that are posting "viva la physical" to pay specific attention to how the influencer community for CFB actually has a dedicated plan for their boycott and that if it's gonna work, #CFBPlayDontPay sure is attempting to suck the oxygen out of this launch. That's something.
the youtube white guys are not happy
July 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Gonna need the folks that are posting "viva la physical" to pay specific attention to how the influencer community for CFB actually has a dedicated plan for their boycott and that if it's gonna work, #CFBPlayDontPay sure is attempting to suck the oxygen out of this launch. That's something.
Shoutout to Bordeaux for calling out EA's terrible decision. He'll get dropped from the EA creator program for it, and he seems okay with that.
As for me, I'm skipping it. It sucks because the gameplay is apparently far better than last year, but a line has to be drawn.
#CFBPlayDontPay
As for me, I'm skipping it. It sucks because the gameplay is apparently far better than last year, but a line has to be drawn.
#CFBPlayDontPay
July 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Shoutout to Bordeaux for calling out EA's terrible decision. He'll get dropped from the EA creator program for it, and he seems okay with that.
As for me, I'm skipping it. It sucks because the gameplay is apparently far better than last year, but a line has to be drawn.
#CFBPlayDontPay
As for me, I'm skipping it. It sucks because the gameplay is apparently far better than last year, but a line has to be drawn.
#CFBPlayDontPay
I had plans to come back to YT with CFB 27, but I’m not giving EA a dime after this micro transactions in Dynasty & RTG bullshit. I’ll reevaluate on if I’m coming back at all now, but if I do it won’t be CFB. #CFBPlayDontPay
July 8, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I had plans to come back to YT with CFB 27, but I’m not giving EA a dime after this micro transactions in Dynasty & RTG bullshit. I’ll reevaluate on if I’m coming back at all now, but if I do it won’t be CFB. #CFBPlayDontPay
Fuck you EA. You took fifa, Titanfall, Madden, Sims, Dead Space, Burnout, Battlefront, Battlefield, Skate, and Need For Speed from me. You will not take College Football.
#CFBPlayDontPay
youtu.be/ai9taCCNSA8?...
#CFBPlayDontPay
youtu.be/ai9taCCNSA8?...
EA… We Need to Talk
YouTube video by Bordeaux
youtu.be
July 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Fuck you EA. You took fifa, Titanfall, Madden, Sims, Dead Space, Burnout, Battlefront, Battlefield, Skate, and Need For Speed from me. You will not take College Football.
#CFBPlayDontPay
youtu.be/ai9taCCNSA8?...
#CFBPlayDontPay
youtu.be/ai9taCCNSA8?...
Gamers unite against EA's new pay-to-progress model in College Football 27! #CFBPlayDontPay #CollegeFootball27
#Gaming #GeekNews
https://ftwr.cloud/pt/news/8adc50d5-cef8-4332-afe4-cb881dc8900d
#Gaming #GeekNews
https://ftwr.cloud/pt/news/8adc50d5-cef8-4332-afe4-cb881dc8900d
Gamers Outraged Over Pay-To-Progress in College Football 27
Gamers unite against EA's new pay-to-progress model in College Football 27! #CFBPlayDontPay #CollegeFootball27
ftwr.cloud
July 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Gamers unite against EA's new pay-to-progress model in College Football 27! #CFBPlayDontPay #CollegeFootball27
#Gaming #GeekNews
https://ftwr.cloud/pt/news/8adc50d5-cef8-4332-afe4-cb881dc8900d
#Gaming #GeekNews
https://ftwr.cloud/pt/news/8adc50d5-cef8-4332-afe4-cb881dc8900d
Hell yes brother what a W #CFBPlayDontPay
July 11, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Hell yes brother what a W #CFBPlayDontPay
Keeping it a secret from everyone until released + getting rid of the setting that was obviously in the game to be able to ramp up microtransactions is just evil man #CFBPLAYDONTPAY
youtu.be/xTwjxCaxdrs?...
youtu.be/xTwjxCaxdrs?...
College Football 27 Review
YouTube video by SOFTDRINKTV
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July 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Keeping it a secret from everyone until released + getting rid of the setting that was obviously in the game to be able to ramp up microtransactions is just evil man #CFBPLAYDONTPAY
youtu.be/xTwjxCaxdrs?...
youtu.be/xTwjxCaxdrs?...
Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) thought it was posting a cheerful and helpful announcement to Sports College Football fans on X, the day before the 2027 edition dropped.
Read about the game release and the fan and creator backlash that followed.
Read about the game release and the fan and creator backlash that followed.
Not Just a Game: EA Sports College Football 27 Backlash | Graphika
How #CFBPlayDontPay erupted across X, Steam, and TikTok after EA added microtransactions to College Football 27 — and what it reveals about trust.
www.graphika.com
July 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) thought it was posting a cheerful and helpful announcement to Sports College Football fans on X, the day before the 2027 edition dropped.
Read about the game release and the fan and creator backlash that followed.
Read about the game release and the fan and creator backlash that followed.
I was so excited to play CBF on PC. I’ve never gotten the previous games (since they aren't on Steam), but I love sports story modes. Now EA is adding microtransactions to 1-player modes... I’m not paying extra for a single-player game.
#CFBPlayDontPay
#CFBPlayDontPay
July 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I was so excited to play CBF on PC. I’ve never gotten the previous games (since they aren't on Steam), but I love sports story modes. Now EA is adding microtransactions to 1-player modes... I’m not paying extra for a single-player game.
#CFBPlayDontPay
#CFBPlayDontPay
Absolutely ABHORRENT #EA. This is so unacceptable in so many ways. You pull the rug from all of us fans of college football with this B.S. Absolutely disgusting and shameful to lock content and progression behind Monitization FOR OFFLINE MODES.
#CFBPlayDontPay #CFB27 #NCAA #VIDEOGAMES #EASPORTS
#CFBPlayDontPay #CFB27 #NCAA #VIDEOGAMES #EASPORTS
July 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely ABHORRENT #EA. This is so unacceptable in so many ways. You pull the rug from all of us fans of college football with this B.S. Absolutely disgusting and shameful to lock content and progression behind Monitization FOR OFFLINE MODES.
#CFBPlayDontPay #CFB27 #NCAA #VIDEOGAMES #EASPORTS
#CFBPlayDontPay #CFB27 #NCAA #VIDEOGAMES #EASPORTS
Gamers unite against EA's new pay-to-progress model in College Football 27! #CFBPlayDontPay #CollegeFootball27
#Gaming #GeekNews
https://ftwr.cloud/en/news/8adc50d5-cef8-4332-afe4-cb881dc8900d
#Gaming #GeekNews
https://ftwr.cloud/en/news/8adc50d5-cef8-4332-afe4-cb881dc8900d
Gamers Outraged Over Pay-To-Progress in College Football 27
Gamers unite against EA's new pay-to-progress model in College Football 27! #CFBPlayDontPay #CollegeFootball27
ftwr.cloud
July 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Gamers unite against EA's new pay-to-progress model in College Football 27! #CFBPlayDontPay #CollegeFootball27
#Gaming #GeekNews
https://ftwr.cloud/en/news/8adc50d5-cef8-4332-afe4-cb881dc8900d
#Gaming #GeekNews
https://ftwr.cloud/en/news/8adc50d5-cef8-4332-afe4-cb881dc8900d
I was already planning on waiting a month or two to get #eacollegefootball27 but now I think I’m just gonna stick with last years game #cfbplaydontpay
July 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I was already planning on waiting a month or two to get #eacollegefootball27 but now I think I’m just gonna stick with last years game #cfbplaydontpay
EA doesn't need to put microtransactions in single player modes and they don't need to USE GEN AI FOR THE GODDAMN ALBUM ART FOR THE SONGS IN THE GAME WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!
#CFBPlayDontPay
#CFBPlayDontPay
July 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
EA doesn't need to put microtransactions in single player modes and they don't need to USE GEN AI FOR THE GODDAMN ALBUM ART FOR THE SONGS IN THE GAME WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!
#CFBPlayDontPay
#CFBPlayDontPay
@bellular.bsky.social | Bellular News: "EA Took Away Player Choice. Then Sold It Back." | #Gaming #GamingIndustry #GamingNews #News #SaudiBuyout #EU #EAcollegeFootball #Monetization #BordeauxYT #CFBPLAYDONTPAY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkjK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkjK...
EA Took Away Player Choice. Then Sold It Back.
YouTube video by Bellular News
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July 18, 2026 at 3:37 AM
@bellular.bsky.social | Bellular News: "EA Took Away Player Choice. Then Sold It Back." | #Gaming #GamingIndustry #GamingNews #News #SaudiBuyout #EU #EAcollegeFootball #Monetization #BordeauxYT #CFBPLAYDONTPAY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkjK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkjK...
Who the absolute fuck at EA agreed for the company to pick up TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT to be bought out by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, Affinity Partners, and Silver Lake?!?!?! #CFBPlayDontPay isn’t enough. Don’t buy any new games from these shits.
July 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Who the absolute fuck at EA agreed for the company to pick up TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT to be bought out by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, Affinity Partners, and Silver Lake?!?!?! #CFBPlayDontPay isn’t enough. Don’t buy any new games from these shits.