This physically impossible sunset was discovered by avid Madden fan Eloy, who pointed it out to Kotaku. After discovering the blatant misplacement of the sun at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Eloy investigated other arenas in the game, finding evidence that the sun may be appearing in the wrong places elsewhere as well.
While the company could have elected to ignore Eloy’s concerns, a spokesperson from EA Sports has released an official statement on the matter:
For most people, the odd placement of the sun in Madden NFL 17 will go unnoticed. Regardless, some gamers, like Eloy for instance, may be a little upset that EA Sports isn’t fixing this issue with a patch, and instead waiting until next year’s Madden game to address the problem. It seems like at every EA E3 press conference, studio executives take the stage to brag about the new Madden’s level of realism, but can they really do that when the sun’s rotation is permanently reversed in Madden NFL 17?
Even though it seems like EA isn’t going to fix this issue with a patch, the sun’s placement in Madden NFL 17 shouldn’t have a profound effect on one’s experience with the game. As we noted in our Madden NFL 17 review, it is the most polished entry in the series to date, and it is arguably unmatched in terms of football games available on current-gen consoles. And since there’s no real alternative to Madden, fans that want to play a current football game will have to put up with the screwed up sun placement for now. Anyone that can’t stand the placement of the sun in Madden NFL 17 will have to wait for Madden NFL 18 - assuming EA Sports remembers to fix the problem come next August.
Madden NFL 17 is available now for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Source: Kotaku
