Madden NFL 27 ganha aviso não desinstale às vésperas de GTA 6

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EA has added a don’t delete pop-up message to Madden NFL 27, and players can’t help but feel the company is begging them not to make room for Grand Theft Auto 6.

Reports of the new in-game notice began cropping up over the weekend, with CharlieIntel relaying their findings online. EA doesn’t explicitly mention GTA 6 in the new message, but considering the pop-up features some familiar pink-and-purple colors and sun-kissed palm trees, it’s pretty easy to put two and two together.

The message encourages Madden NFL 27 users to refrain from uninstalling the game from their devices, promising that those who stick around can look forward to a new update coming Tuesday, November 17. It’s a bit beside the point, but we should also mention that, at least based on early screenshots, EA’s message includes a typo, writing awating signal instead of awaiting signal. Newer posts suggest it was fixed pretty quickly. Whoops!

EA has added a ‘Don’t Delete!’ message to EA Madden NFL 27 ahead of Grand Theft Auto VI’s launch

The in-game ad says there’s an update on Nov 17 for the title, before GTA VI

— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) November 14, 2026

Don’t Delete! the Madden pop-up says. [ENCRYPTED SIGNAL] The target is locked. The crew is assembling for a high-stakes run. Await the signal from our insider on 11/17… do not leak this transmission!

There’s just no getting around it; the next week is going to be very, very weird for the gaming industry. GTA 6, a decade-in-the-making video game said to bring the biggest launch of all time, has mostly seen every other game clear the calendar just to make room for it. The atmosphere surrounding Rockstar Games’ latest is something to behold, and with millions of players still turning up for live-service titles, one can wonder if any of their developers are worried about GTA 6 taking a chunk of their attention.

That at least seems to be the case for EA and Madden NFL 27. If a Vice City-themed pop-up in this year’s annual football game release wasn’t enough to convince you, its official X/Twitter account actually recently doubled down. A November 10 post promoting a November 18 update referenced GTA 6’s massive file size by saying, Don’t let 210GB get between you and Your League.

GTA 6 Launch Screenshots

It all seems in good fun, but fans say they can’t help but feel like EA is doing everything in its power to keep players interested. Some even say it feels like the company is begging them to stay.

When one Reddit user asked what the message was related to, one user replied, It means that EA is terrified of GTA VI’s launch. Another said it felt like the pop-up was the publisher’s way of saying, ‘PLEASE DON’T DELETE MADDEN TO CLEAR SPACE FOR GTA. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!’

EA begging us not to delete Madden is so funny, one X user said.

Respectfully I might never play your game again after GTA comes out, another added.

@EAMaddenNFL Mf thinks we’re gonna be on Madden 😭✌️

— Austin 🦆 (@deviousduck_) November 11, 2026

A EA colocou um aviso dentro de Madden NFL 27 pedindo, nas entrelinhas, que os jogadores não apaguem o jogo para abrir espaço no console. O pop-up começou a aparecer no fim de semana e foi divulgado pelo perfil CharlieIntel. A mensagem não cita GTA 6 diretamente, mas traz cores rosa e roxa e palmeiras ensolaradas que remetem a Vice City, deixando a referência fácil de identificar.

O texto exibido no jogo diz: Don’t Delete! e segue com uma transmissão fictícia sobre um alvo travado e uma equipe se reunindo para um trabalho de alto risco, pedindo que o jogador aguarde o sinal de um informante em 17/11. Segundo os primeiros registros, a mensagem trazia um erro de digitação (awating signal em vez de awaiting signal), corrigido pouco depois.

A data não é por acaso. A EA promete uma atualização para Madden NFL 27 na terça-feira, 17 de novembro. No dia 10 do mesmo mês, a conta oficial da franquia no X/Twitter já havia feito uma referência ao tamanho de GTA 6 ao promover um update para 18 de novembro, com a frase Don’t let 210GB get between you and Your League — ou seja, não deixe 210 GB ficarem entre você e sua liga.

A proximidade com o lançamento de GTA 6, marcado para 19 de novembro no PS5 e Xbox Series X/S, virou assunto nas redes. No Reddit e no X, jogadores comentaram o recado. Um usuário disse que a mensagem significa que a EA está apavorada com o lançamento de GTA VI. Outro resumiu o pop-up como um pedido de pelo amor de Deus, não apaguem Madden para liberar espaço. Teve também quem respondesse que já havia deletado o jogo para abrir espaço para GTA 6.

Madden NFL 27 foi lançado em 13 de agosto de 2026 para PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 e Xbox Series X/S. Já GTA 6 chega nesta semana, em 19 de novembro, para PS5 e Xbox Series X/S.

Visão Gamer: para quem joga em console com armazenamento apertado, a disputa por espaço é real, e o aviso da EA escancara isso. A atualização de Madden NFL 27 em 17 de novembro chega dois dias antes de GTA 6, então quem pretende manter os dois instalados vai precisar planejar o espaço no SSD.

Leia mais aqui em inglês: https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-adds-dont-delete-message-to-madden-nfl-27-in-bid-to-keep-players-from-making-room-ahead-of-gta-6.

Fonte: IGN.

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2026-11-15 17:22:00