EA isn't a better dev than Ubisoft; EA is a better publisher. 


I'm curious, though, who is a good publisher? Namco-Bandai? Because I'd say EA has a better track record than Namco-Bandai. EA has had a bad year this year, what with Unravel and Mirror's Edge Catalyst, but they're still a good publisher and no publisher has a flawless record anyway. EA was an easy target for hatred because of DLC and other 'controversies' but sports and Battlefield 4's fiasco is just one part of the EA pie. I'm not saying they're the top of the list, but they're solidly in middle of the road territory when it comes to modern game releases.