EA Still Owns the NFL License Exclusively

[RaychelSnr]

Quote: Originally Posted by SVCbearcat10

It would be interesting if someone did make a play for the license. Basically starting to build a football from the ground up now, releasing a generic game the last year of the exclusivity agreement to gain some public momentum. Of course that is unrealistic because no company could make an investor want to take that financial risk, but it would be an interesting strategy. I do wonder though, with the success of MLB the Show, if a first party studio would make a football game like San Diego Studios does for Sony. I'm not sure if the current agreement prohibits something like that, but that could be interesting as well.

Current agreement doesn't allow for anyone but EA to make console football, not even first party...assuming terms are the same as they were when it was initially signed, which there's no indication that isn't the case.

[The JareBear]

If the license WASN'T exclusive, and 2k DID have free reign to make an NFL Football game, and they choose NOT to make it but still went around calling EA out and criticizing Madden football at big press conferences, I would think that is a clown move too. It goes both ways. The situation in reverse is just as silly.

It's just silly.

[LBzrule]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

Not sure why everyone is up in arms about Rex answering a question posed entirely hypothetically with an entirely hypothetical challenge to an entirely hypothetical opponent. If he had said no comment, got a feeling same people would be up in arms about that too...

What I am not sure of is why people went down that road with HHG and Sim in the first place. I couldn't believe that. I'm not saying Sim is bad for doing so but most of HHG's stuff is completely sensational and people went down the road with him with a smidgen of hope and he led them to this interview for that to be dashed. This is sensationalism at its finest. And even Rex played a part in that sensationalism.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by areobee401

A bunch of you are getting all worked up over nothing.

Imagine the Dolphins signing Tom Brady in his prime to a contract that no one else could afford, then challenging the Patriots to compete with them when they haven't had a team in 10 years. This is what I liken it to.

It was a weak answer to a hypothetical question. Why answer a question like that with a challenge that you know can't come to fruition? It's just stupid.

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jr.

Imagine the Dolphins signing Tom Brady in his prime to a contract that no one else could afford, then challenging the Patriots to compete with them when they haven't had a team in 10 years. This is what I liken it to. It was a weak answer to a hypothetical question. Why answer a question like that with a challenge that you know can't come to fruition? It's just stupid.

Like hyping up a quarterback challenge to a dude with no arms

[bucky60]

Quote: Originally Posted by areobee401

A bunch of you are getting all worked up over nothing.

I think people are giving too much focus on the challenge and not nearly enough on the how disappointing the thread titles new is. I've never owned an NFL2k game, and I'm thoroughly disappointed in this news. Are we in for another X years of NFL Video mediocrity? The pace of improvements is currently so slow. Which I guess is still better than the steps backwards it has taken in the past.

So disappointing.

[rtkiii]

Sad news...this was one of the main things I was looking forward to hearing. Knowing that other developers would be 3-4 years out before they could compete with Madden you would think EA would not re-new and save the money they are paying the NFL. Since no one can compete at this stage right now.

[mike24forever]

Quote: Originally Posted by areobee401

A bunch of you are getting all worked up over nothing.

I completely agree with this. People have been holding out hope for a 2K games since APF 2K8, unfortunately it's not happening. It's time to let it go. Buy Madden or don't...those are the option for the foreseeable future for video football games.