VC close on a deal

[Rekkapryde]

Re: VC close on a deal

As much as I hadn't liked EA's moves, I think it's JUST as bad that Visual Concepts is doing the exact same thing. I really want EA's baseball game to continue, as long as the other ones do also. This isn't really helping anybody here.

Do you think this would have happened had EA started it with the NFL deal?

[Rekkapryde]

Re: VC close on a deal

As much as I hadn't liked EA's moves, I think it's JUST as bad that Visual Concepts is doing the exact same thing. I really want EA's baseball game to continue, as long as the other ones do also. This isn't really helping anybody here.

Do you think this would have happened had EA started it with the NFL deal?

[K_GUN]

Re: VC close on a deal

As much as I hadn't liked EA's moves, I think it's JUST as bad that Visual Concepts is doing the exact same thing. I really want EA's baseball game to continue, as long as the other ones do also. This isn't really helping anybody here.

EA can still put out a baseball game next year....just not with MLB


if true...i think the whole thing is funny...its like 2 kids playing monopoly...each buying up everything b4 the other does

[K_GUN]

Re: VC close on a deal

As much as I hadn't liked EA's moves, I think it's JUST as bad that Visual Concepts is doing the exact same thing. I really want EA's baseball game to continue, as long as the other ones do also. This isn't really helping anybody here.

EA can still put out a baseball game next year....just not with MLB


if true...i think the whole thing is funny...its like 2 kids playing monopoly...each buying up everything b4 the other does

[Blzer]

Re: VC close on a deal

Do you think this would have happened had EA started it with the NFL deal?

They did.

[Blzer]

Re: VC close on a deal

Do you think this would have happened had EA started it with the NFL deal?

They did.

[lths06]

Re: VC close on a deal

Can somebody explain to me how VC would let 989 Sports devlup an MLB game but not EA? Is 989 not a third part company? If they are going to buy out the MLB liscence, wouldn't they want to be the only company to make an MLB game. Could they possibly lease it to 989? I must be missing something...

[lths06]

Re: VC close on a deal

Can somebody explain to me how VC would let 989 Sports devlup an MLB game but not EA? Is 989 not a third part company? If they are going to buy out the MLB liscence, wouldn't they want to be the only company to make an MLB game. Could they possibly lease it to 989? I must be missing something...

[ps2king]

Re: VC close on a deal

Can somebody explain to me how VC would let 989 Sports devlup an MLB game but not EA? Is 989 not a third part company? If they are going to buy out the MLB liscence, wouldn't they want to be the only company to make an MLB game. Could they possibly lease it to 989? I must be missing something...

989 is Sony first party it is not third party. As for why take-two would allow anyone else to make baseball games I have no clue.

[ps2king]

Re: VC close on a deal

Can somebody explain to me how VC would let 989 Sports devlup an MLB game but not EA? Is 989 not a third part company? If they are going to buy out the MLB liscence, wouldn't they want to be the only company to make an MLB game. Could they possibly lease it to 989? I must be missing something...

989 is Sony first party it is not third party. As for why take-two would allow anyone else to make baseball games I have no clue.

[noam325]

Re: VC close on a deal

2 kids playing monopoly.... lol lmao

EA can still put out a baseball game next year....just not with MLB


if true...i think the whole thing is funny...its like 2 kids playing monopoly...each buying up everything b4 the other does

[noam325]

Re: VC close on a deal

2 kids playing monopoly.... lol lmao

EA can still put out a baseball game next year....just not with MLB


if true...i think the whole thing is funny...its like 2 kids playing monopoly...each buying up everything b4 the other does

[bcruise]

Re: VC close on a deal

989 is Sony first party it is not third party. As for why take-two would allow anyone else to make baseball games I have no clue.

I would guess that it's because they don't want to be seen as the 800-pound gorilla that EA is becoming. Not that there are good guys and bad guys here - when things are made exclusive, no matter by whom, the customers lose.

[bcruise]

Re: VC close on a deal

989 is Sony first party it is not third party. As for why take-two would allow anyone else to make baseball games I have no clue.

I would guess that it's because they don't want to be seen as the 800-pound gorilla that EA is becoming. Not that there are good guys and bad guys here - when things are made exclusive, no matter by whom, the customers lose.

[lths06]

Re: VC close on a deal

I'm over at ESPN Videogames forums and they're so happy about VC doing this. Don't they realize this is awful? There is very little reason now to improve for both Madden and MLB 2k5. Why do you think sports games have been making such big strides the past few years? This is awful news, however, not either companies fault. EA feels they can make more money by buying out the NFL liscence. In essencs, to stay in business, VC feels it has to now buy a liscence. Don't blame the compaines. And it's much easier for the NFL and MLB this way. IMO congress should consider these a monoply, and not allow these "liscece buyouts" to continue. But who cares about videogames? Its not like it's a million-dollar industry