Peter Moore Confirms on YouTube Stream That EA Still Exclusive With NFL

[Hassan Darkside]

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Honestly, I don't see why people are so mad at EA. If you should be mad at anyone, you should be mad at the NFL PA. If they wanted other football games to compete with Madden, I'm sure they would get their way. I don't know the details of the agreement, but I'd assume EA is paying them more for the exclusive deal than the NFL PA would get otherwise. And I'm sure the decision makers for the NFL PA aren't hardcore Madden gamers.

[DeuceDouglas]

Re: Peter Moore Confirms on YouTube Stream That EA Still Exclusive With NFL

I don't even understand why this might be remotely surprising. This is old news. It seemed like there was a possibility last year of them losing exclusivity before they said they still had it for "a couple more years."

[roadman]

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Gaming is a hobby in my life, an outlet, something to do to help me relax and unwind from the daily grind of life.

I am unhappy there isn't competition, but it's out of my hands, like the weather and other things in life.

If things are out of my control and hands, not much I can do about it.

[TexasFan2005]

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Excuse my ignorance, but is the NFL deal with EA all about guaranteed money outside of the actual sales? Because I sure as heck know that if there were multiple NFL games released each year, A LOT of people would buy more than one of those games on a yearly basis. I guess I just fail to see how having just one NFL game on the market maximizes profits for the NFL on a yearly basis.

Also, if the NFL license were non-exclusive as it had been in long ago, wouldn't every NFL game developer also have to pay for the license to use in their own games?

All in all though, as disappointed I am in this latest news, I can't say I'm surprised by anything anymore. It seems like both the NFL and EA are getting the most out of their business decisions.

[DeuceDouglas]

Re: Peter Moore Confirms on YouTube Stream That EA Still Exclusive With NFL

Excuse my ignorance, but is the NFL deal with EA all about guaranteed money outside of the actual sales? Because I sure as heck know that if there were multiple NFL games released each year, A LOT of people would buy more than one of those games on a yearly basis. I guess I just fail to see how having just one NFL game on the market maximizes profits for the NFL on a yearly basis.

Also, if the NFL license were non-exclusive as it had been in long ago, wouldn't every NFL game developer also have to pay for the license to use in their own games?

All in all though, as disappointed I am in this latest news, I can't say I'm surprised by anything anymore. It seems like both the NFL and EA are getting the most out of their business decisions.

I'd say it's all about the money. And not just with EA either. At a certain point I think the NFL realized that these corporations were more than willing to just throw absolutely absurd amounts of money basically for the tagline "Official [product] of the NFL".

[roadman]

Re: Peter Moore Confirms on YouTube Stream That EA Still Exclusive With NFL

Excuse my ignorance, but is the NFL deal with EA all about guaranteed money outside of the actual sales? Because I sure as heck know that if there were multiple NFL games released each year, A LOT of people would buy more than one of those games on a yearly basis. I guess I just fail to see how having just one NFL game on the market maximizes profits for the NFL on a yearly basis.

Also, if the NFL license were non-exclusive as it had been in long ago, wouldn't every NFL game developer also have to pay for the license to use in their own games?

All in all though, as disappointed I am in this latest news, I can't say I'm surprised by anything anymore. It seems like both the NFL and EA are getting the most out of their business decisions.

Yes it is.

Just an FYI, this has been brought up every time the license is brought up.

A former EA employee who worked on the MVP series and still post here, Dr. Jones, said that the NFL made more money with one company with an exclusive vs the 4 or 5 games that were out at the time altogether.

[bxphenom7]

No surprise there. Doesn't matter, just give me some JM 16 news and show that it plays and moves better than madden, and it it's fully featured.

[Paul21694]

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If Joe Montana 16 has a full editing suite to make it as close to the real NFL as possible (like PES has against FIFA) then I'll buy that instead. No brainer.

[Cardot]

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I understand EA's business strategy...but for the actual developers, I wonder if they secretly wish the license wasn't exclusive?? Just from a competitive standpoint.

[xman2k]

I'm mad at EA because they brought up the idea and overpaid because they felt threatened instead of paying low and competing. Also damon grow or whoever should have been straight up from the beginning because now I'm mad and am not buying this title either just for the fact of lack of clear info. Had he been straight up and not so cryptic I would have been interested and bought at launch just for something fresh. I'll wait for a steam sale

[aholbert32]

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I understand EA's business strategy...but for the actual developers, I wonder if they secretly wish the license wasn't exclusive?? Just from a competitive standpoint.

Why? I dont know about you but most people love job security. I work for a TV network. From a personal view, I'd hate if my network was the only network on TV but from a professional standpoint....I'd love it. No worries about ratings or whether my network is successful or not. I'm sure EA employees feel the same way.

[GiantBlue76]

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I understand EA's business strategy...but for the actual developers, I wonder if they secretly wish the license wasn't exclusive?? Just from a competitive standpoint.

If you read the Pecover lawsuit documents, you will see some emails that were sent by Tiburon employees to execs asking that they NOT renew in 2009. Some employees felt that they were at their best in a competitive market and they also didn't care for a lot of the negativity related to the exclusive license. I guess it would depend on who you asked there. Some people were probably indifferent, others felt the product was better when the market was competitive. Either way it doesn't matter. Everyone had to know that once this was secured EA would NEVER relinquish this. People need to face the fact that there will never, ever be another NFL game other than Madden again. The NFL loves this relationship and so does the NFLPA.

[Cardot]

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WFrom a personal view, I'd hate if my network was the only network on TV but from a professional standpoint....I'd love it.

Right....that is what I meant (just poorly worded). The job security is nice. But at least part of them must wish they had the chance to go toe to toe with a competitor, and really put their work to the test.

[PVarck31]

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I take the opposite approach, EVERYONE should be mad that we can only get one official NFL football game, especially one that has languished in sub-mediocrity for my tastes since the start of the 360 generation.

Imagine a world where NBA basketball fans were forced to play 11 years of iterations of the current NBA Live franchise and NBA 2K games were only a fantasy. That's a pretty horrible world in my book, and sim football gamers have been living in that nightmare for over a decade.

No one ever thought that the USSR would fall, and not everyone accepted it, perhaps the new Montana game will strike a chord with gamers and eventually lead to getting itself the NFL license.

I can always hope that the license will be open again, if history shows us anything, it's that anything can happen.

I'm not saying you should be happy with exclusivity. I'm just saying people should know by now that it's not gonna change. The NFL will give EA the chance to retain it every time its up and they will. This is why I say nothing will change and we shouldn't be surprised by it.

In my opinion, the exclusive deal will remain in place until console gaming is no longer.

Every year someone comes here or there and says another NFL game is coming and people get so excited, only to be let down every year. So I choose to no longer believe anything will change.

[SolidSquid]

Re: Peter Moore Confirms on YouTube Stream That EA Still Exclusive With NFL

If you read the Pecover lawsuit documents, you will see some emails that were sent by Tiburon employees to execs asking that they NOT renew in 2009. Some employees felt that they were at their best in a competitive market and they also didn't care for a lot of the negativity related to the exclusive license. I guess it would depend on who you asked there. Some people were probably indifferent, others felt the product was better when the market was competitive. Either way it doesn't matter. Everyone had to know that once this was secured EA would NEVER relinquish this. People need to face the fact that there will never, ever be another NFL game other than Madden again. The NFL loves this relationship and so does the NFLPA.

This kinda cements my idea that it's the suits not the devs who develop madden. Sure the devs make the game but it's the suits that say don't innovate and spend the least amount of resources possible to keep the profit margin wide. Personally and professionally I have pride in my work and am competitive but like someone above said the job security must be nice. Imagine what happened to the live team after 2k dethroned them leading up to the eventual cancellation of NBA Elite.