NFL 2K Playmakers Can't Be the End of the NFL 2K Name

[Steve_OS]

If you weren't aware that 2K Sports released a new NFL 2K game this week, I...

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[milkmanbonzai]

I mean, this was always going to be the end result. A portion of the community tried to pull the wool over their own eyes with "What does simulation REALLY mean anyways?" trying to will an actual NFL 2K game into existence, but considering 2K's long foray into Supercard-style mobile games that are pretty cheap to turn around once licensing is paid up, it always made sense this would be the route taken for easy money. Doesn't mean we have to like it per se, but the reality was pretty well foreshadowed since this licensing agreement was in place; we were never getting a "real" 2K game as you knew them 20 years ago.

[tsbmolina]

My question is why wasn't this barebones mobil game released sooner, it couldn't have taken more than a year to develope this game? My only logical reasoning would be because they want to release all these NFL 2K related games in the same calendar year. So if I was a betting I would say expect the console game this year otherwise why not release this mobil game years ago when the partnership was first announced?

[kjcheezhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by tsbmolina

My question is why wasn't this barebones mobil game released sooner being that it couldn't have taken more than a year to develope this game? My only logical reasoning would be because they want to release all these NFL 2K related games in the same calendar year. So if I was a betting I would say expect the console game this year otherwise why not release this mobil game years ago when the partner ship was first announced?

I agree. I also don’t buy the theory that they were ever building a sim game for 2025 or 2026 with no guarantee the sim license will even be available. Definitely not while they are laying off employees.

I think we get the console arcade game originally planned this football season


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[simbayless]

2k should just make a NFLPA game
(Custom Teams) And mixed it
With college gameplay atmosphere/with UFL rules &Playoff format and franchise would be different you draft players from YCMA,prisons, playgrounds, Beaches,even watching teens playing street football in front of their house
That way Madden can't say they are simulating a NFL game
2k basically would be in their own world using the NFLPA License 🤷

[tril]

definitely not a good look for 2k. EA is probably laughing now.

With that said I do still think that 2k will release an arcade football game that's equivalent to a Super Mega Baseball style, with NFL team names.

[tsbmolina]

Quote: Originally Posted by simbayless

2k should just make a NFLPA game (Custom Teams) And mixed it With college gameplay atmosphere/with UFL rules &Playoff format and franchise would be different you draft players from YCMA,prisons, playgrounds, Beaches,even watching teens playing street football in front of their house That way Madden can't say they are simulating a NFL game 2k basically would be in their own world using the NFLPA License ��

If there was a market for this Type of game they would have done this years ago. But unfortunately this would not sell well enough to recoup the cost of developing. The reality is, the majority of people want to play an officially licensed NFL game with real teams and players.

[zello144]

I really wish remastering sports games was a thing officially. If EA could remaster and rerelease NHL 94 then I wish 2K had the same opportunity to do something similar with NFL 2K5. Licenses and all that stuff don’t allow it but I wish that deal they signed allowed for some wiggle room.