EA Still Owns the NFL License Exclusively

[The JareBear]

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Lost all respect for Rex. Definitely won't be supporting Madden now.

I agree. This was a clown move on his part.

Yes, he as asked a question. That doesn't mean he should have handled it like that. That is like me going up to a blind kid in a wheelchair and screaming in his face "COME AT ME BRO!"

At the end of the day, it isn't that huge a deal, I just think it makes the him and his team look pretty bad. I would be confident too if I knew there was literally no way for my game to be challenged.

I was disappointed when people said they thought the interview was great. Everyone has a right to their opinion, not saying they are wrong for that view, just like I am not wrong for being disappointed. Just saying, I think the guy comes off like a real clown.

[Cusefan]

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I hope madden gets exclusivity forever, I LOVE MADDEN!!!!

[kehlis]

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I didn't take it as a hypothetical because he said something along the lines of 2K put your money up (referring to license).

Right, he's saying the response Rex gave was in response to a hypothetical question.

Haven't listened to it myself and don't really care to to be honest.

[RaychelSnr]

So now we know the truth... REX yells at 2k 2000miles away
. Probably how he grew up. We 2k still has my money for 15. Well you can't extended forever, but what do you expect from cowards

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...

[The JareBear]

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I honestly think he was tired of hearing about 2K and got caught up in the moment.

How would you all feel if you put immense time, effort and energy into something only to have an audience of naysayers keep saying your work isn't good enough?

Just make a better game and he wouldn't have to worry about it. If Madden played fantastic people wouldn't be hounding him over 2k.

I don't think this is an excuse. He knew what he was saying. He knew 2k had no chance of making a game no matter what. Again, do I hate the guy? No. I don't know anything about him. Just saying, in this one instance, he made a clown move.

[The JareBear]

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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...

Disagree One Thousand Percent

I am not sure why some of us are so intent to cover his ***

[SageInfinite]

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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...

To me it's not what you say sometimes but how you say it. I don't like all that big **** talking when you know you can't be challenged. That's some clown ****. It was funny, but it was some clown ****. Can't support clown ****.

[areobee401]

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

[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.

[SageInfinite]

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Disagree One Thousand Percent

I am not sure why some of us are so intent to cover his ***

It's all about perception man. I noticed the people who enjoy Madden are quicker to light the torch for it and say people are complainers and cry babies and want a perfect game. From my perception none of that is true, but from theirs, well you know the rest.

[RaychelSnr]

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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]

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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]

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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.]

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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]

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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