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Pappy Knuckles · 05-11-2019, 04:08 PM

Nothing has changed in the NFL licensing landscape since APF 2K8 released in 2007 (just typing that makes me sad). When we now consider the fact it came out over 10 years ago, and that there has never been any indication that the NFL wants to end things with EA, there's really not much of a reason to continue hoping for the return of an NFL 2K game. I give up.

In APF 2K8, 2K chose to deal with the lack of an NFL license by signing a bunch of retired players. It ended up being a formula that worked very well, but was playing with legends the main draw for most of us that loved this game? It certainly wasn't for me.

I loved APF 2k8 because of what was happening on the field, and I know that I'm not alone. Madden has slowly continued to get better over the years, but at this point, it should be much further beyond last generation football games than it is now.

I'm curious how much interest there would be in APF returning with an entirely fictional roster, or something similar to what they did with the last game? 2K is so much bigger than it was back then. Putting resources into a game like this wouldn't put much of a dent in their pockets, and it would great to see them back in the football world. It's long overdue at this point.

05-11-2019, 04:08 PM	#1
Pappy Knuckles LORDTHUNDERBIRD OVR: 46 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 15,973 Blog Entries: 33	Would you be interested in 2K football returning with no NFL license? Nothing has changed in the NFL licensing landscape since APF 2K8 released in 2007 (just typing that makes me sad). When we now consider the fact it came out over 10 years ago, and that there has never been any indication that the NFL wants to end things with EA, there's really not much of a reason to continue hoping for the return of an NFL 2K game. I give up. In APF 2K8, 2K chose to deal with the lack of an NFL license by signing a bunch of retired players. It ended up being a formula that worked very well, but was playing with legends the main draw for most of us that loved this game? It certainly wasn't for me. I loved APF 2k8 because of what was happening on the field, and I know that I'm not alone. Madden has slowly continued to get better over the years, but at this point, it should be much further beyond last generation football games than it is now. I'm curious how much interest there would be in APF returning with an entirely fictional roster, or something similar to what they did with the last game? 2K is so much bigger than it was back then. Putting resources into a game like this wouldn't put much of a dent in their pockets, and it would great to see them back in the football world. It's long overdue at this point.