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Quote: Originally Posted by sdrotar

That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. After both companies shell out nearly a billion - with a "b" - dollars for exclusivity deals, does anyone rational really think they'd simply agree to "let" another manufacturer go around it? What possible reason would compel either EA or 2K to do this? The NFL games always make more money, so it'd be foolhardy for EA to do such a thing, and besides - they'd need the NFL's and MLB's blessings for any such arrangement. In short - somebody's wishing upon a star... and not very realistically, either.

Playing devil's advocate here. Suppose if part of the deal included Take Two/2K paying EA royalties for each NFL game they pay and if they were forced by EA to sell the game at no lower than $49 current gen systems and $59 next gen systems. I could see EA making money off this deal.

It would be very cool if it were true but i'm not holding my breath.