Is 2K Sports Fit for Survival?

**DaWolf** · 01-24-2012, 04:32 PM

I think it will be tough for 2K in the long run as EA will try everything to take bakc the NBA market - and they do have the power to do that you would think. Maybe they should think about making a soccer game to expand their market to europe a little more. I do think theres room for one more game.

**matt8204** · 01-24-2012, 04:33 PM

How about a new soccer franchise? Might be tough with FIFA and PES and soccer isn't the most popular sport in the US, but what do they have to lose?

**loloben** · 01-24-2012, 04:50 PM

Re: Is 2K Sports Fit for Survival?

I honestly think 2K should mainly focus on NBA 2k. If they use the money they have making some great improvements to NBA2k, they'll outsell EA Sports by a lot and survive.

**bigfnjoe96** · 01-24-2012, 04:51 PM

I have always favored 2K/VC developed games over EA. I remember buying a Dreamcast & playing NBA & NFL 2K. Since those games I have been a fan of 2K/VC. Unfortunately reality might be setting in. My hope is that they don't fold as a development team & another publisher sees the talent within the studio & adds them to their portfolio so hopefully we can continue to see Sports title from them.

If that doesn't happen it's been a great run & thanks for all the memories

**Gramps91** · 01-24-2012, 04:55 PM

I really hope the end is not near. Basketball gaming is what I do about half of my gaming time. and no one can make a basketball game like 2k. EA basketball titles are usually ok, they have a few good ones. but I have yet to play a bad 2k basketball title.
Please bring back College hoops 2k series!!!

**Kentucky_Wildcat23** · 01-24-2012, 05:07 PM

I hope that 2k is able to keep the NBA Franchise alive. I refuse to go back to EA's pathetic excuse of NBA games. I would love to see a College Basketball game again. It was always my favorite game growing up.

**b22gamer** · 01-24-2012, 05:09 PM

It's a shame that 2K Sports has to compete with EA. After they controlled the NFL license there wasn't much hope for me. My passion for these titles started when I was playing NFL2K, NBA2K back on Dreamcast in '99 and they were as entertaining back then as they are now. The NBA 2K series IS probably the only hope left for 2K, as EA will want to lock up the NFL license after it expires in 2 years, but by then I think we will have a more than capable NFL game made by EA Sports, even if it does take the threat of 2K making another non-licensed game such as APF 2K13. I would love for them to make a fully customizable football game much like Back Breaker where you can create custom logos, although that may be a long shot. College Hoops 2K8 was a dope game too.

**Dazraz** · 01-24-2012, 05:20 PM

A depressing read but sadly a realistic one. 2K as a company have got it wrong a few too many times & it may ultimately cost them there place in the world of sports videogames.

When EA signed their exclusive NFL license they took every player out of the market. How many releases of Madden during this exclusive period have been well received? Okay Madden 12 was a step forward for sure but itt is way behind what the current generation of consoles are capable of delivering. Without any opposition though EA can sit back & simply say, 'it's out game, or no game'.

With the exception of All Pro Football, which many still highly regard, EA have had no competition in the genre. When 2K signed their exclusive deal with the MLB it was only 3rd Party exclusivity. That left Sony free to pursue the MLB the Show series & what a job they've done. Bad enough then that you sign a ridiculously expensive deal, even worse when your game is blown out of the water. Even though 360 owners haven't got another baseball game to go to I wonder how many abstained from buying MLB 2K simply out of frustration at what was being created for the PS3.

The NHL series is another blunder by 2K. 2K should of stepped out of the NHL scene long before they did to give themselves some time to work on a new game & test it thoroughly prior to release. Instead they plodded on releasing progressively worse games until they had done irreversible damage to the title. Therefore, although their intention was to take a couple of years out, it seems NHL 2K is no more. What has this done for Hockey gaming. We have EA's NHL series that, although itself made some big strides a few years ago, has now started to go through the stagnation process we see many EA titles go through when there is a lack of opposition.

Unless somehow 2K can get the rights to do another Football game it's hard to see how the company can continue, at least in it's current form. The Top Spin series has competition now from EA's Grand Slam Tennis. Even 2K's one recent success story, NBA 2K11, has come back to haunt them. For so vast & impressive was the game from it's predecessor that everyone expected, unrealistically in my opinion, the same strides with 2K12.

The survival of 2K is not good for EA, the survival of 2K may not even be good for 2K themselves, but for us as gamers we need to hope survival does take place.

**SoAwesome** · 01-24-2012, 05:21 PM

Re: Is 2K Sports Fit for Survival?

Nope, next gen will save 2K Sports.

**CarryTheWeight** · 01-24-2012, 05:22 PM

Re: Is 2K Sports Fit for Survival?

Simply put, we NEED more variety in sports gaming. Different perspectives, at least, will make our gaming experience much better.

It will downgrade the product across the board if one publisher attains a stronghold on sports gaming. I don't want to see it happen, but with costs rising as consoles get increasingly powerful, fewer developers may be willing to risk buying into sports gaming.

**SHAKYR** · 01-24-2012, 05:22 PM

I hate to even think of 2K going under because EA would force feed us subpar garbage and expect us to accept it.