PropellerEar
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There was some rumours of EA trademarking new football game name and now this...
EA is definitely bigger than FIFAEA is so cute with the menace of a name change. FIFA could sell the right for any other publisher that could then release "FIFA 2023" right?
Also FIFA is a much bigger bully than EA... They will prolly end up paying more than the raise FIFA initially asked for.
If FIFA was open to having the license be exclusive to one platform holder it would be hilarious if Sony San Diego dropped MLB and started making FIFA.Ahahahahaha
Sony....get dat license! Finish EA off.
Bingo!Realistically who's going to pay 1billion+ every 4 years? How do you recoup that money if not by heavy MTX like EA is doing now?
So it's solely for the FIFA brand. Not teams and players? If I was EA, I'd save the fee if you still got the leagues/teams/players. Call it EA Futball 2023.
If FIFA sells 20 million copies per year(?), that's 80 million copies. They already pay $500M, so to cover another $500M across 80M copies, they'd have to earn another ~$6/copy in mtx or price hikes just to comp it.Realistically who's going to pay 1billion+ every 4 years? How do you recoup that money if not by heavy MTX like EA is doing now?
If it were Sony which is unlikely - and I seriously doubt San Diego have the passion for soccer that they do for Baseball - then its going to be multiplat regardlessIf FIFA was open to having the license be exclusive to one platform holder it would be hilarious if Sony San Diego dropped MLB and started making FIFA.
If it were Sony which is unlikely - and I seriously doubt San Diego have the passion for soccer that they do for Baseball - then its going to be multiplat regardless
I could see a lot of companies throwing their hat in the ring including Sony and MS
If EA has exclusive contracts with FIFPro and most of the leagues, than only FIFA branding is completely worthless. It will be 100% PES situation, but you can call your game with fake leagues, players and stadiums, FIFA instead of Random Football Simulator.If it were Sony which is unlikely - and I seriously doubt San Diego have the passion for soccer that they do for Baseball - then its going to be multiplat regardless
I could see a lot of companies throwing their hat in the ring including Sony and MS
EA is definitely bigger than FIFA
Although ironically a lot of that is due to FIFA so its a chicken and egg situation
There was some rumours of EA trademarking new football game name and now this...
Bloody FIFA.
They've been trying to increase their profits for a while now, pushing for more frequent competitions like a biennial world cup, increasing the number of teams in the WC group stage to increase broadcasting returns, and now this (if it's true)
It's their prerogative, sure, but it seems like it's getting a little mad
edit: on the other hand, one product having exclusive rights to the majority of the world's footballing trademarks is, and has been, a little much. Especially when EA seems to be in the news for some bullshit every other season
They do a ton of new advertising every single year. What more could you really ask for?makes sense to me, ea makes lots of money out of it for doing fuck all
The clubs and players is the only thing that matters in FIFA. However EA can get those through individual league and player association licenses.While its an important brand name I dont think EA need it unless its tied to the use of clubs and players
Would like to see a break and for a competitor company to take on FIFA (not 2K)
If FIFA was open to having the license be exclusive to one platform holder it would be hilarious if Sony San Diego dropped MLB and started making FIFA.
FIFA and EA, match made in hell.Bloody FIFA.
They've been trying to increase their profits for a while now, pushing for more frequent competitions like a biennial world cup, increasing the number of teams in the WC group stage to increase broadcasting returns, and now this (if it's true)
It's their prerogative, sure, but it seems like it's getting a little mad
edit: on the other hand, one product having exclusive rights to the majority of the world's footballing trademarks is, and has been, a little much. Especially when EA seems to be in the news for some bullshit every other season