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[cormack12]

No idea if this guy is reliable, being honest there's only a few studios who could probably take on the license and 2K would be the frontrunner - happy with this?

 

[xrnzaaas]

They're sure going to compete who's got more predatory monetization scheme.

 

[acm2000]

So it will be international teams and.....? Sounds thrilling

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Can anyone who can afford this license actually make a fun soccer game? No. Will they? Also no.

 

[MadchesterManc]

I can imagine this having no other mode to play aside from a slot machine riddled Ultimate Team

 

[Dazraell]

I don't think the leaker is reliable and is probably guessing, but in all fairness, 2K taking FIFA licence is the very safe bet that has a high chance of actually happening

 

[nani17]

EA own all the team licences so I'm not sure what they're going to do

 

[winjer]

EA and 2K competing to see who can screw football fans the most.
What a time to be alive.

 

[Mowcno]

EA own all the team licences so I'm not sure what they're going to do

They don't have exclusive rights to using them in video games.

Sega has licenses for football manager and PES licenses a few specific teams, so shouldn't it be possible for 2k to have licensed teams as well as EA?

 

[Shut0wen]

Called this years ago

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

EA own all the team licences so I'm not sure what they're going to do

And all those teams are also licensed under FIFA.

 

[Thief1987]

2K will develop FIFA themed casino! Exciting!

 

[Fart Knight]

Surprised Konami hasnt tried something with Pro Evo again.

 

[Calverz]

Wondering when someone would make a thread on this. Not sure if true but I’m excited that ea fc will have more competition. The graphics etc in their basketball games look good. I wonder if the presentation in this game will have more of an American focus.

 

[T-0800]

 

[Hudo]

2K and FIFA sound like the Russian and Serbian mafia teaming up.

 

[Gamezone]

So old generation FIFA on PC for the next 10 years confirmed?

 

[Ozriel]

Title should be ‘Rumor: 2K to make the next FIFA game’.
Pet peeve of mine, but it should be clear from the start that this isn’t official or confirmed.

This is clearly fake anyway. No way they’d have a full fledged game ready this soon

And all those teams are also licensed under FIFA.

Most player names come with a FIFPro license. They won’t come just by being given a license by FIFA.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Best thing that could happen to soccer games and sports games in general. Could be a wake up call to the many leagues around the world.

The money they'll put into this with an all new engine will force EA to respond with a better budget game perhaps even rebuilt from the ground up.

If we see success as a result of the competition, we may see exclusivity wane in sports games ushering in a new era of sports games like we used to have. The advent of online play makes it so hard to have competition, but we absolutely need it as sports games have become stagnant without it.

 

[Robb]

Would make sense. Doubt it’d be able to bring much competition though. Doesn’t seem like the FIFA branding was very important at all to the games. And a large part of the budget would be going straight to paying the insane FIFA license and creating a new engine from scratch..

 

[EverydayBeast]

Soccer could shine with 2K engines.

 

[ManaByte]

They're sure going to compete who's got more predatory monetization scheme.

2K is worse. No question at all. Ultimate Team is NOTHING compared to the 2K slot machine.

 

[cormack12]

Title should be ‘Rumor: 2K to make the next FIFA game’.
Pet peeve of mine, but it should be clear from the start that this isn’t official or confirmed.

This is clearly fake anyway. No way they’d have a full fledged game ready this soon



Most player names come with a FIFPro license. They won’t come just by being given a license by FIFA.

I use tags because I am a chad

 

[DaleinCalgary]

Do people that play FIFA think it’s great or has the game turned into the regular EA roster update and would like someone else to develop new gameplay mechanics?

 

[Kerotan]

Competition is badly needed. I hope they succeed.

 

[Urban]

They don't have exclusive rights to using them in video games.

Sega has licenses for football manager and PES licenses a few specific teams, so shouldn't it be possible for 2k to have licensed teams as well as EA?

EA has the rights for nearly all the leagues, player names and teams. If a team is selfpublishing(like Bayern for example), than they can be in other games.

 

[Damigos]

Captain Tsubasa is gonna better than both

 

[Kilau]

Match made in shit.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Well, scummy practices aside I wonder if 2K can do a better job with the actual gameplay than EA does. It could also force EA into competition again.

 

[Soodanim]

I'm guessing it will take a few iterations to get going, and EA have had a bit of a head start with it. It's not like 2K will give it a long time to cook if they've committed to the license.

 

[MrRibeye]

I wonder what effect this would have on Konami's eFootball in terms of its popularity, pricing model, and future competitiveness technologically.

 

[SHA]

Football is just too big for 2k to make what EA did, it's even EA's biggest game, gambling is the norm on EU when it comes to football, I don't think we'll get something equivalent to what EA did unless they seriously like this sport.

 

[March Climber]

Can anyone who can afford this license actually make a fun soccer game? No. Will they? Also no.

No official players (but fun games):

 

[IDKFA]

They don't have exclusive rights to using them in video games.

Sega has licenses for football manager and PES licenses a few specific teams, so shouldn't it be possible for 2k to have licensed teams as well as EA?

I think EA has a lot of licenses locked down.

It's a real shame because ideally you want this new FIFA, as well as Football Manager as well, to have all official teams, kits, stadiums etc. EA shouldn't have have exclusive access.

EA aren't the only ones either. Konami have a lot of Italian teams locked as exclusive that EA doesn't have access to.

 

[Jibran#one]

They're sure going to compete who's got more predatory monetization scheme.

Fifa by ea was nothing when it comes to 2k NBA when it comes to shitty monetizations
They would charge u for stats, haircuts, kits , shoes battlepasses.
2k is probably the most scummy company when it comes to micro transactions

 

[Portugeezer]

EA vs 2K.

The battle of the scummy game modes.

 

[Hrk69]

Do people that play FIFA think it’s great or has the game turned into the regular EA roster update and would like someone else to develop new gameplay mechanics?

EA focuses all their power on Ultimate Team.

They made a few advancement in gameplay/modes over the last years but it's pretty much the same game.

This year has been extremely terrible though

 

[Sleepwalker]

I think EA has a lot of licenses locked down.

It's a real shame because ideally you want this new FIFA, as well as Football Manager as well, to have all official teams, kits, stadiums etc. EA shouldn't have have exclusive access.

EA aren't the only ones either. Konami have a lot of Italian teams locked as exclusive that EA doesn't have access to.

I think they won't bother too much about not having the leagues. As long as they can secure player names and likeness they will be able to focus on their own Ultimate team/myteam/mycareer.

 

[Z O N E]

Stop giving randoms clicks.

Especially when they peddle ads in the post too:

 

[Thanati]

EA own all the team licences so I'm not sure what they're going to do

That’s what I was going to say. Who will 2K be able to use?

 

[Thanati]

I think they won't bother too much about not having the leagues. As long as they can secure player names and likeness they will be able to focus on their own Ultimate team/myteam/mycareer.

Don’t EA already own those?

 

[NeonDelta]

They don't have exclusive rights to using them in video games.

Sega has licenses for football manager and PES licenses a few specific teams, so shouldn't it be possible for 2k to have licensed teams as well as EA?

for the premier league ea has full license,other games can only have a max of 2 teams. This has been the way for years.

Football Manager 2024 Licences

Football Manager’s unmatched authenticity and realism is enhanced by the presence of fully-licensed teams, leagues, and competitions. We’re proud to be working with the licensors listed here for FM24.

www.footballmanager.com

 

[IDKFA]

I think they won't bother too much about not having the leagues. As long as they can secure player names and likeness they will be able to focus on their own Ultimate team/myteam/mycareer.

For me that's more like a football themed gambling machine than a football sim. Really no different to what EA are offering.

 

[Monkfish877]

Thank God, stopped playing Fifa back in 2017, the games are so trash. PES always had the superior gameplay. Hoping we get top notch graphics as well.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[SirTerry-T]

FIFA and 2K...a money grabbing marriage made in Heaven.

 

[RAIDEN1]

Question is, is there a single football game this generation that could be recommended for fans of the genre? Nothing comes to mind for me, and the lack of Konami being in the game makes it all the more worse....

 

[cormack12]

Apparently when you score a goal online, it will be watched by a live VAR to award or strike off the goal

 

[DAHGAMING]

"E-Game" , for fuck sake.

 

[DR3AM]

This deal will last 3-4 years and FIFA will revert back to EA