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FTA: "In 2004, EA paid the NFL a reported $300 million-plus for five years of exclusive rights to teams and players. The deal was later extended to 2013. Just
by joobus 10y ago
FTA: "In 2004, EA paid the NFL a reported $300 million-plus for five years of exclusive rights to teams and players. The deal was later extended to 2013. Just like that, competing games went kaput."
They became a monopoly.
- thomnottom 10y agoThe 2K football games were superior at the time. Then they dropped their price significantly ($20 for 2k5 after 2k4 was a success) and EA decided they couldn't compete. So that deal was signed so that they wouldn't have to. And thus I stopped buying NFL games. Interesting that ESPN doesn't seem to mention this in the article considering their name and properties were used for the 2K games.
- mikestew 10y agoSo they need to turn a profit of $60 million/year just to pay for the rights? Granted, it worked out well for them in the end, but that was quite a gamble.