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At the end of the day FIFA the game makes a lot of money and EA could easily afford that extra half billion. They chose not to pay because they are greedy thems

At the end of the day FIFA the game makes a lot of money and EA could easily afford that extra half billion. They chose not to pay because they are greedy themselves. It's just business. Somebody else will probably still end up paying for that valuable license, since most of the value of these games is in the name. A lot of console player only buy 2 titles a year: Call Of Duty and FIFA.

Guillaume86 4y ago
> since most of the value of these games is in the name People will buy the EA football game, the name does not matter.
- leokennis 4y ago
  I think people will generally buy the game that has the real teams and players. I believe the falling through of this FIFA deal does not (severely) impact that as EA has agreements with all governing bodies separately (Premier League, Bundesliga etc.) I am not sure if they can now still have the national teams?
  - rchaud 4y ago
    They can't license the World Cup, so I think national teams are out as well, as they're under the FIFA umbrella.
  - Guillaume86 4y ago
    Yes for sure I assume they keep their other licensing agreeements.
- thorin 4y ago
  I think having the team names and player names is what gets people to buy that particular game (assuming they all play well)
belly_joe 4y ago
Yeah in terms of greed it's really hard to say which of these two parties I detest more.
feintruled 4y ago
What do EA get out of the deal though? Made sense when they were launching the series back in the days the Sega Megadrive, now it's just an incredibly expensive albatross round their neck. FIFA are so corrupt the association is negative. Why would you pay for that? In a saner world FIFA would be paying EA for sponsorship to launder their image!
- rchaud 4y ago
  How can it be an albatross if it's been a profitable franchise with Coca-Cola level name recognition globally?
  - feintruled 4y ago
    Recent developments around the Qatar World Cup and various other scandals have toxified the brand https://www.ft.com/content/dd1d016f-5263-4161-bb4b-af7968abd787 https://www.ft.com/content/dd1d016f-5263-4161-bb4b-af7968abd...

Guillaume86 4y ago

> since most of the value of these games is in the name People will buy the EA football game, the name does not matter.

leokennis 4y ago
I think people will generally buy the game that has the real teams and players. I believe the falling through of this FIFA deal does not (severely) impact that as EA has agreements with all governing bodies separately (Premier League, Bundesliga etc.) I am not sure if they can now still have the national teams?
- rchaud 4y ago
  They can't license the World Cup, so I think national teams are out as well, as they're under the FIFA umbrella.
- Guillaume86 4y ago
  Yes for sure I assume they keep their other licensing agreeements.
thorin 4y ago
I think having the team names and player names is what gets people to buy that particular game (assuming they all play well)

belly_joe 4y ago

Yeah in terms of greed it's really hard to say which of these two parties I detest more.

feintruled 4y ago

What do EA get out of the deal though? Made sense when they were launching the series back in the days the Sega Megadrive, now it's just an incredibly expensive albatross round their neck. FIFA are so corrupt the association is negative. Why would you pay for that? In a saner world FIFA would be paying EA for sponsorship to launder their image!

rchaud 4y ago
How can it be an albatross if it's been a profitable franchise with Coca-Cola level name recognition globally?
- feintruled 4y ago
  Recent developments around the Qatar World Cup and various other scandals have toxified the brand https://www.ft.com/content/dd1d016f-5263-4161-bb4b-af7968abd787 https://www.ft.com/content/dd1d016f-5263-4161-bb4b-af7968abd...