Why did 2k wait so many years for the Arcade license???

[simbayless]

If the Arcade license was always available all this time why did 2k just woke up someday and say let's go for the arcade License💡

I think it's more deeper than we think🤔

[mercalnd]

Quote: Originally Posted by simbayless

If the Arcade license was always available all this time why did 2k just woke up someday and say let's go for the arcade License💡 I think it's more deeper than we think🤔

Your premise is false. The arcade license was not available all this time.

[kehlis]

They could have always made an arcade game but they couldn’t have done it with NFL teams or players.

That made it a non starter to begin with.

(Also there is no such thing as an arcade license….)

[kjcheezhead]

Yeah, the original deal was completely exclusive for consoles.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bi.../1100-6114977/

One of the extensions opened the door for arcade game’s eventually. Not sure which one.


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[simbayless]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

Yeah, the original deal was completely exclusive for consoles. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bi.../1100-6114977/ One of the extensions opened the door for arcade game’s eventually. Not sure which one. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Thanks for showing receipts 👍

And wow ea was so threaten by any bit of competition

That's like McDonalds got the exclusive Rights to all hamburgers 🍔 and burger King just want to add ketchup to their burgers but can't because McDonald's got the Ketchup License too lol
EA Just pure evil greedy 🤣😂🤣

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by simbayless

Thanks for showing receipts And wow ea was so threaten by any bit of competition That's like McDonalds got the exclusive Rights to all hamburgers and burger King just want to add ketchup to their burgers but can't because McDonald's got the Ketchup License too lol EA Just pure evil greedy 🤣🤣

They still could have created an arcade game. They just couldn’t have used NFL teams/players.

[kjcheezhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by simbayless

Thanks for showing receipts And wow ea was so threaten by any bit of competition That's like McDonalds got the exclusive Rights to all hamburgers and burger King just want to add ketchup to their burgers but can't because McDonald's got the Ketchup License too lol EA Just pure evil greedy 🤣🤣

I hate EA and the NFL for the exclusive as much as anyone but I can’t really blame them for closing every door to competition.

2k went with an exclusive MLB license but there was a loophole that Sony used to make the Show which eventually killed 2ks game and forced them out of the baseball market. EAs deal never allowed that to happen to them and football.


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[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjcheezhead

I hate EA and the NFL for the exclusive as much as anyone but I can’t really blame them for closing every door to competition. 2k went with an exclusive MLB license but there was a loophole that Sony used to make the Show which eventually killed 2ks game and forced them out of the baseball market. EAs deal never allowed that to happen to them and football. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

It wasn't so much a 'loophole' in the traditional sense since 2K did third-party exclusive to "kill off" MVP Baseball.

Then they (they higher up execs that singed the deal) realized how less popular MLB video games are to NFL (duh). They put way less resource into MLB 2K, the game suffered from a technical/graphical standpoint for it and was eventually killed off.

Sucks cause I think that terrible deal also had a domino effect of them "killing off" Top Spin and NHL 2K as well.

Just two overall terrible deals for consumers that "killed off" or "helped" lead to the cancelation of a lot series.



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