benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/08/40292922/take-twos-pipeline-of-new-games-and-gta-vi-drive-optimism-analysts-say

‘Benchmark: Hickey noted that Take-Two may negotiate with the NFL for a non-exclusive license to challenge Electronic Arts Inc EA Madden’s dominance. According to the a***yst, Take-Two’s NFL deal is limited to non-simulation games per the 2K label, including the recently launched NFL 2K Playmakers.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has suggested that arranging a FIFA license is more complex than with the NFL, NBA, or MLB, where current partnerships with leagues and players’ associations make talks more straightforward. Given Take-Two’s expanding portfolio and history of producing compelling NFL simulations, Hickey said that 2K Sports might likely be interested in reentering the NFL simulation market.’

I feel like we do this every 3-4 years and it always ends up with Madden extending their exclusivity for like another 8 years

Madden was that bad

Been ashame watching all the workarounds companies been having to do to try and do some for of football over the years since Madden took over

"Professional Football" or "Big League Football" etc type names

Be cool if 2k could come back since we aren't burned out on that like their basketball games now

I actually think this might be the cycle where the NFL opens their licensing up

NHL next plz

2027

MyField is going to go crazy.

They better just leave it at sports sim only

Don’t need a WR running around the city playing 3v3 in the rec man