NFL 2K release date info possibly announced Monday August 8th (nothing was announced)

[reverend_heat]

I think this is one of 2 things, we know from the SGO article 2K is pushing to the limit of what constitutes sim gameplay. They are either being forced to dial major things back about the game because they crossed a line far enough that EA could get involved legally if they feel 2K is stepping on their "exclusive sim" toes, or they are dialing up closer to sim gameplay because they have found more legal wiggle room and are changing things toward a more sim experience. Either way major changes have got to be occurring, the article says 2024 release isn't outside the realm of possibility.

[kjcheezhead]

Saw this article on business wire about the call. No mention of the NFL game at all

https://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...t-Quarter-2023


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[zello144]

No NFL 2K.

At least they confirmed PGA Tour 2K23. I wondered what was going on with that franchise but I don’t like golf.

[illwill10]

Quote: Originally Posted by UFCMPunk

At this point, it seems they may just release it next year. It would be cool if they said anything about this year but given the NFL wants the game released before the season, it's probably too late to release it this year. The fact they moved to promoting NBA2K23 means the NFL Game likely is being held off for next Summer. NFL & 2K should have waited to announce the partnership, they announced it and it's been delayed ever since. If they would have announced it this year with a game coming out in 2023, there wouldn't be all this waiting and hoping they announce something at any point.

I agree, but that's how it is nowadays. It's hard to keep these deals under wraps when the it's public. Nowadays, companies announce deals as they are agreed upon and signed before it is "leaked". It's like with Max Payne remake that was announced a couple months ago. That's a minimum of 3-4 years out from release. Or like the Xbox 2020 showcase. Looking at it now, most of those highlight games were announced 4+ years out. In a perfect world, most of us don't want to hear about a game until about 2 years out. That way, the info doesn't go dormant for years.

It does make you think that unless it was a smaller scale game, releasing before 2023 seemed unrealistic considering that it was announced March 2020. I remember that was announced right before the pandemic started. So, maybe that changed the development schedule. But, I'm patient. I rather wait until 2024, if it means it's an actual enjoyable NFL game. If it released 2021/2022, it most likely would've been a smaller scale game that didn't have replay ability.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by mercalnd

Actually, it's closing in on 2 and a half years since it's been announced. The original announcement came out on March 10 2020.

Wow, there can't have been a worse time to announce it. That's literally like the birth of COVID right there. Nobody knew what was to come next given that time period.

I'm sure that played a massive role in the delay that we see now.

[illwill10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Wow, there can't have been a worse time to announce it. That's literally like the birth of COVID right there. Nobody knew what was to come next given that time period. I'm sure that played a massive role in the delay that we see now.

Definitely played a massive role. It was announced March 10th, the Pandemic started March 11th. So you have to imagine they probably had to most of the early development from home.

[jfsolo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Wow, there can't have been a worse time to announce it. That's literally like the birth of COVID right there. Nobody knew what was to come next given that time period. I'm sure that played a massive role in the delay that we see now.

I was waiting for someone to make the connection and say it out loud. The original roadmap for the game would fell apart in days.