ESPN: More College Properties Might Not Licensing to EA

[gogators]

If they already know that there may not be a game after next year, then I would expect the next game not to be that great. You think they EA is going to spend a bunch of R&D time for this series if they think there is a chance that it amy not live? I don't.

This game needed next-fen and now we may not get what we want.

[Cryolemon]

Quote: Originally Posted by laxman490

nike would never go through the trouble on creating 100+ random uniforms for a video game.

Depends how much EA paid them I guess...

Quote: Originally Posted by laxman490

you say that now, but go play PES before it had any licenses.

Pro Evo 2 was good (okay, it had a handful of licenses, but only individual teams)

[laxman490]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cryolemon

Pro Evo 2 was good (okay, it had a handful of licenses, but only individual teams)

it was good, and probably better than fifa, but it always undersold fifa

[Cryolemon]

Quote: Originally Posted by laxman490

it was good, and probably better than fifa, but it always undersold fifa

True. FIFA '04 was dreadful. IIRC PES 2 (or maybe 3) got quite close to FIFA in sales though.

[XXstormmXX]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

ESPN's Kristi Dosh wrote an extensive piece on how much schools make from EA Sports each year while also throwing in a few nuggets about other properties and their status with the game. Among them, one of Dosh's sources claims that he/she has "very serious doubts" about if the Playoff will end up licensing to EA for next year's game. This doesn't mean, however, there won't be a playoff in the game -- just the official branding and such that goes with it might not be there. The news is the same for Bowl games, as some haven't decided on inclusion yet. So instead of the Chick-Fil-A Bowl you'd get a bowl called the Atlanta Bowl or something like that. Another thing Dosh pointed out in the article, as have I in the past couple of weeks, that the amount of money most schools make on the EA games is generally less than 5% of their total licensing revenue. Some schools saw their licensing numbers from EA down in the less than 2% range of total licensing revenue. A careful study of these figures, especially for private institutions, would likely give some indications about which schools might be able and willing to discontinue their license with EA Sports in the future. It is likely schools could end their relationship with EA Sports at any time, as the finances for getting out of a current contract are likely reasonable enough that such a jump would be easy to make, especially if a university feels they may be on the hook for millions from future lawsuits by being involved in future games.So while all but one school appears to be in next year's game -- that doesn't indicate that schools won't jump in the future. Arkansas, Kentucky, and Washington are just three schools which have indicated they are on the fence about participating in future EA Sports games. Also, while reports were contradictory on the status of the SEC a couple of weeks ago, Dosh clears that up by saying the SEC will appear in one more game to fulfill their current contract with EA. After that, the SEC has decided not to include their marks in the game.

Again, EA will use fake names for any unlicensed content.

[Bolt957]

Okay, damn, we get it. There won't be another college football game.

[LastExit]

Quote: Originally Posted by XXstormmXX

Again, EA will use fake names for any unlicensed content.

The only thing I wonder about this is how this would tie into the O'Bannon lawsuit. Now, EA doesn't model the characters in the game after the players and they don't have names on the jersey or in the commentary but the lawsuit is all about - "Well, that was my team and that was my number so that's me." Whether or not O'Bannon and his cohorts are successful remains to be seen, but if the SEC doesn't want their conference in the game after next year but all the SEC teams decided to stay in then wouldn't the SEC be able to use the same argument that O'Bannon's legal team is using if EA puts together every team in the SEC and calls it the "Southern USA Conference." The SEC could say - "Yeah, the name is different but the teams and the schedules are the same."

[Jimbo614]

Reading Kristi Dosh's Article, particularly the last paragraph;
It sounds to me like the NCAA and EA have already conceded defeat to O Bannion. If EA has agreed to pay SOME players starting next year, that's a concession. I think there's a lot of you still hoping that the cavalry will somehow come charging over the hill.
If some other company or EA took over and created a generic game, (Which I have severe doubts about), or a partial recreation of the Sport, The legalities of the O Bannion Case would be all over them before the first screenshot. "There can be NO representation of College Sports without compensation"
That Cavalry would be more like Custer's Last Stand. And Ed O Bannion's Lawyers would be the Indians.