ESPN just put out a new article talking about the prospects of a video game in the future.
I thought this part was interesting:
"Several athletic department sources suggested that the lack of an NCAA football game in particular has been detrimental to the sport, as young players have had to gravitate to other games. One AD wondered aloud whether schools would be willing to forgo their royalties and put the money into getting a game back on the shelves. He wondered how many kids have started watching European soccer games instead of college football on Saturdays as a result of playing EA's FIFA game."
Now I dont think a video game is what's going to "save" college football, but for me personally, FIFA is the only sports game I play, and I play it year round (I mean, when I have the time)...but only since NCAA went off the market. I used to play both. Also, since then, my interest in soccer has increased a ton from just following the USMNT to following teams from various leagues.
One thing I disagreed with..
"In order to make a game worth buying, EA is going to have to use the players' likenesses again. What the structure for payment would be is unclear because the settlement is one for past use, not a guide for the future."
Update the uniforms, jerseys, gameplay, etc and use autofill rosters. Why? Because accurate rosters will be downloadable about 2 hours after the release.
If I was Microsoft or Sony, I would think hard about gaining the sole rights. Research may show that a spike in console sales would offset the cost of gaining the rights and paying licensing fees etc.
Anyways, 1 more day til football starts.
I thought this part was interesting:
"Several athletic department sources suggested that the lack of an NCAA football game in particular has been detrimental to the sport, as young players have had to gravitate to other games. One AD wondered aloud whether schools would be willing to forgo their royalties and put the money into getting a game back on the shelves. He wondered how many kids have started watching European soccer games instead of college football on Saturdays as a result of playing EA's FIFA game."
Now I dont think a video game is what's going to "save" college football, but for me personally, FIFA is the only sports game I play, and I play it year round (I mean, when I have the time)...but only since NCAA went off the market. I used to play both. Also, since then, my interest in soccer has increased a ton from just following the USMNT to following teams from various leagues.
One thing I disagreed with..
"In order to make a game worth buying, EA is going to have to use the players' likenesses again. What the structure for payment would be is unclear because the settlement is one for past use, not a guide for the future."
Update the uniforms, jerseys, gameplay, etc and use autofill rosters. Why? Because accurate rosters will be downloadable about 2 hours after the release.
If I was Microsoft or Sony, I would think hard about gaining the sole rights. Research may show that a spike in console sales would offset the cost of gaining the rights and paying licensing fees etc.
Anyways, 1 more day til football starts.
