Madden is Hurting the NFL's Reputation...

If Madden NFL 25 does not justify why only EA can make simulation NFL games, then an exclusive license between them and the NFL must not be extended.

[iiTsFaded_]

I wanna believe the license will run out but knowing the NFL and how much Madden brings in for EA, this license will probably never run out.

[Mattyman]

I want to go back to the days when we would have multiple choices in all sports games. These past 12 years have been absolutely horrific.

[abelramirez]

It's funny how the league claimed that 2k was trying to discount their "premium brand" and then turned around and let EA take a shit on it for nearly 2 decades.

[Chancetstcab]

The NFL does not and will not care about the consumer complaints, until they actually see financial declines. They are not remotely in tune with the consumers of a licensed product. Instead of having EA pitch their objective, quality or innovation for the product, the NFL will simply see the yearly earnings and extend the exclusivity license.

[MikeLoveThyself]

Its crazy when i was a kid EA was so beloved and we looked forward to any new EA game nowadays its the complete opposite

[hhtptai]

What pisses me off the most about Madden (which are a lot of things) is the fact that there are no all-time teams in the game. EA NHL has them, NBA 2K has them, and MLB: The Show has them. That's a crazy oversight.

[Heinsenhankenberg]

I’m not one to pray but I really do pray the nfl does not give EA an extension or anything like that. Competition is obviously needed.

[RomnysGonzalez]

I don't understand NFL. Like why have only one company doing games for you? Just open up for anyone to make a game so you can earn ALL THE EA MADDEN MONEY AND THE MONEY OF ALL OTHERS COMPANIES DOING A GAME

[leematthews]

Jesus, EA spends $300 million per year on the license. Imagine if that went into game development. There's been only two games that have had a game development budget of more than $300M - Cyberpunk 2077 and Spider-Man 2.

[SportsMetanose]

Competition would be amazing again for the NFL license

[brettpatterson]

The NFL is doing a good job of its own. Terrible new rules, in bed with gambling companies, unwatchable football. The NFL and Madden deserve each other.

[Faced]

In a world where everything revolves around money, the NFL has absolutely no idea how much money they are missing out on by not making a good football game. They have many reasons to break the exclusivity deal tbh.

[jacquesjones]

As a consumer if you learn to control your money and not purchase these games until they give the people what they want only then will they hear you....money is power!

[identify]

Shoutout to Softdrink, Ryan Moody and Just DiVine for keeping it real. Madden 25 release info is so underwhelming yet we have content creators capping for EA for doing less than the bare minimum.

[EGuala]

The year is 2016, I’m done with fall camp just moved into my off campus apartment. I got word earlier I’m 1 on the depth chart at the A(slot) position. My girl come over, cook a whole meal at the spot, I drive to Walmart for the madden night release. R.i.p to madden you stopped giving that feeling years ago.

[anonymoususer]

NFL street and blitz were tight. I played those just as much as Madden 05-08

[Chris]

Remember Back in the day when there was competition, NFL Gameday, NFL2K, and even NFL Blitz ? Until that open marketplace of ideas returns nothing will change.

[LunaticFringeReviews]

This is my ninth year on Madden strike. I haven't bought or played a new entry since Madden 16 -- and I returned that trash shortly after I bought it. Everything bad then is still bad now. I play soccer games as a decent substitute, but I miss the old days of heading to the store to buy *several* NFL football games, not being forced to just one. Yeah, not all of them were killer apps, but we had a *choice.* I hope the NFL finally wakes up and reinstates their open license with an emphasis on quality. It would mean the world to their consumers!

[denyrachmatramdhanynew]

When I watched every "EA Sports Madden NFL is NOT GOOD" video, People have learned that there have been a lot of complaints about the quality of video games over the years. Glitches, Fails, and other unexpected things certainly make the future of EA Sports Madden uncertain. In my opinion, from every year, EA Sports has never improved the performance and quality of existing games. Everything is the same and there are no significant changes. I don't know when bad things like this will continue to happen in the future.

[andrewmoore]

The exclusivity deal will never end. MUT brings in a fortune yearly.