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A New Era Begins in 2023 - After EA SPORTS Delivers Most Expansive FIFA Ever This Year

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FIFA and EA Sports End Decades-Long Video Game Partnership (Published 2022)

The demise of a relationship that produced one of the most popular games of all time will mean risks for soccer’s governing body but few changes for consumers.

www.nytimes.com

EA and FIFA officially end their partnership

FIFA will now be called EA SPORTS FC.

"Next year, EA SPORTS FC will become the future of football from EA SPORTS." b

 

[SantaC]

Good riddance

 

[anthony2690]

FIFA shot themselves in the foot and are probably regretting this now.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

No French league license?

What are all the PSG tryhards gonna play now in Divisions?

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Now this is interesting.

Who is going to pick it up? Konami?

 

[SLB1904]

If only they did the same with f1

 

[Y0ssarian]

 

[Mr Hyde]

EA Sports FC?

 

[Trunx81]

EA Sports.
It’s in the FC.

 

[KyoZz]

FIFA shot themselves in the foot and are probably regretting this now.

I wouldn't be worried for them. They are probably gonna develop a game in-house.
Watch them release Fifa 24.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

FIFA will regret this. EA with these football games make the best sports game in the business. To hell with the haters. Nothing else comes close.

 

[legacy24]

Madden next hopefully

 

[Robb]

I was kinda hoping this would happen. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens now and if they manage to strike a deal with someone else.

 

[.Pennywise]

Take 2

 

[Kssio_Aug]

They're gonna make a deal with Microsoft.

 

[BeardGawd]

FIFA will regret this. EA with these football games make the best sports game in the business. To hell with the haters. Nothing else comes close.

The FIFA name will instantly give any competing game huge exposure. Competition is good.

 

[SLB1904]

I was kinda hoping this would happen. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens now and if they manage to strike a deal with someone else.

the licence shouldnt be exclusive, at the time when pes was a better game than FIFA we had to deal with fake names where fifa had all the license and was garbage. one might argue thats the only thing that kept fifa afloat

 

[omegasc]

rename it to eaFootball and watch the chaos.

 

[Spaceman292]

FIFA will regret this. EA with these football games make the best sports game in the business. To hell with the haters. Nothing else comes close.

literally everyone disagrees with you

 

[[Sigma]]

EA Sports FC?

Yeah, that's absolute shit.

 

[Fake]

So long.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

literally everyone disagrees with you

I play the games. No sports title comes close, not NBA 2K. Not a damn thing.

 

[Elios83]

Wow the world sure is changing a lot

 

[Spaceman292]

I play the games. No sports title comes close, not NBA 2K. Not a damn thing.

That's just because there aren't any others because ea had the monopoly

 

[STARSBarry]

No French league license?

What are all the PSG tryhards gonna play now in Divisions?

Surely they will just give up?

 

[Captain Toad]

It's rare when you put two corporations together and EA are the good guys. But, it doesn't get much more corrupt than FIFA.

I don't care about soccer, but I'll be rooting for EA on this one.

 

[oldergamer]

I called this. Fifa wanted EA to pay too much.

 

[oldergamer]

The FIFA name will instantly give any competing game huge exposure. Competition is good.

nobody is signing a game deal with them when the asking price is 2 billion for the fifa name.

 

[BeardGawd]

nobody is signing a game deal with them when the asking price is 2 billion for the fifa name.

It depends. They might just ask for a high percentage of the sales price instead which could still net FIFA significant money while hurting EA's sales.

 

[SLB1904]

nobody is signing a game deal with them when the asking price is 2 billion for the fifa name.

They don't need to fifa name, just the clubs and players being represented properly and that's it.

 

[SirKicksalot]

Our unique licensing portfolio of more than 19,000+ players, 700+ teams, 100+ stadiums and 30 leagues that we’ve continued to invest in for decades will still be there, uniquely in EA SPORTS FC. That includes exclusive partnerships with the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, the MLS – and more to come.

lmao
FIFA fucked up. All they have is a name and the World Cup. Now EA is free to add more game modes, have more licensing deals and merchandise. The sums that were spent on FIFA can be used to buy the teams and players moneyhatted by Konami.

 

[oldergamer]

It depends. They might just ask for a high percentage of the sales price instead which could still net FIFA significant money while hurting EA's sales.

They don't get a percentage of sales. Its a name license. Just like all other sports licensing.

EA is not paying 2 billion for 4 letters on a box. Its a waste of money.

 

[AJUMP23]

This means no World Cup right? FIFA owns the World Cup I believe.

 

[SlimySnake]

So what does this mean? The next game from EA wont have any of the EPL, La Liga, Series A teams and players?

 

[ShaikhCroft]

And I thought last news was official!

 

[cormack12]

So what does this mean? The next game from EA wont have any of the EPL, La Liga, Series A teams and players?

No they are all licensed seperately and will remain.

Konami be keeping their eye on the ball

 

[Jaybe]

The brinksmanship continues. Both showing how much they don’t need each other. I still think it gets sorted in the end perhaps soon, perhaps in a couple years. Too much money on the table. They are just arguing about who gets what share of it.

 

[winjer]

FIFA, one of the few companies that can make EA look good. Or less evil.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I think the deal was EA would pay FIFA $1 billion every 4 years. So $250M per year. Crazy just for the word FIFA.

FIFA sells about 20+ Million copies per year. So for every gamer who bought a copy, $10 or so went to FIFA.

Sounds like EA got hosed for years. It’s not like they got any competition for soccer games as PES has been junk for a long time. I bet they could had licensed the name for a fraction of the price and would still get the name. It’s not like Konami is going to pay anywhere close to $250M per year to call it FIFA PES.

 

[DeepEnigma]

EA Sports FC

 

[Dick Jones]

No French league license?

What are all the PSG tryhards gonna play now in Divisions?

 

[10101]

Good, the greed of FIFA knows no bounds…

 

[skneogaf]

So separate deals with the leagues, interesting outcome.

 

[Damigos]

EA Sports FC is a tragic name.
Its not even for 12 year olds

 

[kingfey]

Hate the name. Sad some league would be lost.
At least I hope premier league stays the same.

 

[kyliethicc]

Rippy rip

 

[MOTM]

No French league license?

What are all the PSG tryhards gonna play now in Divisions?

I seriously don't understand how you can have any pride winning a match with PSG. Love to hand out a beating to any one who picks them

 

[kingfey]

For non fifa players, this means less money for Sony and MS. Since EA would lose some userbase due to this fall out.

 

[kingfey]

I seriously don't understand how you can have any pride winning a match with PSG. Love to hand out a beating to any one who picks them

I like to arsenal them. It's fun beating them.

 

[MOTM]

Now this is interesting.

Who is going to pick it up? Konami?

Take Two