Recently it was announced that the NFL and 2K Sports have once again gone into business together. The new deal will see the studio release non-simulation NFL games starting as soon as 2021.
What this means is that we won’t see a game like NFL 2K5 released any time soon, at least until the exclusive simulation rights are up for EA. However, that doesn’t mean we won’t get a fun experience from 2K.
But what will that experience look like? The Natural takes a look at all of the options on the table for the next NFL 2K.
From the original story:
“As more people play more games than ever before, we have been increasing our efforts and looking to expand our footprint in the space,” Rachel Hoagland, Vice President and Head of Gaming and Esports at the NFL, told ESPN. “It just seemed to make sense as a natural step in that direction to revive our partnership with 2K.”
The return of that partnership, Hoagland said, has been discussed for years dating back to the end of the original NFL 2K series, which saw its last release ESPN NFL 2K5 become praised as one of the best football games — and even video games — of all time.
Under the multiyear, multigame agreement, 2K will release “non-simulation” football games. 2K Sr. VP of Sports Strategy and Licensing Jason Argent said that the games will be “a deep, fun and very authentic product offering. They’re not (a) very traditional simulation product”.
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