Having 2K Sports make a console-quality soccer simulation isn't as simple as just picking up the FIFA license and getting to work, a senior Take-Two official has said. This remark was offered as part of a wider reflection on the recent rumors about 2K eyeing the FIFA license.
Following three decades' worth of collaboration, EA Sports and FIFA ended their partnership in late 2022. FIFA was reportedly demanding $250 million per year for renewing EA's video game license. FIFA 23, released in September 2022, hence ended up being the U.S. developer's final soccer sim before the company rebranded its hit franchise to EA Sports FC. Rumors about Take-Two's 2K Sports being interested in picking up the license have been circulating the industry ever since.
The identity of the new FIFA game developer that will be hoping to rival EA Sports FC in the near future has possibly leaked online.
Asked about the possibility of that happening during the company's latest earnings call, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick said that making a console-quality soccer sim is a complicated task. Specifically, the FIFA license is just one small part of the equation, as it does not...
