What an interesting concept, though I can't help but feel a little cynical about it. 600 bucks doesn't seem like a lot of money and the "free game on top of it" makes me feel like its abusing the...
What an interesting concept, though I can't help but feel a little cynical about it. 600 bucks doesn't seem like a lot of money and the "free game on top of it" makes me feel like its abusing the fact that these people are fans of the games to underpay them.
That being said I have no idea what a fair price for this would be, and I guess if you don't care; or even want to be a part of the game, its a good deal.
$600 + a copy of the game (so, let's say $650) * 134 schools * 85 scholarship spots per school comes out to 7.4 million dollars EA is willing to pay to include real players in the game. Which tbh...
$600 + a copy of the game (so, let's say $650) * 134 schools * 85 scholarship spots per school comes out to 7.4 million dollars EA is willing to pay to include real players in the game. Which tbh is more than I was expecting the players to get. It's low on an individual player basis but they also (unfortunately) don't have a union representing them.
I wonder how much players get paid to be in madden.
You have to remember the dynamics of college football. There are 134 college football teams; each team has an average of 118 players. 99% of these players are not very good, are not nationally...
You have to remember the dynamics of college football. There are 134 college football teams; each team has an average of 118 players. 99% of these players are not very good, are not nationally known, and will only play for at most 3 years, but more likely 1-2. They're just part of a college's revolving door of football players.
College football is very, well, college based. People root for colleges. People know head coaches more than they do any particular players.
All that is to say, the likeness of these players has very little effect on the quality of a CFB video game. It gives an air of authenticity, and a nice easter egg for die-hard CFB fans, but that's it. It's window chrome. The cherry on top. The game would not be particularly worse without them. It's very unlike, say, NBA2k without Steph Curry or something. This is the equivalent of when Assassin's Creed bases ancient weapons off of real life historical artifacts.
They are not worth very much to the game, and that is reflected in what they are being offered.
Someone else already pointed out that there are hundreds of colleges with football teams, and each of those teams has like a hundred or more players. But also, “being in the game” means including...
Someone else already pointed out that there are hundreds of colleges with football teams, and each of those teams has like a hundred or more players. But also, “being in the game” means including your portrait and putting your name on the back of one of the character model’s shirts. So if I was an average college football player, I think I’d be pretty okay with that deal as long as there was nothing funny in the fine print. I will say tho, if NCAA athletes had a union, they could definitely collectively bargain for a better deal than that.
What an interesting concept, though I can't help but feel a little cynical about it. 600 bucks doesn't seem like a lot of money and the "free game on top of it" makes me feel like its abusing the fact that these people are fans of the games to underpay them.
That being said I have no idea what a fair price for this would be, and I guess if you don't care; or even want to be a part of the game, its a good deal.
$600 + a copy of the game (so, let's say $650) * 134 schools * 85 scholarship spots per school comes out to 7.4 million dollars EA is willing to pay to include real players in the game. Which tbh is more than I was expecting the players to get. It's low on an individual player basis but they also (unfortunately) don't have a union representing them.
I wonder how much players get paid to be in madden.
You have to remember the dynamics of college football. There are 134 college football teams; each team has an average of 118 players. 99% of these players are not very good, are not nationally known, and will only play for at most 3 years, but more likely 1-2. They're just part of a college's revolving door of football players.
College football is very, well, college based. People root for colleges. People know head coaches more than they do any particular players.
All that is to say, the likeness of these players has very little effect on the quality of a CFB video game. It gives an air of authenticity, and a nice easter egg for die-hard CFB fans, but that's it. It's window chrome. The cherry on top. The game would not be particularly worse without them. It's very unlike, say, NBA2k without Steph Curry or something. This is the equivalent of when Assassin's Creed bases ancient weapons off of real life historical artifacts.
They are not worth very much to the game, and that is reflected in what they are being offered.
$7.4M to get up-and-comers on a billion dollar game series seems like a great deal.
Considering how much money these sports games make for minimal game dev budget, its an incredible deal.
Someone else already pointed out that there are hundreds of colleges with football teams, and each of those teams has like a hundred or more players. But also, “being in the game” means including your portrait and putting your name on the back of one of the character model’s shirts. So if I was an average college football player, I think I’d be pretty okay with that deal as long as there was nothing funny in the fine print. I will say tho, if NCAA athletes had a union, they could definitely collectively bargain for a better deal than that.
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