How FIFA lost their video game franchise

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18 күн бұрын

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In 2023, the most popular sports video game franchise in the world had to change its name. FIFA, as it was known, became EA FC.
What began simply as a negotiating position in a licensing dispute, turned into one of the costliest decisions in the history of football.
James Montague explains, illustrated by Craig Silcock.
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@Rustylad12 16 күн бұрын

Moral of the video. EA : Greedy FIFA : Greedy and stupid.

@kenoobe23 16 күн бұрын

moral of the video. ea have been producing this game only for fifa to make profit, then ea grow balls

@T.E.S.S. 15 күн бұрын

@davidmontgomery1442 "It's also pretty telling that EAFC is so closely associated with the FIFA license to this day that people still just call it FIFA" "to this day"? mate, it's been 7 months. there's been one release under the new name, after 30 YEARS of releases under the FIFA name. It's not "pretty telling" at all. Give your head a wobble.

@SkytorRushTV 15 күн бұрын

sounds about right

@sdx3918 15 күн бұрын

More accurately EA: Greedy and stupid FIFA: Greedy, stupid and stupid

@chrischarman8707 15 күн бұрын

Greedy and stupid that’s infantino right there

@itsmalk5970 16 күн бұрын

Seeing EA as the less greedy company is mind boggling. 😂

@paulnduati8355 16 күн бұрын

RIght?

@loockedfrenchtv7189 16 күн бұрын

they would be less greedy if they paid more for FIFA license.

@somethinglikethat2176 16 күн бұрын

@@loockedfrenchtv7189 why though? I hate to defend EA but fans don't care about the FIFA name and it's not their job to hand FIFA money for no good reason. Even overlooking FIFA's terrible corruption record and other general scummy behaviour, they are not owed cash for the sake of it.

@ReSunDestin 16 күн бұрын

They weren't less greedy, they just didn't want to pay the greed of another company

@Mpb17-Music- 16 күн бұрын

What you going on about ea are money grabbing from everyone you div

@sanchit404 16 күн бұрын

It's very rare when EA is lesser of the two evils

@WokeUpToSomeBullshit. 16 күн бұрын

Facts..only FIFA and UEFA can outshine EA on that department.

@TheWefikus 16 күн бұрын

EA are evil while FIFA are just a bunch of old morons.

@ready4cheeseburger 16 күн бұрын

yeah only cases where there is some one greedier but dumber

@geordiedog1749 16 күн бұрын

Ha! Yes. Very true!

@welowee7610 16 күн бұрын

Nah they’re both evil. EA just happen to hold most of the resource and win the race for now

@Tomoyo_Sayomura 16 күн бұрын

when EA are the good guys in a story, this is truly a messed up situation we are in.

@somethinglikethat2176 16 күн бұрын

It says a lot for how bad FIFA are.

@prodigy84bg 16 күн бұрын

Well, EA are still charging a ridiculous amount of money for a below-par gameplay experience with cartoonish physics and player movement.

@Petrolosis 16 күн бұрын

There are no good guys

@el-youtub3r402 16 күн бұрын

FIFA is full off corrupt, greedy old seniles! Who just want to fill their pockets with money Bunch of a-holes

@tamagonbagel6569 16 күн бұрын

I'm not sure if it's a good guy situation so much as one big corporation calling another out on BS. FIFA really thought it was 25% of the value of the EA games.

@LordMarps 16 күн бұрын

That FIFA thought they were going to out-greed EA is absolutely wild

@purwantiallan5089 15 күн бұрын

EA always is greedy ever since 2014.

@NazriB 13 күн бұрын

Lies again? Ramenten Rakuten Loyalty Bonus

@arshavindrameh32 16 күн бұрын

Don’t understand the greediness of FIFA they always want more,more and even more

@nankam 16 күн бұрын

I just hope their greed doesn't ruin the world cup by making it every two years like they've been pushing to.

@cyberpokey 16 күн бұрын

Yet somehow Fifa is classified as a “non profit” organization

@nothingbeatsawoodie 16 күн бұрын

@@cyberpokey that is a lie. fifa is not classified as a non profit organisation

@somethinglikethat2176 16 күн бұрын

@@cyberpokey it's simple. The people at the head of FIFA line their own pockets until there's no profit left.

@hilaireb795 16 күн бұрын

and then even more than that. it is incredible tbh

@gustavodias4879 16 күн бұрын

Meanwhile, Football Manager goes on silently as the best of them all.

@adventurerwannabe 16 күн бұрын

Do you actually play in that game? Or are the games just simulated

@Bentley7Cruize 16 күн бұрын

@adventurerwannabe they are live simulations. It's the true experience of being a manager. You set your club and team up for success and you watch from the sidelines and make tactical adjustments that you hope your players listen to. Its better than fifa to me because I can't just control the players and make them play my way. I have to pick a team and tactics that will lead the game to be played in a way I want... and even then, we may go down and I will have to adjust my tactics or trust that my team will work their way into the game. You are a manager, not an omnipotent God like character that controls every player on the field lol

@finn56950 16 күн бұрын

thats like comparing chess to gta. completely different games.

@adventurerwannabe 16 күн бұрын

@@finn56950 yeah. Sounds cool but its something totally different

@otto_jk 16 күн бұрын

@@adventurerwannabethe gameplay is setting up the tactics and running the club, basically you play both as the manager and the director of football. If fifa is trying to simulate being Messi then FM is trying to simulate being Pep Guardiola.

@xiaogu00fa 16 күн бұрын

It's not only about greediness, FIFA overestimated the importance of its name.

@PaddyMac 14 күн бұрын

Probably a more accurate assessment of this 👍

@mahshshsrklingfa7031 11 күн бұрын

They literally asked for more money

@greekstreek370 11 күн бұрын

@@mahshshsrklingfa7031asking for more money works fine if you have something of value. The main point here is how laughably narcissistic FIFA leadership is to think that only a football game with their name on it can sell, and that their 4 letters were the most important part of the product. Truly out of touch with what the average person thinks of their brand.

@saicharand7765 16 күн бұрын

EA and FIFA deserve each other Football fans and gamers deserve far better

@uhobme2028 16 күн бұрын

With the money the latters freely gives the formers, no they don't They all deserve each other

@XxDaTkIdFromBtOwNxX 16 күн бұрын

Facts, this why I stop buying FIFA back in 2018

@0liveboi 15 күн бұрын

we all shouldve supported PES. now theyre dying and desperate to challenge EA by making their own Ultimate Team with eFootball... which i would say is the worst football game ever, even compared to FIFA...

@filipeventura2729 12 күн бұрын

and 2k is just the same ahha

@jonahfalcon1970 10 күн бұрын

PES was just as greedy lol Missed some of the disasters with that franchise, did we? Yeah, Konami never makes bad decisions. Remember, Pachinko > Metal Gear 😂😂😂😂

@BoostlessJoe 16 күн бұрын

the best part is that if FIFA had asked for a 5 or 10% increase on their existing deal, EA would have probably accepted

@shesh32 16 күн бұрын

3:25 "Creative, innovative and experimental". That's a fraudulent thing said by EA. It's like Jessi Lingard saying he's better than Messi and Ronaldo.

@eddouglas 16 күн бұрын

"more gambling modes for kids" is the laymans terms.

@eduardomartins92 16 күн бұрын

@@eddouglas💯

@sakarisalomaa2174 16 күн бұрын

...In the marketplace. Which they are by barely developing their game and getting kids hooked on gambling. Actually they even sabotage their own product to drive everyone in the gambling game mode and tilt it in the favor of those who pay up. That's being really inventive in marketplace.

@MrMajek94 16 күн бұрын

But they are.

@ayaalnovgorodov8619 16 күн бұрын

They are creative when its time to name store packs at least...

@buscadiamantes1232 16 күн бұрын

I disagree with the statement that says the difference between PES and FIFA came in 2008. Maybe from a statistical point of view, but PES was still strong up until 2014, with the terrible PES 2014, and the FOX Engine games killed the saga. The EFootball rebrand is just the coffin for the belated PES

@folarinalabi3250 16 күн бұрын

Don’t think he’s saying that. PES was still strong, but FIFA got even stronger

@omgblastbeatslol 16 күн бұрын

I think he's saying that 2008 is when EA really ramped up their policy of stealing from PES.

@JYM60 16 күн бұрын

@@omgblastbeatslolYes, Once the PS3/360 came out FIFA basically destroyed PES from then on.

@BiggestBirdonMars 15 күн бұрын

@@JYM60yeah I stopped playing Pes when I started playing on the PS3

@drago939393 15 күн бұрын

The point is that the 360/PS3 era was the beginning of the end. PES was blatantly superior in the PS2 era (PES 2-6) but the latter games were mediocre relatively speaking (PES 2008-10) while the games afterwards (PES 11-14) were terrible, especially when compared to FIFA which was exploding thanks to Ultimate Team. PES 15 was the start of a mini renaissance, PES 16 and onwards really was a new golden age in terms of gameplay - but alas, it was all a little too late, as the commercial war was long lost. The eFootball rebrand itself wasn't an issue, the half-assed F2P change in direction was...

@10Zenil 16 күн бұрын

Football Manager is where the good stuff is at. FIFA turned to garbage ever since they added cards and made it into a gambling app rather than a fun football game it was before

@shakiMiki 16 күн бұрын

Its not a video about the game. Its about a business dispute.

@liljs4189 16 күн бұрын

There’s been cards for more than a decade so you’re pretty far off

@313gwar 16 күн бұрын

2013 was the last good fifa.

@FizzyGajing 16 күн бұрын

How did this even get 51 likes? You can buy cards since forever.

@bigbadslimee 16 күн бұрын

FM and EA FC are two completely different types of games, it's stilly to compare them

@somethinglikethat2176 16 күн бұрын

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall as Gianni Infantino found out that games can't be made in a few months. Also the complete indifference of fans to the lack of a FIFA logo must sting a little too.

@GuyJames 16 күн бұрын

I think even more than indifference, a lot of fans actively dislike FIFA for their very obvious corruption and greed

@mattbyrne8202 16 күн бұрын

What infantino and his cronies don’t realise is that not giving money to fifa is an incentive for fans to buy EA FC 😂

@shadmankabir5916 16 күн бұрын

@@GuyJames such a shame that the irony of that statement is lost on pretty much every fan out there

@tbawws3975 11 күн бұрын

Especially if the rights were to go to a company like 2K where the game would then have to be built from the ground up😂😂😂

@q.veyane5388 16 күн бұрын

Infantino is a pure politician he just says things to please. Things that aren't practical at all, look at the nonsense he done with the world cup 42 teams honestly. The world cup is a free for all as for EA well....

@patanouketgersiflet9486 16 күн бұрын

Just when you tought Blatter was the worst, along came Infantino.

@MatheusFernandes-xf4zm 15 күн бұрын

It's not about being practicable, but profitable.

@clinton_x 12 күн бұрын

I see nothing wrong with having 42 in the WC

@smartsquirrel1 7 күн бұрын

@@patanouketgersiflet9486 infantino, blatter, platini all corrupt to the core. Really wish Figo had won football would have been the focus.

@patanouketgersiflet9486 7 күн бұрын

@@clinton_x Sure, why not 84? Let's have a competition with dozens upon dozens of countries that last monthS, plural.

@TheSunMoon 16 күн бұрын

EA vs FIFA is like the Wrestlemania main event to determine who's the biggest greedy bustard😂

@kenoobe23 16 күн бұрын

nope. smackdown and raw is created by the same guy .

@MauriceGucci 16 күн бұрын

Imagine having zero leverage, getting hundreds of millions essentially for free and ruining the deal because you want more free money.

@kwazilucas 16 күн бұрын

20 billion dollars is bottomless money

@snoopyguy21 16 күн бұрын

Million. Unless I missed a part.

@kwazilucas 16 күн бұрын

@@snoopyguy21go to 0:19

@S3condW1nd 16 күн бұрын

0:49

@spacespino 16 күн бұрын

Do you have any idea how many Shrek 2 dvds I could buy with that kind of money?

@kwazilucas 16 күн бұрын

@@spacespino huh? Why would do that

@Dionach 16 күн бұрын

It's wild that FIFA (the organization) thought they had a strong position to bargain from. Most average people wouldn't know who they were without the video game named after them

@jesuspinto9805 12 күн бұрын

That's not true

@Dionach 12 күн бұрын

@@jesuspinto9805 I suspect that if you told people UEFA, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL were sexually transmitted infections, or rival factions in an obscure civil war, they wouldn't argue with you!

@ristoravela652 9 күн бұрын

LOL, what? Everyone who seriously follows football knows what FIFA is, and that's a lot more people than the people who play the game.

@thirtythreehz 8 күн бұрын

False

@NanobanaKinako 16 күн бұрын

I rather play FIFA 14 than FC 24 and just download a mod to replace generic teams with licensed ones.

@Stelios78910 16 күн бұрын

hi Goldie Lemmon

@sregginetahi999 16 күн бұрын

Why is that? Genuine question

@Greek316 16 күн бұрын

NOT FIFA 14! I ended up snapping the disc because of all the offsides it was giving! Could not pass forward without it being offside!

@bnosagaz 16 күн бұрын

@@sregginetahi999 The gameplay was really good in fifa 14, players have physics, animations are not broken. FC24 has the worst gameplay of the last 15 years of the fifa franchise.

@kenoobe23 16 күн бұрын

or we could just ask konami to make pes great again , even if we havent had the rights of the names . as the gameplay every season is better than fifa lul

@prayaschatterjee4463 16 күн бұрын

But the thing is PES(Now efootball 2024) has fallen off massively

@RahulSharma-wq4qy 16 күн бұрын

Agreed. I stopped playing after they changed their name.

@farhi411 16 күн бұрын

And still better than EAFC in terms of gameplay

@fartimusmaximus8710 16 күн бұрын

@@farhi411 yeah , if you like playing a game that feels 2 console generations behind

@rmnkhr 16 күн бұрын

you should try smokepatch's football life. basically pes' gameplay with licencing (modded of course)

@patrykchlipaa257 16 күн бұрын

Well I still hope for redemption, as the general concept for the gameplay, progress in FUT-like mode and ideas are far better than EA's. Big streamers are tired of FC24 already, so some may shift and show the other game to wider public. Compare emotions of NickRTFM between when he plays FC and eFootball. I think there lays massive potential, but Konami needs to full send into market, add more modes, listen to the community more and they will get it. Also there comes new football games in UFL and Goals, so finally maybe by collective effort we make EA actually invest in the game more and it will only profit whole community, coz right now for PS5-gen we didn't really have a fun football game.

@hasifimran3091 16 күн бұрын

FIFA and greed has been best friends for years, only now that it backfires them

@HappyWaffle 16 күн бұрын

One keep point that was glossed over is that EA has a monopoly over the licensing. So even if FIFA were to release a new competing football game, it would still face all the issues that the PES series had.

@hamzaadib9927 15 күн бұрын

maybe fifa has a way to go around that obstacle

@TheHesseJames 14 күн бұрын

Gamers want real player and club names. Any games having fantasy clup and player names will fail.

@GRNorman514 13 күн бұрын

@@hamzaadib9927 they do not.

@jonahfalcon1970 10 күн бұрын

FIFA would also have to pay for advertising, distribution, and other costs EA was paying that had nothing to do with development.

@mexinerdentartaiment 9 күн бұрын

@@jonahfalcon1970 wouldn’t that be passed to it’s new publisher?

@leonsolace7 16 күн бұрын

All the people that hated on PES were just console owners. I played both growing up but PES was always the King (quite literally too). Only console players hated it due to licensing but if you had a PC, the PES community solved just about every issue with mods.

@snoopyguy21 16 күн бұрын

Where do you think most of the players were? Back in those days consoles were the easy, and less expensive way to get into games. So consoles had all the casuals. All the casuals cared for was that the people and teams looked like.

@hnaku8748 16 күн бұрын

I still play PES 3. For me it's not even about the licensing. I just love the physics of it. Also have PES 21 with mod, but often prefer playing 3 instead without any.

@uhobme2028 16 күн бұрын

Can't say i fully agree, but yeah, mainly stick with 21's mods these days

@Edgar... 16 күн бұрын

And that's part of the reason that PES could never and will never be able to compete. The majority of football gamers are on console. It doesn't not matter if PC football gamers can just mod the missing teams when console gamers who make up the largest amount of buyers can't.

@Imran7jr 16 күн бұрын

PES is great I used to play before FIFA. But Pes lacks skill moves and the authenticity of fifa game was amazing with career mode with managing real clubs with real stadiums and all feels so great.

@Adyman182 16 күн бұрын

Would rather play FIFA 06 than any FIFA of the past 10 or so years....

@JimTheFly 16 күн бұрын

As it's gone on, the game's just gotten more annoying. I have 19 and 22 here and I got so annoyed at 22 that I just went back and started up a new career in '19 and I've been SO much happier with that.

@RahulSharma-wq4qy 16 күн бұрын

Fact. Fifa 08 my fav.

@user-zk4jd2lm4s 16 күн бұрын

Fifa 14 and 17 are hall of fame candidates too

@bagfaceman1656 16 күн бұрын

Personally, Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is my go to football game.

@snoopyguy21 16 күн бұрын

I still play 7, 16 and 99. Most fun.

@FantasistaRossonero 16 күн бұрын

Pro Evo / winning eleven was the better game hands down. So good in the early days.

@Smilin_Chris 16 күн бұрын

"We need a level of freedom to be truly creative, innovative, and experiment in the market place." - The guy who manages the company who's known for repackaging the same games year after year with the only real innovations being new ways to turn a game into a pay to play scenario.

@RusticRonnie 4 күн бұрын

To be fair… those games are fifa and madden… which they don’t actually own madden being the NFL and Fifa being fifa. So technically, his statement just pushes the blame to the license holders. For example Need for speed is definitely a different game every time… not that the game is good but it is different

@Smilin_Chris 4 күн бұрын

@@RusticRonnie They split from Fifa and pushed out FC24, which is repackaged Fifa 23.. So.. yea.

@BojackTrunks 16 күн бұрын

Tldr; Money.

@NIDELLANEUM 16 күн бұрын

Yeah but that's the answer to anything in football, sometimes adding a little more feels better

@cameronadams1242 15 күн бұрын

Asking for the partnership deal to jump from 150mil to 1 billion is beyond insane🤣🤣 Fifa banked on the world cup yet they were still greedy enough to ask for 1billion over the next four years just to use their name💀

@llane122 14 күн бұрын

1 billion over 4 years is 250mil per year, 100mil increase. But still a huge increase with no benefit to EA.

@geriatricvicenarian8208 16 күн бұрын

As long as they have licensing deals with the leagues and UEFA why would it matter to have FIFA in the name.

@GRNorman514 13 күн бұрын

It’s nice to see someone who actually understands this.

@007feck 14 күн бұрын

This is what “calling your bluff” looks like at the highest stakes tables

@poolie7 16 күн бұрын

3:29 The only thing EA is creative and innovative about are Store packs in UT and the most expensive ones are close to $50 per ONE pack (which is basically the price of the base game on release in september)

@HerrCron 16 күн бұрын

I know dumb gamer takes are vibrant cottage industry, but surely you're only pretending that you missed that it was the prolonged approval process with the rights holder that was the problem, right?

@poolie7 16 күн бұрын

@@HerrCron Nah I'm just talking about how EA is a dogshit company who treats their biggest and most loyal playerbase as an ATM machines

@mickeyhynes 16 күн бұрын

That first FIFA on the Mega Drive was immense. Stone cold classic.

@Combatwombat-sn7ng 14 күн бұрын

Fifa messed up big time. They thought they were contributing to the game's success far more than they actually were and got shown up massively

@kevinarzola4781 8 күн бұрын

EA saying they need freedom to be creative and then releasing the same game since 2011 is hilarious lol

@TheCybervoyeur 5 күн бұрын

Love the animation in this video - keep up the good work

@dubsguy7986 15 күн бұрын

The fact they can make even EA look good says a lot about FIFA...

@elmasmiller4371 16 күн бұрын

i miss old pro evo...it was such a good game...cracked versions on a PS2 with modded team and playernames on a memory card...good times

@runi5413 16 күн бұрын

I actually thought the lack of an official license was part of the PES charm back then. Playing the Champions Cup final between Rekordmeister and West London Blue, with player-names like Cristiano 'Ronarid, Roberto Larcos, and Ruud vom Mistelroum ... Good times indeed.

@Omanifootballenjoyer 15 күн бұрын

4:49 During the Asian cup in 2024, there was also an Asian cup eSport, it was played on efootball

@berryquest7683 12 күн бұрын

@tifo im not sure if yall made a video on this yet, but ive notice a lot of teams struggling to find shirt sponsors. Definitely could do a vid on that

@ReizoM 15 күн бұрын

As a novice game developer FIFA severely underestimated what it takes to make a video game

@mdrazzad 16 күн бұрын

The real life incarnation of a self serving narcissist couple splitting. TLDR, EA was swimming in FIFA money and FIFA said gimme more.

@MowizosCrib 15 күн бұрын

Imagine being so greedy that you fumble a free bag 😂. What’s funny is that now EA can use that money to secure more individual leagues/teams licenses

@Omnipotentmonkey 16 күн бұрын

2K getting into football can only be a good thing, Since the gap widened on PES, EA Sports have been resting on their laurels more and more, the quality control of the last few games in particular, including EAFC24 have been nothing short of abysmal, with replicable, often game-breaking bugs and broken features that any semi-competent playtesting team would have ironed out on the first run, somehow persisting across multiple releases, particularly in the game's now severely neglected career modes. I'd go as far as to describe the EA Sports development team as the ONLY team in an industry defined by poor labour conditions and crunch cycles to be practically stealing their wages, because there's no real man hours going into these games anymore. the game's still selling because there's no real alternative for that football gaming fix either 2K provide a more competent alternative, or EA are forced to actually exert some effort again to stave off the erosion of their monopoly.

@PakluPapito 16 күн бұрын

Would love to play a 2K football game, EA needs some competition to keep it honest, they are the winners of a 1 horse race each year.

@patanouketgersiflet9486 16 күн бұрын

2K sports franchises are just as bad as EA's, same causes ( ie endless greed and complete disregard for anything that isn't immediate profit ) leads to the same consequences

@wearyolive76 11 күн бұрын

@@patanouketgersiflet9486true but that's mostly due to no competition.. when nba had competition from fifa there was atleast some improvement now its just more sweat. So comp from 2k would atleast cause an improvement at some front.. 2k career modes are fun too so theres that

@patanouketgersiflet9486 11 күн бұрын

@@wearyolive76 NBA? competition from FIFA? 2 different sports, how's that competition?

@MinhLe-kt5zg 16 күн бұрын

How rare EA are actually the good guys for a change

@bnosagaz 16 күн бұрын

There are no good guys

@user-ek1to4gq3h 15 күн бұрын

Compared to Fifa yea

@user-ek1to4gq3h 15 күн бұрын

@@bnosagazConpaed to Fifa yea

@gustavofring8765 16 күн бұрын

FIFA game sucks, charging huge sums of money for same game every year

@khylelewis 16 күн бұрын

Yeah they always rush out a new game year on year. If they spaced them out over 2-3 years the sales would take a hit but the experience would vastly improved. Maybe that's what the EA CEO meant by FIFA holding them back. Making them rush out titles, but then again, it's EA.

@snoopyguy21 16 күн бұрын

That's EAs doing.

@doctortech001 16 күн бұрын

But they have to give licensing money every year to clubs, so everyone is greedy..

@snoopyguy21 16 күн бұрын

@@doctortech001 and the clubs give that money to the players. The licensing fee from FIFA is separate from the money given to clubs and players.

@dunboy7874 15 күн бұрын

Not really, only idiots pay full price for fifa, i brought a key for £17 6 weeks after release, its the most discounted game every year, havent paid more £20 for fifa in years, you just have to wait a month or two after release

@Ljschsr 12 күн бұрын

Can you Show ist how to make suh good animations? Bc I May wann start smth like this too

@jasperumoren-zo1fi 16 күн бұрын

The fact that fifa managed to let arguably their biggest cash cow go because theywhere unable to match EA's demands is almost humourus

@Wilanardodagenius 16 күн бұрын

Interesting analysis

@bigbadslimee 16 күн бұрын

2K taking over FIFA and launching alongside the 2026 world cup in the US would be prefect. They know how to make sports games and the only company that could compete with EA

@uhobme2028 16 күн бұрын

Agree that '26 would be an opportunity but after their last few releases they would have to come out the gates very strong

@nmarcus7233 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for highlighting the point that PES forced FIFA to step its gameplay up to what we know now. Early FIFA’s gameplay was… 😅

@LucaGRizzi 16 күн бұрын

Any story that ends with "and Fifa lost a big chunk of money" is a good story.

@calahoon22 16 күн бұрын

In terms of Fifas own competition to EAs fifa it screams of cooperate types who have no clue how to set up a team for a game of that magnitude and thought it would be a straight forward process

@somethinglikethat2176 16 күн бұрын

I can picture some poor person at FIFA having to slowly walk Gianni Infantino and the others through the process of game development.

@System_Saturn 15 күн бұрын

1:31 Not sure why your showing a SNES controller for a game that started out on the Mega Drive.

@d.optional3381 16 күн бұрын

Pro Evo 3 was an absolute revelation when i picked it up as a child for the first time after years of playing fifa.

@G-B420 15 күн бұрын

MAKE PES GREAT AGAIN

@hnaku8748 16 күн бұрын

I still mostly play PES 3.

@Mhit-nb4ng 15 күн бұрын

I liked gameplay of pes and graphics of fifa hope in future we will able to see a game with both qualities

@KonuralpUlku 23 сағат бұрын

Betting on Kolkata today on 4 RAB, those points are just piling up! Planning to snag that new iPhone

@alve__7777 16 күн бұрын

All this money yet they can't afford a better server better stable gameplay smh

@bens4602 15 күн бұрын

It sounds like it was EA’s decision more than FIFA’s.

@FatihYeliz-tc2nc 23 сағат бұрын

Loving these daily missions on 4 RAB. They really up the excitement for the IPL matches, plus the rewards are top-notch!

@nitishsaxena1372 16 күн бұрын

PES was definitely better until 2020. A realistic nuanced gameplay is always better than an arcade game with all the licenses.

@somethinglikethat2176 16 күн бұрын

I agree with you, but the majority don't unfortunately.

@Xx_Deadeye_xX 16 күн бұрын

Hope FIFA comes back

@beyondmadmax352 16 күн бұрын

1:43 did he say the game had been “yapping” 😂😂

@ROADRUNNR-wc5ld 16 күн бұрын

FIFA didn't understand that the name FIFA isn't what was bringing people to the game. The game modes of Ultimate Team and Pro Clubs were always way bigger than the name on the cover

@seb2750 16 күн бұрын

Now I am waiting for Madden and NBA to get pissy at EA. What do you think those games will be renamed as when it happens?

@aceking_offsuit 16 күн бұрын

1. EA hasn't put out an NBA game since Live 19. 2K are the ones putting out NBA games now. 2. Madden is a similar situation to FIFA in that the name isn't the main selling point; it's the license with the NFL. If the Madden estate asks for too much, I can easily see EA changing their name to NFL Ultimate Team 25 or whatever.

@somethinglikethat2176 16 күн бұрын

@@aceking_offsuit I'm pretty sure EA bought the rights to use his name and likeness in perpetuity for a lump sum about a decade ago.

@adamgrice937 16 күн бұрын

Rare EA W

@brawlstarsall-stars5256 14 күн бұрын

Why was this thumbnail so satisfying😂😂

@crayzee1372 16 күн бұрын

Fifa scored an own goal. The console game helped growth of Football and Fifa brand in the US and far East

@Alec_Reaper 16 күн бұрын

2K won't be able to compete with EA. Unless they make Fifa focused on gameplay and features, but not monitisation. 2K is just as bad if not worse than EA when it comes to this stuff, not to mention their NBA games are absolutely panned for being cash cows

@hnaku8748 16 күн бұрын

It ruined wrestling games for me.

@Edgar... 16 күн бұрын

PES used to have better gameplay and physics than the old FIFAs did, but they still could never compete with EA's FIFA games because they couldn’t get the rights to players and clubs. It won't matter if 2K makes a superior game when EA holds the exclusive rights to many of the Top 5 football leagues.

@ditik2795 16 күн бұрын

Isn't this the 2nd vid on the topic?

@TayfunSerkan 23 сағат бұрын

The merch store is lit this year. Copped a t-shirt with just my winnings from last week's IPL bets on IPL Rewards

@Reallysl1 14 күн бұрын

The success of the game is because of the previous years and growth not because EA FC 24 is a good product if they want to retain their audience thry have to fix so many issues with this game

@zidannemaulana1537 16 күн бұрын

Imagine 2K sign deal with FIFA be like: 2K have many franchises *MotoGP 2K (If Milestone acquired by Take Two from Embracer) *FIFA 2K *NBA 2K *Top Spin 2K *WWE 2K *PGA Tour 2K *Hot Wheels Unleashed (published by 2K and developed by Milestone) *Monster Jam (published by 2K developed by Milestone) Imagine MotoGP vs F1 games which between Milestone vs Codemasters and 2K vs EA and also Take Two acquire Milestone will be the best acquisition ever made.

@zidannemaulana1537 16 күн бұрын

I can Imagine 2K vs EA be like FIFA 2K vs EA FC MotoGP 2K vs EA F1 Even makes Milestone acquired by Take Two Interactive is absolute crazy after acquiring Gearbox Software which another company which become Embracer hit list from Take Two

@ArshavinCisse 16 күн бұрын

In all honesty, many of the things that FIFA does is to get financial gain. That should stop. Otherwise, people will watch other sports.

@djnickbennett 14 күн бұрын

No mention of lack of innovation in every EA game basically scamming consumers with new skins.

@jonahfalcon1970 10 күн бұрын

Infantino: We'll make a FIFA game in less than 2 years! Developers: Sure, buddy.

@giodhuha6771 16 күн бұрын

Hope FIFA joins forces with Konami.

@nifemi_o 16 күн бұрын

How will Konami manage to pay what FIFA was asking?

@krandlez 16 күн бұрын

Nah, Konami better off not dealing with the grubs at fifa

@somethinglikethat2176 16 күн бұрын

Konami and FIFA would need a revenue or profit split deal, I imagine. Even them FIFA will still want too much money and control. FIFA's demands were greater than the value they brought to EA's series, I can't imagine they will lower them too much for the next developer. Either way the biggest problem will be the licensing of players, clubs and leagues. EA FC sales show people don't care about the FIFA name.

@GORILLA_RAMESH 16 күн бұрын

Konami is making some good money recently but it's not enough to buy a 150 million a year license 🤣. They not even makes more money than pubg and pubg died 3 years ago 😂.

@Edgar... 16 күн бұрын

PES used to have better gameplay and physics than the old FIFAs did, but they could never compete because they couldn’t get the rights to players and clubs. Now that EA has the exclusive rights to the Prem, LaLiga, Bundesliga, PSG, Juve and other smaller leagues. How are FIFA and Konami going to compete if they can't even get 3 of the top 5 leagues and many others in their game when the game console crowd isn't able to just mod them in and are the biggest buyers of football games?

@fresh_jme 16 күн бұрын

FC24 Wasn’t good imo, I’ll probably be playing FIFA 2K next year

@106. 14 күн бұрын

EA having competition might make them refocus on gamplay

@rezarfar 16 күн бұрын

Well, it really didn't matter. The franchises best days were behind them long before this ever happened, especially in terms of the actual quality of the games. The best FIFA games were FIFA 13 and 14, in fact in the last 10 years since FIFA 14, only one other FIFA game cracks the top 10 and thats FIFA 17 in 8th place on the list. So in the last 10 years, only 1 FIFA game has actually managed to break the FIFA top 10 games list. Fairly certain that eventually, the relationship would have ended one way or another.

@cheeselol268 12 күн бұрын

Could probably also mean the end of the FIFA world cup game serie. From 1998 fifa world cup video game to 2022 fifa world cup video game

@prysrek8858 15 күн бұрын

I swear, only FIFA would be able to make us be sympathetic towards EA

@TrueRomanceIRL 14 күн бұрын

Always looking for ways to get the players to dispense with more money. Too much focus on FUT and not enough on the actual gameplay or indeed other modes

@0greeny0001 16 күн бұрын

The hubris of FIFA to think that they can create a game from nothing in a year is astonishing.

@shain46 16 күн бұрын

Really sorry to hear that PES has fallen from a cliff. Pes 20 and 21 were really nice

@philipbeattie4101 Күн бұрын

I was always a PES fan back in the day. The licensing is always good with EA, but if 2K get involved I think I’ll definitely be checking it out. the NBA games are great.

@GodOfCulture 16 күн бұрын

As a Fifa Player on the Switch, that was the best thing to ever happen! No Legacy Edition anymore wahooooo😂

@ILikedGooglePlus 16 күн бұрын

Today, I feel like a Video Game Developer

@Barry___ 16 күн бұрын

There is currently a company backed by CR7 and KDB who are making a competitor called UFL (Ultimate Football League) and have already made a deal with FIFpro for licencing player images. If the game comes out (after 2 years of delays) and is actually good, FIFA might just run over there instead of bothering with 2K.

@zidannemaulana1537 14 күн бұрын

So UFL in Asia be like: Published by Capcom and compete against eFootball Imagine in North American release be like: UFL name changed into ULS which developee by Strikerz Inc. published by Square Enix

@GRNorman514 13 күн бұрын

UFL don’t actually have many or any licenses though. It’s just a FUT clone.

@Guns_Blazin 16 күн бұрын

Didn’t you make a video similar to this previously?

@BatkoNashBandera774 16 күн бұрын

When anyone associated with EA tell you they are trying to be "creative, innovative, experimental" - they are lying to your face on all counts.

@Ankur3108 16 күн бұрын

Very informative. Great work

@bosorot 15 күн бұрын

2K is famous for microtransaction. FIFA is famous for corruption. 2K-FIFA game , you can buy the referee for faulty penalty kick for $ 0.99 each. Match made in heaven.

@dingypt 12 күн бұрын

I played FIFA 99, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 and 20... I honestly see no evolution since FIFA 15 or 16 and by FIFA20 i just decided I will not play another EA Football Game unless they ACTUALLY change something other than graphics or more lootboxing gameplay with more ingame purchases. I love the football genre and Football Manager completely delivers for me, but sometimes i dont want to play as a manager. And unfortunately it seems there is no good game to play "as a player"