@Dolenz_PSN said in Video game companies monopolizing sport games:
Is there an exclusivity deal though or have the other companies just given up?
People have been complaining about this for years, even in years that RBI Baseball was still being released. Now, RBI was not a serious competitor but it still had a license from MLB.
So, is it an exclusivity deal or is it simply a case where the license costs are so high that being the second or third best selling MLB game (or NFL, NBA, etc) is not worth the effort?
Madden is the only game with an exclusivity agreement. Everyone has been welcome to make NBA and MLB games for several years; they just choose not to because they want to see immediate success to boost stocks, which isn't very practical for new intellectual properties.
Unfortunately, money is all these companies care about now. Every game they make, and unfortunately, what they choose not to make, is always purely a money-driven decision. So, unless an independent company with money to burn shows up, we are stuck with these sports games.