EA Sports NCAA College FB coming back Summer '24

[BigJCy]

 

[dirtyninety]

OK....I still am betting Bama big and early.

 

[Gonzo]

Very cool news, but it'll be a few years.

 

[SplitIdentity]

From 6 to midnight

 

[BigJCy]

According to this sounds like the plan is for a July of 2023 release. We shall see...

 

[JP4CY]

Boise St rise up!

 

[CycloneWanderer]

Hopefully better than the last few madden games

 

[Clonehomer]

Cool. Maybe you'll be able to find a PS5 on the shelves by then?

 

[throwittoblythe]

I would have been a much better student at ISU if it weren't for this game. I'd sit down after class and play an entire season in one sitting.

 

[BMWallace]

Boise St rise up!

Nah, gotta go Dynasty mode with one of the worst school. So UConn, UMass, anyone in C-USA, or Kansas.

 

[Mr Janny]

Nah, gotta go Dynasty mode with one of the worst school. So UConn, UMass, anyone in C-USA, or Kansas.

That's how I always did it. I'd have a long term dynasty with Iowa State and another one with a small school.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Nah, gotta go Dynasty mode with one of the worst school. So UConn, UMass, anyone in C-USA, or Kansas.

Loved doing this on CFB and March Madness games especially. Although never Kansas, yuck. Back then, it was not uncommon to lump Iowa State into this category unfortunately.

I remember always starting a dynasty with Iowa State and then going through the roster and editing all the players with their real names. Spent way too many hours on those games, and probably will again.

 

[Agclone91]

Hopefully better than the last few madden games

I used to hate how different NCAA football and Madden would feel. The players on NCAA always felt quick and agile and Madden always felt like you were stuck in the mud.

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

If it's just a reskin of Madden, it's going to be terrible...unfortunately it's EA so it's most likely going to be terrible

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

Nah, gotta go Dynasty mode with one of the worst school. So UConn, UMass, anyone in C-USA, or Kansas.

UTEP is always my first choice....would love to get them to the playoff

 

[JohnnyFive]

If it's just a reskin of Madden, it's going to be terrible...unfortunately it's EA so it's most likely going to be terrible

Madden has been bad for awhile. NCAA had a better feel and better gameplay. I loved running the option on that game

 

[CloneinWDSM]

What a great game. Buddy and I would run long series of Army, Navy, Air Force games running different types of option plays to change things up.

 

[intrepid27]

So will every college player in the video game now demand NIL money?

 

[Mr Janny]

So will every college player in the video game now demand NIL money?

I'm sure EA will offer them. If they sign on, they'll be in. If they don't, they won't. It's not going to be a ton of money

But if Will McDonald decides not to participate, EA will make sure there's not a #9 on the Cyclones default roster. That's one of the the things that was problematic for them before.

 

[LeaningCy]

This article from a couple years ago takes a look at the potential economics of it:

SMQ: A win-win-win plan to relaunch EA Sports NCAA Football

The last edition of EA Sports NCAA Football was released seven years ago. With the coronavirus threatening the 2020 season, how can we bring the game back?

saturdayblitz.com

At that time, they estimated roughly $150k/school and $2k/player. Not huge but probably a lot more than they're making on t-shirt sales.