2K Sports recently launched a new trailer for “The Neighborhood” in their upcoming basketball title NBA 2K19. Most people are excited about the new features, places, and things to do, and 2K does a nice job of presenting it all. But could the very end be hinting that a 2K football game could be coming in the future?
The last shot is of a football being thrown and caught by a couple of players in the park. It could just be part of everything else like dodgeball and trampoline/slamball, but maybe it’s something more. After all, it is a basketball game, so it’s interesting that the fade to black in an important trailer—for likely the favorite game mode of most NBA 2K fans—is of a football.
For those unaware, 2K Sports used to make an NFL football game until EA purchased the exclusive license. To this day, many people feel the gameplay and features—graphics aside—in NFL 2K5 (the last of the series) blows out Madden over a dozen years later.
Some people are very hopeful that this final shot of a football means something, while others believe it’s just 2K trolling.
https://twitter.com/VFBaller/status/1034978383921405952
https://twitter.com/GeDDeN7/status/1034995118309363712
If 2K was to make a 7on7 Football with just my players RIP MADDEN 🏈
— ✝️SL La〽️onsta (@DcuoLamonsta) August 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/armantweets/status/1035126467666096128
I saw a football at the end. I’m praying 2K can bring back the NFL games soon 😩 https://t.co/4w85O6Yk1I
— Raül (@_YouFollowiLead) August 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/BerryFarmUnion/status/1035222683695439872
We’ve seen what NBA 2K did to EA’s past-popular NBA Live series, and more and more people are getting to the tipping point with Madden (just check out the 2- and 2.5-star ratings for Madden 19 on Amazon). Given 2K’s popularity with its NBA and WWE games, along with its past history of success with NFL games before the purchase of the exclusive license by EA, a new 2K football game—even if it does not secure an NFL license—would garner deafening hype.
NFL license or not, 2K Sports making a football game is not a problem EA wants to have.
OMG please
No it’s not coming back.
It has to happen. I would even take a 7 on 7 game.
Fans deserve it!!!
Yea boi
FUCK MADDEN. MONOPOLY. I HAVENT PLAYED A FOOTBALL GAME IN YEARS. EACAUSE OF THESE ASSHOLES
I’d smash anyone in the ESPN NFL2K5, I Stongly believe no one would be able to defeat Me, sadly We may never know, thanks to EA!
They could follow the same method as PES and make a Game with unlicensed teams but give you an online site to download all of the info and the kids for the teams.
Calling it right now… 2K will one day be the leader in sports games no doubt about it. Once EAs contract runs out with the NFL I hope to God 2K snatches something up and makes moves. 2K5 and APF 2K7 are legends.
So 2k legally could make a NCAA game or does that tie into the nfl license somehow?