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What Every Sports Video Game Should Do (Opinion): by Macon Workman

Now I’m all for sports games from Madden to PGA to NHL, and a lot more. But I think we can all agree spending $70 for every new version of the game each year is a waste of money. Because NBA2k, Madden, and NHL definitely don’t make the graphics or gameplay better each year. The only thing they focus on is getting money from people buying the game, getting money from the Ultimate Teams in the game. 

Let's start with a comparison now. Let's start with the game Fortnite is definitely not as popular as it used to be, but when it was released five years ago everyone went crazy about it. Also instead of making Fortnite 1 and Fortnite 1 Legend Edition etc.,  They just made one simple game which they updated maybe 2-3 times a year. That's what Madden and NBA2k should be, but I also think we all know this will never happen. 

Because of one word MONEY! 

Thats what these giant companies want each year. Look, we put a new number on the title, added the new players, and also added some new cards in MyTeam. That gives you a top 5 game of the year. 


Going back to money there have been 19 NBA2k’s averaging about $70 each. So some quick math 19x70=$1,330 just to play the same game! You could buy 10 pairs of Airpods with that amount of money! You could get 1,330 McDonalds iced tea with that amount of money, that's just ridiculous. 

So in conclusion, even though this is what every sports gamer wants, it will never happen because giant companies want even more money.