Will sports games improve next gen?

[Nuke Dukem]

2k & Madden have been running on what feels like the same engines since 360/PS3


Or should we just expect another graphics upgrade


Also I blame take two & EA for being horrible companies

 

[Methodical]

No.We said the same shyt when we were on 360/PS3 and we were like "I can't wait for sports games on the next gen PS4 and XBox 1" but fukking disappointed.

 

[Swaggatron]

No. I feel sorry for sports gamers (I am one of them.) We shell out money EVERY YEAR for what a lot of times is just a roster update.

 

[Redguard]

NBA 2k might improve but Madden definitely will not.

 

[PS5 Pro]

2k & Madden have been running on what feels like the same engines since 360/PS3


Or should we just expect another graphics upgrade


Also I blame take two & EA for being horrible companies

Neither game will change much and there's a distinct reason why.

Both games have professional leagues, drafts,etc. So now they cater to that, changing the gameplay and graphics can potentially ruin an e-sports league if the changes was not loved. Yes, we all would love changes but is it worth the potential losses?

Only a new challenger can make a difference, maybe Stadia will try to force the issue? I've lost all hope in video game sports outside of baseball and hockey since those leagues haven't been video game monopolized yet, word to super mega baseball

 

[bis0n]

EA's not changing anything for Madden and FIFA as long as Ultimate Team is the money maker. Sports Interactive have given me enough to believe that I'll see big things coming from Football Manager every year, which is why it's the only sports game I've bought "in this gen". However, it's very much unlike the games discussed in OP, so who knows?

 

[Tunez]

MLB will improve

 

[KushSkywalker]

I'd give anything for a 10/10 football experience

 

[CrimsonTider]

Madden Won’t

 

[The_Unchosen_One]

Neither will change until they abandon the microtransaction obsession.

Now it's all about how much extra money they can get out of you after you buy the game compared to the old days where you buy the game and the developers were trying to fix the bugs and issues to make it a better game.

 

[Maude]

games could improve if they switched from yearly releases to 2-3 years.
By launch the developers who worked on the game are already making a new one
and the support team fixing the shyt they broke

 

[AlphaOne]

Didn’t EA just change their engine for sports games?

Probably gonna be an upgrade in graphics and gameplay mechanics only until mid/late gen.

Don’t know about 2K.

 

[Bathing Ape]

People talkin about madden but 2k's business model

 

[Barnett114]

Yes, more microtransactions

 

[NZA]

sports genre is trash if we cant get a decent boxing game