This is getting ugly. Electronic Arts buy the
NFL and ESPN deals… "Fine" say Take Two Interactive, "Take THAT!" and immediately scoop up the exclusive rights to
Major League Baseball for 2006 and beyond. Now, despite being a baseball nut, I'm under no illusions. The MLB rights
are nowhere near as important as the NFL, but it's nice to see Electronic Arts get squeezed out for once.
Of course, the exact same consumer issues apply to this deal as the EA one. When two products compete for your dollar,
it drives both of them to be better products.Where is the drive to improve when you're the only game in town?
Take Two have the rights for seven years, but console manufacturers can still put out their own titles, it seems.
