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Deyon on 22 May 2013
walsufnir said:
MS, don't forget Europe (especially Germany! :) )

Europeans don't watch fake football.



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MoHasanie on 22 May 2013

Extremely smart business decision. The NFL is huge in the US, and every Sunday its gets gigantic ratings. NBC pays billions every year just to broadcast it. This was one of the few very wise decisions from MS regarding Xbox one.



    

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KHlover on 22 May 2013
DirtyP2002 said:
RolStoppable said:
I usually watch NFL on my laptop and if I want to see stats, I look them up in another tab on NFL.com. Alternatively, you could use a laptop/tablet to check NFL.com for stats and highlights while you are watching the games on TV.

So what am I missing here? What exactly did Microsoft pay for that wasn't already available before?

You are watching sports on a laptop and ask what you are missing out?
Really?


Yeah, the best place to watch it is in a bar! Oh wait...



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walsufnir on 22 May 2013
Deyon said:
walsufnir said:
MS, don't forget Europe (especially Germany! :) )

Europeans don't watch fake football.


You don't say, truthspeaker! Now that you mention it... *sigh*



pokoko on 22 May 2013

Seems excessive, to be honest. Will this really win that many people to the Xbox One? I can't really see it. Most NFL fans, I think, just want to watch the games, as they can already look up stats on tablets, phones, and computers. Doesn't the NFL package on DirecTV already do this?

Don't get me wrong, it seems like a nice extra, but I'm not sure it's going to be a great investment.



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DirtyP2002 on 22 May 2013
KHlover said:
DirtyP2002 said:
RolStoppable said:
I usually watch NFL on my laptop and if I want to see stats, I look them up in another tab on NFL.com. Alternatively, you could use a laptop/tablet to check NFL.com for stats and highlights while you are watching the games on TV.

So what am I missing here? What exactly did Microsoft pay for that wasn't already available before?

You are watching sports on a laptop and ask what you are missing out?
Really?


Yeah, the best place to watch it is in a bar! Oh wait...


Nah, stadium.

in a bar or on public viewing locations are way too many people with no knowledge about the sport.

Stadium > at home > in a bar > public viewing



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think-man on 22 May 2013

NFL isn't that only big in the states? It's basketball aye?



 

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Soundwave on 22 May 2013

Perhaps this will let you do things like change camera angles? Some of it could be promotional too -- "NFL Sunday ... better with XBox One" type slogans running all during NFL broadcasts for instance could be why they paid so much.



Proclus on 22 May 2013

A couple of days profits for 5 years of content, I think Microsoft will survive.



Slimebeast on 22 May 2013

Wow, a whopping $400 million on an entertainment feature.

And they also announced a Halo TV-series with Spielberg.

Imagine how many hardcore games that investment could have given us over the same five years.

Seems like MS has big plans and this could be seen as making a pre-emptive strike against Apple in the future battle for the living room.

We just have to accept that Xbox One is trying to become a general entertainment box rather than a dedicated gaming machine. But as a gamer it's hard for me to accept since I have zero interest in anything that's not games when I turn on my console.

Maybe this is the right way to go into the future gen. Honestly I hope for success for Xbox One but I don't think this NFL deal was a wise business move. It's just so much money. Like Molyneux said on IGN last nite, it's very difficult and risky to try to deliver top quality at so many different areas.