EA and 2K are reportedly discussing a new college basketball game

Summary

A brand new College Basketball game could be coming to a console near you.
This comes from a reliable insider who reported that both EA and Take-Two are having internal discussions about the game.
EA Sports College Football 25 was a huge success, so it would make sense that College Basketball is the next avenue/

If you thought the wait between NCAA Football 14 and this year's EA Sports College Football 25 was long (over 10 years), then wait until you find out that the last NCAA Basketball title was released in 2009. In other words, it's been more than 14 years since NCAA Basketball 10 was released.

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This means that things can change relatively soon.

According to Insider Gaming's Mike Straw, both EA and Take Two (2K) have been in internal talks about reviving the long-dormant college basketball video game franchise. Straw added, “there are groups in both companies that are pushing hard for this.”

CFB 25 was a huge success

Given the success that was College Football 25, it makes perfect sense that both companies would want to revive basketball. Either get a share of the pie (2K and Take-Two) or expand their college dominance (EA).

As TheGamer reported earlier, CFB 25 was a huge success, even before the game officially launched. Before the official release, 2.2 million people paid at least $100 for Early Access privileges. Since then, the game has become the best-selling soccer game of all time and the #1 sports game. 2 at all.

In other words, college sports are the big deal. However, it may not be as hassle-free as it sounds.

That's because there are 352 Division I basketball programs, with a total of 363 when you include schools transferring from Division II or III. That's a lot of schools compared to the 134 FBS schools that the College Football 25 covered. In comparison, NCAA college basketball is not divided into subdivisions like football.

Throw in the sheer number of schools, plus the ability to contract real life players through the NIL, and things get crazy real quick. Then again, money is the ultimate equalizer, and if there's a chance that a college basketball game could be half as successful as its football counterpart, then things will find a way. Ultimately, only time will tell if College Basketball (insert year) becomes a thing, though it's at least a conversation piece.