Many of us, gamers, have had our feathers ruffled over the news of EA buying the rights to the NFL logo, and players, AFL, and ESPN. Wither or not you are a fan of Sega's ESPN franchise you know that some how this move is an attempt to simply wipe out the comepition. Some of us may be happy by this decsion, but the VAST majority will soon learn of the infinite downsides to a monopoly. The year 2004 could be seen (so far) as the Golden Year for video games. EA and Sega duked it out, and many industry leaders say that ESPN came out on top. So, like a spoiled child, EA (instead of simply creating a better product) decided to buy everyone out. Im surprised that they didn't buy out SEGA. The consequences of EA's actions are yet to see, becuase its possible to make a grreat sports game without the offical names or jersey's (I.E Winning Eleven 7) But with a sport that is sooo familar who knows the reprecussions...