They did catch on. They were outbid by EA. And now, NCAA and Madden are better games than the 2K series was 10 years ago on the old system. It now has real physics and better control. The ONLY thing they don't have is a weekly show, they put the half time show in for this year. That is what I miss along with player interviews after the game.
I've played all of them, every year from when EA came out on PC in the 90s. Light years ahead now.
I think next game will have to focus on the graphics and game feel, I played the demo and it feels a little flat. The game is smooth but it feels like it misses that "it" factor. Maybe they should add dynamic crowds as your team does better, bench interactions as when a player is tumbling out of bounds, and finally they may even expand the roster to 85 finally
The demo isn't like the Early Release in dynasty mode. Its new dialog a new intro with film cuts and music, a discussion of the team and players, etc.. They even have the cheerleaders counting Rocky doing push ups after a TD. Someone may have posted a game on YouTube, you may want to check it out. The game is much more like a real game.
I am getting it Slick that's no doubt but I have watched the videos on youtube and still feel like it's lacking in spark