Ok so I was reading Samit's article on sports commentary and an idea came up that I thought of one day when I was talking to my boss.

We were sitting around one day talking about games like we normally do. He brought up how much he disliked the radio commentators that were in Madden 08. Not having played a Madden game in years I took his word for it, and reading what other people had to say about the comentating, or lack there of, it looks like he was right. So we were tossing around ideas and I thought of the following.

A lot of cities have an AM radio station broadcast of the games, and usually the announcer, at least here in Chicago, does a stellar job broadcasting the game with knowledge, verve, and emotion. ESPN uses these sometimes in a highlight clip reel on sportscenter. You know those guys that sound like they are ready to fall off their chairs announcing a great play. A lot of times I watch the game with the sound off and the radio on because Joe Buck is a fucking robot with no passion. And I know they can't be emotional because the have to seem non biased on a national broadcast, but I say FUCK THAT. I'd rather listen to someone who is as excited to see my team do well as I am.

From what I remember the announcers for the game read from a script and add their own voice talent/inflection to it. What if as a probably paid for DLC you could download that same or modified script from your favorite local radio commentator and have that woven into the game? The only problem is sometimes your favorite team might not be tied to the announcer you liked. So there are downsides, and yea I know the scope seems to big, but damn I think it would be a cool idea. It would add that "immersion" word, that is thrown around a lot in the games industry, to a title that really hasn't felt innovative in years.

What do you all think?