Undisputed says a December update will fix the game, but it will be dead by then

New boxing title Undisputed is starting to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. Boxers such as Deontay Wilder are way overpowered compared to the rest of the cast. Power punches need a serious rework, as spamming them is often a way to easy online victories. In real life, swinging for the fences every single time is a way to quickly get winded and knocked out.

Sore losers that disconnect from fights don't get a loss on their record, Fights that go to the scorecard often yield results that don't make sense and award the wrong boxer the victory. OK, that last detail actually reflects real boxing more than I would like to admit. Despite all this, many of the game's players believe there is a good boxing game somewhere in there struggling to come out.

An update from developer Steel City Interactive might have delivered a knockout blow to this title's aspirations:

The comments were swift and vicious.

"December? Bruh Call of Duty is about to come out," one commenter said. They're not wrong. There are more incredible games coming out than ever. Undisputed launched at a $60 price tag after two years of beta testing. Many players are afraid that if isn't ready now, it won't ever be.

There's an argument to be made that the game just wasn't ready to launch yet. It's hard to imagine the playerbase holds until December with all these issues weighing online play down. Another complaint is that the single player career mode just doesn't offer enough content to keep players engaged.

Amid all this chaos, word has leaked that EA may be about to revive its Fight Night boxing franchise. EA was reportedly concerned about how well a boxing title would do in the current market. The attention Undisputed has received (even if much of it is negative) may have piqued EA's interest.

Now, we wouldn't be getting a new Fight Night game for a couple of years at the earliest. But if Undisputed continues to struggle, breaking out some old Fight Night games and working on the rest of your backlog suddenly doesn't seem like the worst plan ever.

I hope both franchises figure it out. Competition is good for gaming, just as it is in sports. If Undisputed hadn't shown EA there was still an appetite for a good boxing game, I don't know if EA would be interested in stepping between the ropes again.