No NBA 2K15 Demo Confirmed

[Steve_OS]

According to the PlayStation.Blog, it doesn’t look like we will see an NBA 2K15 demo this week. Demos typically release 2 weeks before the game releases to stores, which means we probably won't see one this year, for the second year in a row.

We have reached out to 2K for confirmation and will update this post when we hear back.

UPDATE: Just received confirmation, there will be no NBA 2K15 demo this year.

[Goffs]

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This thread...will be fun read at work

[da ThRONe]

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It's funny I remember the days when you didn't get demos. Now it's almost standard. Madden 15 did well without a demo and so will 2K15. This game is a mainstay now and people know what to expect.


My decision to buy or not will come down to the improvement or lack thereof to MyPlayer.

[supermati]

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I wonder what's the reason behind this. We haven't seen any gameplay videos either. 2K gameplay is always solid enough to be tried a few weeks earlier.

Maybe a dev can chime in?

[ThreeKing]

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You know the gameplay is on point. So is this a cost-cutting move? Does it cost THAT much money to send out a demo?

[luda06]

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You know the gameplay is on point.

How do we come to this conclusion? You've played the game?

Anyways, 2K can do whatever they want. It's a two man race. Heck, it's been a one-man marathon for a few seasons as well. If there's no real competition, then don't expect a whole of stuff comparable to the old days. Like it or not, 2K pretty much has your sixty bucks unless the other game really comes with it.

[aholbert32]

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I wonder what's the reason behind this. We haven't seen any gameplay videos either. 2K gameplay is always solid enough to be tried a few weeks earlier.

Maybe a dev can chime in?

Why do people keep saying this? There are over 20 threads on this forum of games played at different events.

[Phreezy P]

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You know the gameplay is on point. So is this a cost-cutting move? Does it cost THAT much money to send out a demo?

I don't see why they would cut costs considering they're about to make $858347859 from this game.

[ThreeKing]

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How do we come to this conclusion? You've played the game?

I say that, because they haven't really "overhauled" the gameplay which is very solid. If it ain't broke, you don't fix it.

That's also not to say that they can't always improve on what they have already.

[sticks323]

I'm not surprised. They have a good track record.

[aholbert32]

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You know the gameplay is on point. So is this a cost-cutting move? Does it cost THAT much money to send out a demo?

Not money...time. You dont want the demo to misrepresent the final version of the game and in order to do that you would have to wait until later in production to produce the demo. That takes away time that could be used to focus on things that will be in the retail version.

There is a reason why companies are moving away from demos. Games like NBA 2k and Madden sell themselves because of exclusivity and track record. There arent a ton of people who need a demo to convince them to buy the game. They know by now if they like 2k Basketball or Madden football.

So why release a demo that 1) wont represent the final product and 2) isnt likely to convince a ton of people to buy the game. Releasing a bad demo can be detrimental to a good game (see EA UFC) and its rare that even a good demo convinces people to buy a game thats already a mainstay.

[Bowinkle08]

I'm not surprised. They have a good track record.

true. demo would still be nice though. just to curb my anticipation lol

[Vni]

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Not really surprising although I wonder what's the reasonning behind it. For well informed people like we are on OS I don't think it makes much difference even though it's still nice to get to play the game early, but I can only imagine how many copies it would help to sell to the guys who aren't too much into basketball or basketball games.

[supermati]

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Why do people keep saying this? There are over 20 threads on this forum of games played at different events.

I keep saying that because there haven't been any officially released videos, making it really hard to come up with conclusions about the actual gameplay since they always seem to be called "older builds" by 2k staff.

Not releasing gameplay videos and not releasing a demo either are two behaviors that show a lack of confidence, at least when it comes to selling their improved gameplay.

[Guard-ian]

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I am not going to base my decision on a demo, but you can never be wrong having a detail with your die hard fans and allowing them to try some of the new gameplay before release...

Cheers! ;-)