Could NBA 2K16 be Implementing College Hoops?

[Junior Moe]

Re: Could NBA 2K16 be Implementing College Hoops?

It'd be nice if they just gave us a game full of John Doe's and let us edit the rosters afterwards. That should alleviate all of the "player likeness" issues, but maybe it's not that simple.

Yeah, that has been my thinking with regards to college games. License the the schools, conferences, etc. and then release the game with a completely fictional roster. Sorta like Blitz: The League, I still remember Ron Mexico. That way it's an authentic collegiate game with the schools we love, just with fictional (not similar in anyway to current players) players. It seems so simple, so that leads me to believe that there's more to it that we just don't understand.

[Pokes404]

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Yeah, that has been my thinking with regards to college games. License the the schools, conferences, etc. and then release the game with a completely fictional roster. Sorta like Blitz: The League, I still remember Ron Mexico. That way it's an authentic collegiate game with the schools we love, just with fictional (not similar in anyway to current players) players. It seems so simple, so that leads me to believe that there's more to it that we just don't understand.

Something like that could work within NBA 2K because it's part of a larger game. As for the college games themselves, I think their fear is that the games won't sell as well with completely fictional rosters. I also want to say that the EA Locker, or any other system of allowing roster transfers, was still going to open 2K/EA to player likeness lawsuits. Basically, by providing a framework for allowing realistic rosters to be easily transferred (fully knowing that people would create rosters based on the real players and easily share them), they weren't going to be able to get around use of player likeness. I'm not positive on that aspect though.

College games already don't move copies the same way as professional games do. Couple that with fictional rosters driving some people away, there just isn't the money in it to justify the development/licensing costs.

That being said ... I really hope someone gets this stuff figured out because I miss the college games. Well, a couple of them at least.

[Junior Moe]

Re: Could NBA 2K16 be Implementing College Hoops?

Something like that could work within NBA 2K because it's part of a larger game. As for the college games themselves, I think their fear is that the games won't sell as well with completely fictional rosters. I also want to say that the EA Locker, or any other system of allowing roster transfers, was still going to open 2K/EA to player likeness lawsuits. Basically, by providing a framework for allowing realistic rosters to be easily transferred (fully knowing that people would create rosters based on the real players and easily share them), they weren't going to be able to get around use of player likeness. I'm not positive on that aspect though.

College games already don't move copies the same way as professional games do. Couple that with fictional rosters driving some people away, there just isn't the money in it to justify the development/licensing costs.

That being said ... I really hope someone gets this stuff figured out because I miss the college games. Well, a couple of them at least.

Yeah, I get that and I do think that the fictional players route would definitely turn many people off. There may be an edit player option but there will be no way of sharing them, at least not through the game itself for obvious reasons. But I do believe (at least hope) that the rise of "MyCareer", "MyTeam" (using NBA players during their college tenures like NCAA Football) and modes like "The Park" potentially open up the game to new fans and revenue. Like you, I hope something materializes because I'm salivating at the prospect of College anything on the XB1 and PS4.

[cowboy_kmoney]

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We at lease wish on a College Hoops game frm 2k seeing that are the best at what they do all Around. So I hope 2k gets the Licence to bring back the game Because they have more fans now then ever.

[2K15 PC]

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Please stop putting all this time and money into MyPlayer story. We really don't care about it. Really.

[thedream2k16]

Re: Could NBA 2K16 be Implementing College Hoops?

Please stop putting all this time and money into MyPlayer story. We really don't care about it. Really.

my career people need the story to not get bored

[Trackball]

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Please stop putting all this time and money into MyPlayer story. We really don't care about it. Really.

We don't.

But unfortunately, the majority of buyers do.

[8KB24]

Re: Could NBA 2K16 be Implementing College Hoops?

Please stop putting all this time and money into MyPlayer story. We really don't care about it. Really.

Please talk for yourself.

[RyanLaFalce]

Re: Could NBA 2K16 be Implementing College Hoops?

Hopefully we'll find out at E3!

[eko718]

Re: Could NBA 2K16 be Implementing College Hoops?

Also consider that the college involved(if there is one) could be fictional, ie: "Big State" in "He Got Game". College implementation does not necessarily mean NCAA license.

[ThaLiveKing]

You need 1 million VC to jump from college to the pros lol.... this is something a lot of us want in a my career mode

[Jwest85]

Um could you imagine how big of download this game would be if it had college teams. I mean its already 50gb.

[da206gamer]

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I think the story from Spike Lee will be first-rate. He knows how to tell a story better than most.

When was the last time Spike Lee made a memorable movie????

[redsox4evur]

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I also want to say that the EA Locker, or any other system of allowing roster transfers, was still going to open 2K/EA to player likeness lawsuits. Basically, by providing a framework for allowing realistic rosters to be easily transferred (fully knowing that people would create rosters based on the real players and easily share them), they weren't going to be able to get around use of player likeness. I'm not positive on that aspect though.

That can't be true because 2k/EA would have removed this feature from every game moving forward. And it was in 2K15 last year.

[thedream2k16]

Re: Could NBA 2K16 be Implementing College Hoops?

I think we are all overthinking it and setting ourselves up for disappointment. I think its just boxart representing each players "resume"to the nba from college, rookie season, awards winner, current

Also current NCAA lawsuits would prevent this also. Something people arent thinking about