Re: CONFIRMED: NBA Elite 11 Delayed until 2011

[JB32]

Re: CONFIRMED: NBA Elite 11 Delayed until 2011

You need to understand you are in the minority. Most people really dislike what they saw big time. For every 1 person who was excited there was about a 1000 who was turned off.

I understand that, I guess this sorta stems back to the problems I had with the demo. I just wish that they would have built off of Live 10, because I still play that to this day. I thought that they could build off a Live 10 by adding the new controls and sig shots, my player mode, etc. and it'd be a great game.

It just seems that EA has a general lack a focus when it comes to NBA games. Maybe it's just me, I don't know. But this is just....ridiculous.

[jmood88]

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I'm surprised that they did this but for the people saying they respect them now for this, you better believe that if they were certain that they would get close to whatever their sales goal was, they would've had the game out this year like it was supposed to.

[SoMiss2000]

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Lol. EA shouldn't get props for not releasing a crappy game. The same approach needs to be given to Madden. If it ain't ready in August, it doesn't really have to be out before the start of the NFL regular season.

[Bumi]

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This is intelligent, I can't knock EA for this. I was one of the people who enjoyed the controls, yet retained the opinion that EA needed to clean the on court product up. Hopefully they're able to do that and ship us a solid product.

[DR Russell]

Re: CONFIRMED: NBA Elite 11 Delayed until 2011

Excellent move by EA... I assume and expect that later we will read that the title its cancelled for this year. I believe that this will be the best action to take in order to improve the overall package.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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FYI for those who pre-ordered, you will just have to call whatever store you pre-ordered the game from and get your money back. Once a product has been recalled, stores legally can't sale a recalled product. I talked to some of my friends that are managers at Walmart and Kmart, their stores have already started repacking all their Elite games to get ready to ship it back to their warehouse. Which then will get shipped back to EA's warehouse. Which then will get recycled.

Best believe EA is paying a lot of money buying all those copies of Elite 11 back from stores.

[blackflash83]

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WOW.....

Didn't think EA would have the balls to do this but they did. It's the right move. Good job updating Live 10 as well. That's the least they can do for whatever customers they have left.

I'm a little confused though. Are they pushing Elite 11 back to sometime in early 2011, or is Elite 11 essentially cancelled and they're just going to be working on it and releasing it as Elite 12 this time next year?

For now the game has been delayed. When additional information comes through I will let you all know.

[DustinT]

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Didn't see this one coming at all.

[magicman32]

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Hum!!! Very interesting. I wonder how much NBA Jam will cost.

[Mr.Wednesday]

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It was the correct action to take by EA.

I would love to get my hands on one of the original copies of Elite 11 if there were any shipped to retailers. Instant collectors item because of the rarity.

[coolcras7]

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based on what your opinion?

You guys need to stop all the NFL2K5 crap.....if you feel it's the better football game then that's your opinion but th ereason why Madden still sales hasn't nothing to do with NFL2K5

It still sales because it's still a very good game....

Don't act like 2K5 wasn't broken in some areas and it was a perfect football game....it was far from it

No it still sells because it's the only game on the Market

[Bumi]

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EA should do what they usually do when they have an inferior game....get an exclusive licencse. They did it with Madden when NFL2k5 was clearly a better game. If you can't beat em', buy 'em out.

Madden 2005 was great, the two products were of comparable value. That isn't the case between Elite and 2K, as 2K is clearly the superior product. And I say that as someone who hasn't purchased a 2K title since 09 due to the lack of control.

[nccomicfan]

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Didn't see this one coming at all.

anyone who says they did this close to release is lying

[DickDalewood]

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I'm definitely a little surprised, but this is absolutely the right decision. Good call EA, good call.

[oo7Soxs]

Awesome! Maybe, just maybe we are off the yearly release schedule for sports games! Thank you EA for not thrusting an inferior product to launch just to push some units and thank to to 2K for creating competition that might further change the video game industry as a whole!