NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

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In case you have been living under a rock today, NBA Live 15 has been delayed until October 28. For EA to delay a sports game is pretty unprecedented, especially at this stage in the game. Given the slow trickle of PR releases, and the rumblings we've been hearing, this is a move that likely was made some weeks ago.

There are several things this could mean, it could mean the game isn't finished and may not be by October 28. It could mean the team simply needed a few more weeks to finish the game and it'll actually come out better. It could mean the game will be cancelled, it's not like this hasn't happened before.

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[iloveparkmin]

i really don't care about this game anymore.. i am happy to see this game getting cancel or get delay.. i never buy nba live series ever again. NBA live 15 look horrible and garbage

[arkhamRejek]

At least they know that it is not up to the standards of the users. But seriously they had long enough

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

Panic . No show in August. Barely any footage shown. The 3 second clips looked promising but that's it. I don't know what else to make of the game

The delay tells me that the game is not up to standards yet . 3 weeks might polish a few things but what made them choose that over a patch? seriously need to flood us with info and videos over the next couple weeks to even keep interest.

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Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

Dustin has a typo in his section.


I'm wondering honestly if the delay is 3 weeks

How much extra time is it really when they have to still get it certified and printed and shipped by then?

[El_Poopador]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

Dustin has a typo in his section.


I'm wondering honestly if the delay is 3 weeks

How much extra time is it really when they have to still get it certified and printed and shipped by then?

I'm guessing the game will already be printed and shipped (or ready to ship), but they're working on a day 1 patch to add what they're working on. Rather than release the game and have it out for a month before the fixes are in, they're holding the release date until the fixes are done so everyone can get them as soon as the game is started up.

At least, I would hope that's the logic behind the delay. But you're right; everything that's going on the disc is pretty much done at this point.

[tsbmolina]

RIP NBA Live, you lived off your past legacy far to long as is.

[stillfeelme]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

I'm guessing the game will already be printed and shipped (or ready to ship), but they're working on a day 1 patch to add what they're working on. Rather than release the game and have it out for a month before the fixes are in, they're holding the release date until the fixes are done so everyone can get them as soon as the game is started up.

At least, I would hope that's the logic behind the delay. But you're right; everything that's going on the disc is pretty much done at this point.

I agree and said something similar in the other thread. They didn't get a chance to fix everything that is expected by ship date. This gives them a chance to fix/patch stuff in without bad press that they planned on patching in.

[Junior Moe]

I wasn't planning on picking up Live 15. However ,I was looking forward to seeing how far along the franchise has come and maybe giving Live 16 a shot. Now, I'm not sure what to think of this series or whether or not it will even be around long enough to legitimately challenge 2K. I have read that EA is committed to the franchise long term, so we'll see. But this ain't good in my book.

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Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

Let's keep on topic and stop paying stuff that has nothing to do with the topic itself including on other people directly or indirectly

[SageInfinite]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

I'm never optimistic with Tiburon. If it was another dev sure, more time could only be good, but Tiburon nah.....

[thatdudesheff]

The game is probably done, what can they do in 3 weeks that a day 1 patch can't fix? It would be easier to take if EA didn't act so big and mighty and actually talked to us, they would have more support. The only time they write those "open" letters is to hype us up or apologize for something.

[RipCityAndy]

The title of this roundtable is confusing. Is anyone actually optimistic by the delay?

[the_future420]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

I don't know enough about programming and developing cycles to say whether the 3 weeks will make a difference, but as of now I look at it as a positive. The release date is still before the tip off of the season so we're not missing anything with respect to the actual season, and it could make the game better. I would hope it won't make the game worse. If the game is eventually cancelled, then so be it.

At this point, I was considering purchasing NBA Live 15 before this news and nothing about this delay changes that. If reviews and impressions are positive, I will give it a shot. If not, then I probably won't.

Here's to hoping that the dev team puts out a good game. Its the best outcome for anyone who is a fan of basketball video games.

[stillfeelme]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

I see no reason to panic. Have we seen this before with Elite 11 and Live 13? Yes we have. They are releasing the game this time.