NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

[thelwig14]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

I had NBA Jam to $10 on release day ($40 Elite at Walmart and then immediate $32 tradein at Best Buy) so yes, the thought of $50 for something that was going to cost me $10 (please don't mention added modes) is a ballbreaker.

I will not buy this at $50 because as a consumer all I can do is speak with my money.

Once this gets to $30...which it will by January at the absolute latest, I am all in.

[metal134]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

Incorrect. The "argument" has been that this game is not worthy of a $50 price tag. To determine that you need to take personal preference out of it and simply look at what is being given for that amount. When compared to other current gen releases, this game is actually giving just as much, if note MORE content, than most $60 games, and for $10 less. That part is fact. Whether or not that content suits an individual's personal tastes is where opinion comes in, but that could apply to EVERY game ever created, so the pricing debate is ultimately irrelevant.

No, it is not incorrect. You've given "facts' for why you feel it's worth $50 and I don;t think they support your case. I've given "facts" for why I don't feel it's worth $50 and you don;t think they support my case. Bottom line is, you feel it's worth $50 and I don;t feel that it's worth even close to $50.

[DirtyJerz32]

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I think it all comes down to this.

If you want to pay $49.99 for it than go ahead and do it.

If you don't and you think it's over priced, then don't buy it.

I'm sorry but, the fact that this conversation is still going on is crazy.

NFL2k5 came out at $19.99 and 3 years later, with huge decrease in features APF 2k8 came out at $59.99. Was APF worth $59.99? No, that's why they lowered the price. Nobody hear knows how long NBA Jam will be $49.99. My point is, companies want to make money and that's all. No company is in the business of not making money.

[Pared]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

I think it all comes down to this.

If you want to pay $49.99 for it than go ahead and do it.

If you don't and you think it's over priced, then don't buy it.

I'm sorry but, the fact that this conversation is still going on is crazy.

NFL2k5 came out at $19.99 and 3 years later, with huge decrease in features APF 2k8 came out at $59.99. Was APF worth $59.99? No, that's why they lowered the price. Nobody hear knows how long NBA Jam will be $49.99. My point is, companies want to make money and that's all. No company is in the business of not making money.

This should really be the bottom line of any argument here. "Speak" with your money.

[DickDalewood]

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No, it is not incorrect. You've given "facts' for why you feel it's worth $50 and I don;t think they support your case. I've given "facts" for why I don't feel it's worth $50 and you don;t think they support my case. Bottom line is, you feel it's worth $50 and I don;t feel that it's worth even close to $50.

I said the market justifies the price. Whether or not you want to purchase it for that is your call, as is the case with EVERY game.

Like DirtyJerz said, it's hilarious that this is even a conversation honestly, as these same "arguments" could be made about every game released.

[metal134]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

I said the market justifies the price.

Which is not a FACT. At this point, that's an OPINION. And my OPINION is that based on other games of the same era or later that have been released at a much lower price point that the market DOES NOT justify the price. If game after game after game of the same era has been released at a $10-$20 price point, how then does the market justify a $50 price point when no other game from the time has? Let's look at the other main FACT being presented. "It's a fully featured game." What the heck does that even mean? Monday Night Combat was a "fully featured" game. $15. Perfect Dark was a "fully featured" game. $15. Darwinia + was a "fully featured" game. $15. etc.etc.etc. So again, the point remains that this whole thing is about personal preference whether you guys want to admit it or not.

[bigball12]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

Just confirming, my version of NBA Jam for the PS3 does have Remix tour, it is locked though. I can nearly 100% confirm, that the DLC planned to unlock it would have been KB big. It is already in the game, just locked. The interview with Trey Smith earlier saying that they were working hard to get the remix tour in the game would seem untrue, as it is there to begin with.

[Pared]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

Just because you see a big "lock" on the screen does not mean it was 100% fully implemented correctly.

That's quite a big assumption you are making there.

[WazzuRC]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

Haven't read much of this thread, but who's going to pick this up? Not sure if it's worth the $50, so can someone give me factual reasons as to why it may or may not be worth the money?

Spoiler

Kidding, definitely will be picking this up.

[bigball12]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

Just because you see a big "lock" on the screen does not mean it was 100% fully implemented correctly.

That's quite a big assumption you are making there.

Actually Pared, I would typically err on the side of caution, but I am nearly positive of this. The challenges to unlock the players using Remix Mode are in the game. I have played against Drazen Petrovic whose unlock challenge requires a mode in Remix. I have seen him in the game. Also, there is a loading screen that advertises that the DLC to unlock the mode will be available, and when I click the 'x' button to go to the Remix Mode, it says that it must be unlocked with content on the Playstation Network. Please trust me, it is in the game!

[Pared]

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Actually Pared, I would typically err on the side of caution, but I am nearly positive of this. The challenges to unlock the players using Remix Mode are in the game. I have played against Drazen Petrovic whose unlock challenge requires a mode in Remix. I have seen him in the game. Also, there is a loading screen that advertises that the DLC to unlock the mode will be available, and when I click the 'x' button to go to the Remix Mode, it says that it must be unlocked with content on the Playstation Network. Please trust me, it is in the game!

I hear what you're saying, but I've seen this same exact thing while the game was being developed, and the "locks" don't necessarily indicate a fully working mode.

It could also mean they were too lazy to remove it from the menu and "dumbed down" the version you are playing.

You could have a version that, if that "lock" were to be removed, the game would crash because no such mode exists in the game you have, even though there's a menu option for it.

[DickDalewood]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

Haven't read much of this thread, but who's going to pick this up? Not sure if it's worth the $50, so can someone give me factual reasons as to why it may or may not be worth the money?

Spoiler

Kidding, definitely will be picking this up.

Me too though... it's been tough holding off on the Wii version dammit!

[bigball12]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

I hear what you're saying, but I've seen this same exact thing while the game was being developed, and the "locks" don't necessarily indicate a fully working mode.

It could also mean they were too lazy to remove it from the menu and "dumbed down" the version you are playing.

You could have a version that, if that "lock" were to be removed, the game would crash because no such mode exists in the game you have, even though there's a menu option for it.

Some of this may be true, but this version should not be "dumbed down" considering this is what was going to be released with Elite.

[Pared]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

Why not? They said publicly that the version you would get thrown in would be less feature-filled.

[bigball12]

Re: NBA Jam Release Date, 11/17 - 49.99 - Title Update in December (360, PS3)

Why not? They said publicly that the version you would get thrown in would be less feature-filled.

Less feature filled only if it did not have NBA Remix mode included, which in my opinion it did. Even if Remix mode was not in at launch, the plans to release Remix mode as DLC make the game complete. Even more so with the Online play. With Remix Mode + Online, it has more features than the Wii version.