This week, Operation Sports staff members Richard Chavez, Matt Gagnon, Rob Fetter and Chris Sanner are under the microscope as they seek to answer key questions on gamings future. We go from NBA Live, to an EA Console, to Madden and then finish things up with some 2K Sports banter. Be sure to check out their answers and add your own input! Check out their answers by heading to this week's OS Fact or Fiction now!
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Re: OS Fact or Fiction - June 26th
#1 Fact. Could it get worse?
#2 Fiction. I just dont see them taking the risk.
you alone would have the best sports games on one console
Plus - EAstation only 199.99, power cord, controller, A/V components, DVD/Blu-ray player, processor, fan, and memory all sold separately.
#3 Fact, but still... and Ill quote my self from Ian's full game thread -#4 Fact. And that big release <STRIKE>needs</STRIKE> has to be APF2K9 with PES customization and franchise. A sports developer in America with out Football is going no where fast.the presentation and commentary combine for some serious dullness. ......and that cut-away shot between plays from the corner of the endzone w/ the photographers? Im already sick of it.Last edited by yamabushi; 06-26-2008, 02:01 PM.Originally posted by Alexis de Tocqueville -
Re: OS Fact or Fiction - June 26th
If the NBA 2k team has moved over to Live, you can bet that Live will be the better game by 2009. This year expect very little in the way of improvements to NBA 2k (which is very unfortunate) while Live will probably make big strides.Comment
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I think that 2K's biggest weakness is marketing. Someone said it earlier. NBA 2k was far superior to Live and yet they were still outsold most years. That isn't good. Maybe this is the year to go old school (NFL 2k5 style) and release NBA 2k9 a week earlier than Live and for $39.99 just to get their product out the masses.Last edited by N51_rob; 06-26-2008, 04:27 PM.Moderator
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Live 09 will still be running on the same ****ty engine, so it won't be better than 2K9. 2K hasn't shown ANY of their cards yet this year, so I don't think Live has a chance again this year. Now 2010 could be another story, but not this year. No way, too big of a mountain for EA to climb in one year.Comment
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2k should sell now while they are still worth something. Give it a couple more years with only NBA and NHL selling in significant numbers. It'll be like owning stock in domestic auto companies.Comment
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Pretty good list and I agree with most of the OS staff with the exception of Chris about EA going into hardware, isn't going to happen.
I also disagree with him about question 4, 2k NEEDS to move their line in the other direction from where they've been headed so far in next gen and it needs to happen sooner rather than later.
With the marketing dollars and hype EA uses, and the fact that the 2k marketing dept. can't seem to market their way out of a wet paper bag, the deck will just get more and more stacked against them unless they can turn around both the NHL sku and the MLB sku and bring them to where they both should be by now on the NG platforms. Upgrading the visuals across the sports line to be on par with EA's line up wouldn't hurt either. There's no excuse 4 years in to still have your sports games still running on a last gen engine.Comment
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I honestly don't see EA releasing a console for a couple of reasons:
1) they will most likely lose their exclusive license deals
2) they would lost too much money.
3) Kind of goes along with 2, they are viewed "negatively" by so many gamers that I don't think there is any possible way their console could be a success.
As for Live, yes I think that its making a rebound, but don't think that it will surpass 2k, at least not this year. With 2k guys making their way over will help, but these guys are basically going to have to start from scratch.
And I do think that 2K needs a big fall this year. NBA and NHL are going to have to sale like hotcakes, which won't be a problem for NBA, to try and keep 2k afloat. I am not sure why they pulled APF, as they could've expanded upon it and released it right about now and sold numerous of copies in my opinion. The lack of replay value hurt them last year.
And I won't say the presentation in Madden is a huge improvement. Its where it should've been 3 years ago.I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see.
I miss the old days of Operation Sports :(
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Re: OS Fact or Fiction - June 26th
I agree, EA would never release their own console.WUSTLComment
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