NBA Live was a game that did well and held its own mainly on the backs of casual NBA fans. When they pushed back the game it never came out, and it hadn't come back until this cheap download game will. I'm pointing out that from a
PR and business standpoint, not releasing a game until it is perfect is an impossibility. Even GT5 (That was pushed back 4 times and was immune to the need to have now requirement of normal sports games) had major flaws on opening day. Patched completely imo after the second major patch, but improved with patches after that.