NBA Live Committed to Consoles - Shipping in 2017, But the Focus Will Be on Mobile

[KingTocco]

Re: NBA Live Committed to Consoles - Shipping in 2017, But the Focus Will Be on Mobil

This has the whole NBA Elite 11 ring to it...

[ZoneSix]

Re: NBA Live Committed to Consoles - Shipping in 2017, But the Focus Will Be on Mobil

committed to consoles but the focus is on mobile.. that doesn't sound good.

[Nemesis Enforcer]

Re: NBA Live Committed to Consoles - Shipping in 2017, But the Focus Will Be on Mobil

Too bad. Live 10 will always be a top 10 game of all time for me and Live 16 is a solid game with Pro Am being a must play for any basketball fan. It's just a few years too late with 14 and start of 15 being flat out terrible and I don't see Fran mode ever getting on the level of 2k

I hope they don't give up on pro am. Most fun I've had in a while and really rewards sim basketball along with casual. Almost at 300 wins and 200 losses.

[KingTocco]

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Anyone remember Jesus Bynum?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJwXBw86g30

I don't really get this move by the Live team, they say they care and all the right things but then hardly support NBA Live 16. Their whole business plan doesn't make much sense to me, I truly believe they should just scrap this franchise and focus on something else.

Go the NBA Street route and make a new one of those, maybe make a Pro-Am focused game as well since that was fairly decent in Live 16. I know some of you in here actually believe this was a good game this year but it's the same 10 or so of you talking.

I'd really like for NBA Live to get it together for competition sake but that's about it at this point, it's always wait until next year or we are almost there...that was 2, 3, 4 years ago. We are still relatively in the same spot IMHO. They have made some improvements but not anywhere near enough for a AAA Franchise.

[Ermolli]

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I understand some people's optimism about the news, how the extra time gives more time for the dev team to deliver a better product, however, how can they be so sure that they'll release a great game because of it? It feels like 2010 again with the delay to early next year, to then a cancellation and then who know's what's going to happen.

This isn't great news for EA nor the basketball gaming community. Live's brand and perception is at an all-time low, people don't trust EA, don't care about Live and don't think they could ever recover since their downfall with Elite 11.

I believe that at best they'll release a PSN/Xbox Live game with little to no modes (LUT and Pro-Am basically), some improvements in gameplay, and at a reduced price, kinda like Live 13 was going to be (since it makes little sense to release a fully-fledged game with not so much time until the next release). They could release the game along the All-Star Weekend or close to the beginning of the playoffs when the interest of the season starts to peak.

[StillFunkyB]

I had never seen the Jesus Bynum. That was funny. Thanks.

[KennyJ1976]

Just give up EA Sports, its over as far as basketball is concerned. They might as well scrap the Live franchise and bring back baseball. It can't sell any worse than Live and they have the Xbox market all to themselves.

[P-Dub]

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Yeah. Disappointed before the game is even announced. By the time it gets released I will probably be knee deep in the other game or even the mobile version if it turns out better than the current one to even consider Live 17.

Is it going to be too little too late? Or are they going to take advantage of the potential extra time to add depth to the game and have features that have the user base have been requesting for 3 years?

[RoyalBoyle78]

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I will say this news kinda upsets me, as I really enjoyed LIVE this year.

Oh well I guess


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[Rockie_Fresh88]

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I thought live 16 was a decent game this year . Wonder what's this new and exciting thing .

[NaVonn_Jose]

I feel EA should just give up and join forces with 2K and visual concept. EA just getting dry, boring, and the focus on their games seems poor. Admit it a MyCareer mode for a football game would be by far interesting, and personally NFL 2k5 was one of the best football video games of all-time. Like EA produce a game and once it release its like they don't care anymore. I'm big on gameplay and little things such as accessories. Madden has had the same cleats, gloves, and equipment since like 12' & Live 16 doesn't have any current player signatures shoes or newer hoop shoes. Things like that are important to me not only do I want to play the game like its real life I also want newer looks.

[zello144]

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Remember what happened last time?

[The 24th Letter]

Re: NBA Live Committed to Consoles - Shipping in 2017, But the Focus Will Be on Mobil

Not even a release date for the 2017 release in place...I seriously doubt they're going to drop a full fledged NBA game heading into the playoffs...I can see them strictly focusing on Pro Am tbh, that got the most play.

Not surprised by the news unfortunately. I never bought into the whole 'sure the sales are terrible, but we'll just keep on a shippin em out' idea they were selling. Money's always a factor and they went where the $ is, mobile.

[noshun]

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The truth is the real blame lies on NBA Live fans. You guys cant be honest with yourselves; straight up when it comes to Live. Well, most of you anyways. You fans never see anything wrong with the product or you start blaming 2k for Lives issues. The few of you on this, and various other forums say a sideslick comment about 2k, then say something else on Twitter, and when you get called out for it, you wont man up. Too many Harvey Dents on this side of the forums.

Also you Live fans didn't support the product.. the sales speak for Live. You wanted competition, you got it. Blame yourselves. I said this last year in October to quote myself:

Live fans want: 2k fans to buy 2k and Live using "choice" as a crutch.
Live diehards: will only buy Live, saying they have their game.
Live fans get upset at the sales for Live then blame 2k fans for not giving Live a chance.

Live fans that don't see anything wrong, get up go to the bathroom and stand in front of the sink and look in the mirror. Theres your problem with Live.

Edit: blame goes to the devs as well. How many years in a row do you have these surveys asking what our opinions are etc, then ask about 2k, and if 2k is an answer the survey is over. ow many wishlist going back years have the same request on them consecutively? Live still has the same issues I found when I was doing QA on Live 07/08.. the main issues are still there as far as animations, believable human movement, etc. Stuff I complained about back in 2006. Its still there.. I said in my letter to David Gardner I wont buy Live until I see changes, and its been that way since that email. Stop this saying Live is from the ground up. It isn't.


You cut corners reusing the same bad animation assets from 2 generations ago, optimize old bad code, post blogs about patting yourselves on the back, tea light candle sessions, blogs about pictures and videos with no pictures or videos in them, have your PR guys take swipes at 2k, when you don't have your stuff together etc... Its sad really... all this was self guillotine style by EA, and Live fans(boy) to a degree...

[Playmakers]

Re: NBA Live Committed to Consoles - Shipping in 2017, But the Focus Will Be on Mobil

The truth is the real blame lies on NBA Live fans. You guys cant be honest with yourselves; straight up when it comes to Live. Well, most of you anyways. You fans never see anything wrong with the product or you start blaming 2k for Lives issues. The few of you on this, and various other forums say a sideslick comment about 2k, then say something else on Twitter, and when you get called out for it, you wont man up. Too many Harvey Dents on this side of the forums.

Also you Live fans didn't support the product.. the sales speak for Live. You wanted competition, you got it. Blame yourselves. I said this last year in October to quote myself:



Live fans that don't see anything wrong, get up go to the bathroom and stand in front of the sink and look in the mirror. Theres your problem with Live.

Edit: blame goes to the devs as well. How many years in a row do you have these surveys asking what our opinions are etc, then ask about 2k, and if 2k is an answer the survey is over. ow many wishlist going back years have the same request on them consecutively? Live still has the same issues I found when I was doing QA on Live 07/08.. the main issues are still there as far as animations, believable human movement, etc. Stuff I complained about back in 2006. Its still there.. I said in my letter to David Gardner I wont buy Live until I see changes, and its been that way since that email. Stop this saying Live is from the ground up. It isn't.


You cut corners reusing the same bad animation assets from 2 generations ago, optimize old bad code, post blogs about patting yourselves on the back, tea light candle sessions, blogs about pictures and videos with no pictures or videos in them, have your PR guys take swipes at 2k, when you don't have your stuff together etc... Its sad really... all this was self guillotine style by EA, and Live fans(boy) to a degree...

No need for me to say anything you nailed it