NBA 2K17 Steps Up Its Game With New Fitbit Integration

[BegBy]

Re: NBA 2K17 Steps Up Its Game With New Fitbit Integration

Why the hostility? Its just a way to encourage people to get away from the TV and actually go outside. It's kinda cool and completely inconsequential if you don't participate.

No it's not. They are doing this in hopes to make money.

Instead of things like this they should spend more time on fixing the list of things that are currently an issue with the game.

Seriously.

[scottyp180]

No it's not. They are doing this in hopes to make money.

Instead of things like this they should spend more time on fixing the list of things that are currently an issue with the game.

Seriously.

How exactly is 2k making money off this? Unless Fit Bit is paying 2k for integration or 2k is getting a cut out of Fit Bit sales, which seems unlikely, I don't see how this is a cash grab.

This sounds like incentive for people that already own a Fit Bit. "Hey own a Fit Bit? Use it for in game bonuses!" While this feature is completely useless to me I think it's a cool idea as long as it remains optional and doesn't result in bonuses that are unattainable in other ways. As far as I know you can buy similar perks with VC. If the bonus was something like exclusive shoes that only Fit Bit users can earn I could see an issue.

But either way I just don't see how could be considered a cash grab.

[BegBy]

Re: NBA 2K17 Steps Up Its Game With New Fitbit Integration

How exactly is 2k making money off this? Unless Fit Bit is paying 2k for integration or 2k is getting a cut out of Fit Bit sales, which seems unlikely, I don't see how this is a cash grab.

This sounds like incentive for people that already own a Fit Bit. "Hey own a Fit Bit? Use it for in game bonuses!" While this feature is completely useless to me I think it's a cool idea as long as it remains optional and doesn't result in bonuses that are unattainable in other ways. As far as I know you can buy similar perks with VC. If the bonus was something like exclusive shoes that only Fit Bit users can earn I could see an issue.

But either way I just don't see how could be considered a cash grab.

Do you honestly think they devoted time to this project for free? What about the inevitable time they'll spend in the future on maintenance? It's 2016. How can you possibly think they aren't trying to make money? If it's not making money, it's costing them money. Guess what businesses avoid almost exclusively when possible...I'll give a hint. It rhymes with losing money.

Go to work tomorrow. Suggest that you guys should put some effort into a new project and provide it to people despite them never expressing specific interest in said idea. Now suggest you do it with no intention of making money or way to to compensate for the time spent on development or time spent for future maintenance. Please let me know how that conversation goes.

[jeebs9]

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My girlfriend owns a fitbit. I should make her gain me some points.

Again I can't wait to see people with their watches on moving items (Fans, Turntables, Wash machine lol)

[TheBigTicket205]

Re: NBA 2K17 Steps Up Its Game With New Fitbit Integration

How exactly is 2k making money off this? Unless Fit Bit is paying 2k for integration or 2k is getting a cut out of Fit Bit sales, which seems unlikely, I don't see how this is a cash grab.

This sounds like incentive for people that already own a Fit Bit. "Hey own a Fit Bit? Use it for in game bonuses!" While this feature is completely useless to me I think it's a cool idea as long as it remains optional and doesn't result in bonuses that are unattainable in other ways. As far as I know you can buy similar perks with VC. If the bonus was something like exclusive shoes that only Fit Bit users can earn I could see an issue.

But either way I just don't see how could be considered a cash grab.

There's nothing in this life that's free... Remember that!

[jackzagal]

Re: NBA 2K17 Steps Up Its Game With New Fitbit Integration

Cool, I see 2k keeps focusing on what's important: earning more and more money, this time in a more subtle manner than abusing the VC and attritute systems. Next.

[Jhawkfootball06]

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What about people with an Apple Watch?

[Glenn33]

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I wouldn't say +5's across your attributes is inconsequential, and the hostility comes through getting attribute boosts through gimmicks when they don't even allow you to unlock your career attributes unless you spend hours upon hours in the park.

It's a 2 hour boost. You get the same effect using the My Park cards [or whatever they are called] which you can purchase using VC. It's not that serious.

[Glenn33]

Re: NBA 2K17 Steps Up Its Game With New Fitbit Integration

Do you honestly think they devoted time to this project for free? What about the inevitable time they'll spend in the future on maintenance? It's 2016. How can you possibly think they aren't trying to make money? If it's not making money, it's costing them money. Guess what businesses avoid almost exclusively when possible...I'll give a hint. It rhymes with losing money.

I agree with you 100% This ulltimately is about making money. But that money comes from their partnership with FitBit. 2K isn't asking the consumer to pay one single dime - to spend 1 single VC. And if someone goes out and buys a fitbit just for this...LOL - you must have money to burn. Can't we just enjoy nice things anymore?

[Glenn33]

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Wowowowowowow. This is insulting. Another cash grab.

They need to make efforts toward making a better and more realistic NBA game. Their sense of entitlement to consumer's money after the initial transaction is largely disgusting and perpetuated by garbage like this.

I hope this is undeniably their worst and most expensive mistake.

Seriously? Cash grab? It cost you no money to use the feature.

Effort toward making a better game? It gets better every year (wether we want to admit it or not). They patched the game 5 times already. I'd say they are working hard to try to make things right.

Again - why the hostility? This is why we can't have nice things.

[twebb5896]

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Get us to go outside so we spend less time on your game and don't realize how terrible it is? 🤔

Well played 2K

Well played

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[Glenn33]

Re: NBA 2K17 Steps Up Its Game With New Fitbit Integration

Cool, I see 2k keeps focusing on what's important: earning more and more money, this time in a more subtle manner than abusing the VC and attritute systems. Next.

2K17 is a $60 game played on $300+ consoles. My goodness it always comes back to money when we [OS] complain. It's an expensive hobby - we should just accept that at this point.

But the awesome thing is - this feature cost NOTHING. It's free and a cool thing for those who own a fitbit. So let's just enjoy no?

[BegBy]

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Seriously? Cash grab? It cost you no money to use the feature.

Effort toward making a better game? It gets better every year (weather we want to admit it or not). They patched the game 5 times already. Id'd say they are working hard to try to make things right.

Again - why the hostility? This is why we can't have nice things.

If you think a Fitbit component in this game is 'nice things' then we have very seriously differing opinions.

Hope you enjoy this feature and any others that are implemented in the future.

I going to sit over here and hope for fastbreaks in a basketball video game.

[Glenn33]

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If you think a Fitbit component in this game is 'nice things' then we have very seriously differing opinions.

Hope you enjoy this feature and any others that are implemented in the future.

I going to sit over here and hope for fastbreaks in a basketball video game.

It is a nice thing to me - but I don't have a Fitbit so that sucks. But I would LOVE features like this in the future - tying it into other products I own like my smartphone and such.

When I play I gets fastbreaks aplenty. It's awesome. I just try to enjoy the game at this point - warts and all you know? I don't see things like this as taking away from the game at all.

[ultralow36]

Re: NBA 2K17 Steps Up Its Game With New Fitbit Integration

Good old (OS) always getting worked up over something that you don't even care about..BegBy why not just move on why let a game or company get you so upset?

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