Rumor: 2K Sports Prepping NBA 2K10: Draft Combine For XBLA/PSN (Joystiq)

[bateman11]

Im intruiged. could be very interesting.

[statum71]

Sounds dumb. I hope its false.

Why the heck would I buy a "mini" game for a draft? Shouldn't the players already be drafted?

[navyboy09]

I personally think it is stupid. thats like taking the mini games out of madden and selling it seperate.

[chrome381]

what happened 2k?

[Jangle Leg]

They want an extra $5 for the game and this is how they will get it.

[ifriedrice]

If there is truth to the rumor, I sure hope Simballer comes in here and sees the reaction. If it's not too late to let the powers-that-be know that it's not flying with the NBA 2K community, maybe they can just make this free or something.

[Epiffani]

I have to get more details than what is currently posted, but I don't see what's the big deal. People pay for DLC all the time, and if this takes care of the many problems that people had with the draft classes in 2K9, I'm all for it. If this is indeed true, this falls imo along the same line as NBA Live charging for their DNA feature if you didn't buy the retail (which was a brilliant move on their part). No it may not be necessary to purchase it, but it could enhance your experience when playing the game. Its on you, as the customer if you want to get it or not.

[Boilerbuzz]

Trust me, I'm one of those people that HATES to get nickeled and dimed. This, on the surface could be just that. However, there are just so many questions:

1. How much is it going to cost? Will it be $5? If it's cheap enough, I'd consider it.
2. When will it come out? Is it before or after 2k10? 2 weeks? a month? Who here would not pay a couple of bucks to play a version of the game before the big one hits?
3. Is it something that adds to 2K10 or totally separate that SHOULD be in 2k10? If I chose to NOT get this, will I get boned? If they are FORCING me to buy something to get the total package, I'm not happy. (EA's Head Coach anyone?)
4. We're all cool with buying DLC that comes after? Isn't this the same, but before or with the release of 2K10? It's be stupid to not release it before btw.
5. One "feature" of Madden 10 that I'm drooling over is the online franchise on my iphone. I sure as hell would bet it's not free, but I'm pretty stoked about it. Can this be considered in the same vein? A supplemental piece of software that isn't NEEDED, but adds to the value of the main game.

I don't know. We'll just wait and see what happens. Too bad this had to come out as an unfounded rumor though. There are just too many questions...