Basketball is big business, but EA Sports has taken a drubbing from 2K Sports’ uber-popular NBA 2K franchise over the past decade or so. Many felt that NBA Live 20 may have been cancelled after the publisher made the unprecedented move of patching a roster update into last year’s instalment – despite the sequel appearing in a slide for investors earlier in the year.
It turns out that the title has just been delayed, as the organisation plans a “different approach” to the series. Basketball games typically release prior to the start of the new season in September, but EA Sports’ effort will instead drop somewhere between 1st October and 31st December. What could it possibly be cooking? Perhaps it’s got a different business model in mind – free-to-play?
While it’s been a difficult generation for NBA Live, last year’s edition did attract critical acclaim for its excellent campaign mode, so maybe this is where the publisher will invest its efforts. It looks like we’re going to have to wait a little longer for an update; in the meantime, NBA 2K20’s marketing blitz is well underway, and EA Sports is going to need a big play up its sleeve to compete.
[source polygon.com]
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18 and 19 were steps in the right direction. But its still something missing when compared to 2k. Maybe just being able to walk around with your character is the biggest missing piece. Not sure.
Still not worth it. Live has been trash for 2 decades. Sony needs to bring back NBA Shootout. 2K has been crap too due to micros and other issues but its far better than Live.
You member when Live was legit and had an awesome dunk competition? I member
I’m not really into NBA games but some of my friends who play them say that Live hasn’t been all that great since 05, 06 or something. They just play 2K.
Hopefully the new direction will be a switch from NBA to NCAA.
As a poster mentioned above 18 and 19 where getting the series back on track. Wonder what they cooking up?
@GodGamer then stop pay Micro.. it is just optional.. people are insane who play career mode and whining about microstransacation.. SMH
NBA 2K16 was brilliant I thought, the ones after that haven't had the same feel. Unfortunately you can't purchase 16 on the PS store anymore. As for Live, never seemed as good although I'm not really a bball fan so probably am not a huge gauge when it comes to that.
As a fan of PES though, it's lovely to see EA in the same boat with bball as Konami are with football - ie trying to catch up when the competition just throws loads of money at it!
I could see them experiment with straight to EA access now is on both consoles
@Playstation5 Let's not insult other users. Nowhere did that user say they paid for anything. Don't accuse others of something they don't do just to start a fight.
Thanks for understanding
They must out-scumbag Take 2 & the 2k series, which would be quite the feat.
Go EA, I believe you have it in you!
@Playstation5 First: I don't pay for micros. Second: They have no place in retail games as they are not free to play. Third: People like you who don't complain allow these companies to keep ruini gaming by defending the bs business practices they do. Micros are bad for us as consumers. Wake up.
@Tasuki Exactly but that is one of the reasons I no longer buy 2K at all. Micros have ruined the game.
@Tasuki well i keep hearing them still complaining about Microstransaction : buy VC coins for increase their created player attribute rating
@GodGamer i don't need you to tell me wake up. i don't bother playing career mode that require to buy VC coins aka Microtransaction because i play other mode is My GM/League
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