CONFIRMED: NBA Elite 11 Delayed until 2011

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by lmarshalljr04

No way i am going to praise EA for what they did....NO EXCUSE ,EA for trying to sell a broken product, PERIOD.... EVERYONE at EA HEADQUARTERS gets the blame, expect David Littman.... It wasnt right for EA to have a HOCKEY guy worked on a Basketball game.... EA, SHAME ON YOU..

See, this is how I felt when 2K Sports gave us MLB 2K9. Visual Concepts came late into the game and had to put out what they could, and it was an awful mess. Not only did they willingly take our cash like they were initially proud of their product, but before 2K10 came out they even threw a video at our faces about the necessary corrections that were made in the next development cycle, confirming the crapshoot that MLB 2K9 was.

I made that point in the thread when the video came out, and people weren't quite agreeing with me with responses similar to the responses we're getting in this thread. I feel like EA very well could have done the same thing, but I also have an inclination they knew what was coming for them if they even tried to release it, so they held back.

Gosh, I wish VC did the same thing with MLB 2K9 (except they planned it out beforehand... imagine what 2K10 could have been).

Here's that thread, anyway: http://www.operationsports.com/vBull...-mlb-2k10.html


The good news about this (though I know this will never happen) is this gives VC an incentive to actually not make an NBA 2K12, and work on a two-year cycle for NBA 2K13. Whether EA releases Elite 11 in February or October of 2011, either would make sense for VC to stick to a 2K13 only. If Elite 11 comes out in just a few months, they won't be releasing a 12 anyway... that development cycle won't even get them out of the beta stage. If they release it next October however, I say let EA get some sales their way so they can stay competitive in the long run. You don't want them to shut down the title like SCEA had to.

[theprocess]

Quote: Originally Posted by madjax

I hate the fact that people now are seeing EA as some kind of hero for not bringing out the game. They just tried to insult our intelligence by selling us a game they knew was bad from the start. Now EA is acting like they are listening to us. If they did listen we would have good game now instead of a delayed and maybe even cancelled garbage

Seriously. Excellent point, If they would have release this game I would consider it the equivalent of a bank robbery. All of sudden it's like "oops, our bad we knew this game sucked but since we didn't reach our Pre-order quota it's back to the drawing board."

Makes me wish I didn't get rid of my LIVE 10 copy...

[Eman5805]

Smartest thing EA's done yet. This game was going to TANK.

I feel bad for Kevin Durant for having his face plastered on it though.

[phant030]

Glad they did this, I wish they were working on/releasing a NCAA basketball game tho. So, what will happen to the NBA Jam add in now tho?

[Shakedowncapo]

I have no doubts dudes in the league are gonna clown him.

[rev]

Quote: Originally Posted by lmarshalljr04

No way i am going to praise EA for what they did....NO EXCUSE ,EA for trying to sell a broken product, PERIOD.... EVERYONE at EA HEADQUARTERS gets the blame, expect David Littman.... It wasnt right for EA to have a HOCKEY guy worked on a Basketball game.... EA, SHAME ON YOU..

I feel the same way. Why not just swallow your pride release the game and sell it for $20. Why delay so close to the release date. Unless your going to scrap the entire thing and go back to the Live 10 engine.

[DustinT]

Quote: Originally Posted by icecoldcash

Will I need to buy EA's $10.00 "Passport" to get NBA Live 10 rosters online?

Read the whole story.

[Shakedowncapo]

Quote: Originally Posted by phant030

Glad they did this, I wish they were working on/releasing a NCAA basketball game tho. So, what will happen to the NBA Jam add in now tho?

If they couldn't finish the NBA title, what confidence could one have in them completing an NCAA one?