CONFIRMED: NBA Elite 11 Delayed until 2011

[ThaLiveKing]

Never pre-order a sports game without seeing some videos 1st. And I'm not talking about trailers!!

[jfsolo]

IMO, if they don't make some fundamental changes concerning their design design decisions and in implementing those design decisions then in won't matter how much time they spend developing the game. They'll never have anything more then a fair game at best.

If they're still focused on growing the market/bringing in new casual bball gamers, or redoubling their marketing efforts or emphasizing their "Brand", then IMO, they'll fail miserably.


The question is, are they still committed to making a sim-oriented NBA game? It not, they everything else is moot. If so, they they can't make decisions like the removal of gathers, and the addition of super verticals, and rocket dunks. None of those poor choices should have ever survived the first iteration.

I don't have faith that the individuals in positions of leadership understand what making a great NBA game entails

[oOausarOo]

It's unfortunate, but I've learned from my own life that great things can happen when your back is against the wall. I hope this doesn't signify the death of EA NBA gaming this gen.

[lwendt33]

Good Move on EA's part. Keep the controls and make the environments and players more realistic. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to do this with more games. It is cool the will give free roster updates. 2k should do this with the MLB series...

[oOausarOo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ricky Rowe Zay

Thats a good move. They promised so much, but they really need to do a complete overhaul of their graphics. The style of the game looks no different than it did with NBA Live 03 or NBA Live 05. If they really want to take it to 2K, they will have to make those upgrades. Hopefully the game can be ready by January.

They are not going to be able to do anything significant by January.

[GLZ43]

So, EA is going to wait 'til the 2011-12 season to release the game. Wow, gutsy move. Seems like a smart decision for the long term outlook of the franchise. Hopefully, they use this time to combine what they were developing for Elite 11 with what they had going for them w/Live 10. I've not bought both BBall titles in a few years, but still, I like parity, variety, and choice. Here's hoping they use this additional time wisely.

[HoosierDaddy]

geez, where are the mods? Please keep the threads on topic, guys.

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FYI... by the time the night is over... trolling in this thread will be punished.

Im definitely going to read back and check for it