CONFIRMED: NBA Elite 11 Delayed until 2011

[donkey33]

Interesting announcement but don't give EA any credit here. It was a beta which was going to have a new game price tag and they would have done it.

No doubt OS may have had some say in this but EA is still a business and the fact that NBA Jam was 'free' with Elite and will now be charged out at whatever price means EA may even make more money here. Even with the game so close to distribution.

Damage control at it's finest given how late in the piece it is and to top it off, the company will still make a dollar. Maybe not as much but the loss won't be as great. The annoying thing is the theme for Elite has been a chorus and it happens now?

That being said, it will be interesting to see where it goes from here and what will be done. Again, not directing this at the developers but the EA bigwigs.

[RLo26]

This franchise is dead alongside madden as well smh remember when EA had the 90's on smash???? Got to comfortable and left their base

[cree ross]

nba delete is done. Everyone should not expect a huge jump from what we've seen already. the graphics will be upgraded, extra animations will be added but it will be the same animations. they will not scrap the whole engine. it was a week from being launched so that means they've already started on elite 12.

[daniverson1973]

i had a voice mail last night from gamestop about this, i was shocked...was really looking forward to picking this up october 5th man! now i gotta decide wether or not to buy a used live10 or get 2k11 on the 5th, cuz im jonesin' for some serious VG ballin...havent played since madden11 came out

[HoosierDaddy]

This has to be said. Many of you are claiming the devs are lying or have been withholding information from us. I believe they are just as shocked as many of us were about the news. You have to understand, at some level, this has to be personal for them. I totally understand that sentiment, but the right call was made. Devs have to realize that many of us are just trying to strive for making a better game, some posters go about it much better and more respectable than others. Take the good with the bad, but realize most of us in the end, are looking out for the best product possible.

[RyDaddy215]

Does it really matter? its already a few steps behind 2K just like Live... and delaying the release may be smart considering they are trying to improve on there crappy product based on the demo,but its still going to finish behnd 2K which looks like its going to hit an absolute home run this year.
By the time Elite drops, Any true Basketball fan will likely have purchased the better game in 2k already.

I sure hope they intend on a 19.99 price too, cause if not, this game is going to be a failure BIG time, just like Live has been every year.

[frostbyte06]

Well Reanimator/Stepsix as a fellow developer (not games, business sector) I know it's rough to put your heart and soul into a project and then hear that it's either been delayed or canceled. Good luck with the future of the title, I think I can speak for most when I say we'll be waiting to see what improvements you guys can make and I'll certainly give it a fair shot whenever it comes out, keep your heads up.

On a different note, I'm glad I decided to keep Live 10 and not sell it and I may actually pick up Jam now.

[gameova24]

stick with the controls and improve everything else.....thats what u should do...new graphics...better foot planting thats a must...more sig animations...and smooth out the animations..and this game will be a solid game to sell