NBA 2K12 Video Interview - Dynamic Intros, Huge Presentation Upgrades, Expectations

[elprez98]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMurda

i have absolutely no prob with the way FT's are already....why oh why change something thats not broken...sigh!!!

Because if you don't evolve, you die.

Their competition is gone but not out. You better believe that EA WILL come with a great game in 2012 using a lot of what has gotten 2k to the top, innovation and presentation. 2k understands this and they HAVE to continue to evolve or else the become stale and when that nice, shiny, new, NBA Live returns they will be eaten for lunch if they do not. So I'm all for them trying out new things in aspects of the game that have been there for a while.

Plus, I don't think you understand how much pressure must be on them after producing a game that was widely considered the best SPORTS GAME (not basketball game) of All-Time. Now they have to produce a game in a year with no immediate competition for motivation AND the world's largest video game publisher returns in 2012 after having essentially 3 years to work on a game uninterrupted ( I don't even count the NBA Elite release).

Its lonely at the top, huh 2k?

[blues rocker]

Quote: Originally Posted by elprez98

Because if you don't evolve, you die. Their competition is gone but not out. You better believe that EA WILL come with a great game in 2012 using a lot of what has gotten 2k to the top, innovation and presentation. 2k understands this and they HAVE to continue to evolve or else the become stale and when that nice, shiny, new, NBA Live returns they will be eaten for lunch if they do not. So I'm all for them trying out new things in aspects of the game that have been there for a while. Plus, I don't think you understand how much pressure must be on them after producing a game that was widely considered the best SPORTS GAME (not basketball game) of All-Time. Now they have to produce a game in a year with no immediate competition for motivation AND the world's largest video game publisher returns in 2012 after having essentially 3 years to work on a game uninterrupted ( I don't even count the NBA Elite release). Its lonely at the top, huh 2k?

how do you know EA will come with a great game? they could end up releasing another bust...very possible.

even if EA does come out with a great game, it will be nearly impossible for them to surpass 2k at this point...2k has been building up their game for years and years now under the leadership of the same developers...i find it hard to believe that EA can catch up to them in just a couple of years...and EA seems to be a revolving door of developers...no one ever seems to stick around on Live/Elite for more than a couple of years...

over at EA a new developer will come in, try to change the game with his vision, and then the next year another guy comes in and tries to start from scratch again, thus ruining any progress the previous guy made. 2k has had Wang, Jones, and Boenisch all building on their game with a common vision for years and years....that is why 2k has evolved into such a well-made game...they stick to their vision year after year...and they all know basketball. they know the subtleties and intricacies of the sport...i get the impression that a lot of people working at EA aren't hardcore basketball nuts.

[joel_g]

Quote: Originally Posted by blues rocker

how do you know EA will come with a great game? they could end up releasing another bust...very possible. even if EA does come out with a great game, it will be nearly impossible for them to surpass 2k at this point...2k has been building up their game for years and years now under the leadership of the same developers...i find it hard to believe that EA can catch up to them in just a couple of years...and EA seems to be a revolving door of developers...no one ever seems to stick around on Live/Elite for more than a couple of years... over at EA a new developer will come in, try to change the game with his vision, and then the next year another guy comes in and tries to start from scratch again, thus ruining any progress the previous guy made. 2k has had Wang, Jones, and Boenisch all building on their game with a common vision for years and years....that is why 2k has evolved into such a well-made game...they stick to their vision year after year...and they all know basketball. they know the subtleties and intricacies of the sport...i get the impression that a lot of people working at EA aren't hardcore basketball nuts.

BR, you are just one of the many members on this site that sounds extremely stupid. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there has never been a basketball game (or even a sports game period) that has been under development for three years without any releases. What you said about the change in the dev team is, somewhat true, but that is not the case now. For the most part, EA Sports has had the same dev team that started on NBA Elite, continue working on NBA Elite for almost three years straight. That is unheard of, and plenty of time for EA Sports to revive their basketball game. According to the guys @ E3, Madden has made a complete overhaul in one development cycle, what do you think can happen in three dev cycles w/o any interruptions.

[DaggerSwagger]

Quote: Originally Posted by joel_g

BR, you are just one of the many members on this site that sounds extremely stupid. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there has never been a basketball game (or even a sports game period) that has been under development for three years without any releases. What you said about the change in the dev team is, somewhat true, but that is not the case now. For the most part, EA Sports has had the same dev team that started on NBA Elite, continue working on NBA Elite for almost three years straight. That is unheard of, and plenty of time for EA Sports to revive their basketball game. According to the guys @ E3, Madden has made a complete overhaul in one development cycle, what do you think can happen in three dev cycles w/o any interruptions.

can't say this about the madden team though

[blues rocker]

Quote: Originally Posted by joel_g

BR, you are just one of the many members on this site that sounds extremely stupid. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there has never been a basketball game (or even a sports game period) that has been under development for three years without any releases. What you said about the change in the dev team is, somewhat true, but that is not the case now. For the most part, EA Sports has had the same dev team that started on NBA Elite, continue working on NBA Elite for almost three years straight. That is unheard of, and plenty of time for EA Sports to revive their basketball game. According to the guys @ E3, Madden has made a complete overhaul in one development cycle, what do you think can happen in three dev cycles w/o any interruptions.

heh...no comment...that's all i'm going to say about that post.

[STLRams]

Man, Im still hooked on 2K11, this 2K12 news is already getting me pump. Im praying as far as presentation that in the halftime show, the game will show dynamic highlights from other games going on around the league or highlights from the games that took place the night before. Im glad to hear that the presentation is being pushed even further. Now if they announce that 2K12 will have a new roster update system other than the 2K Insider, I will really be a happy camper.

[rudeworld]

Quote: Originally Posted by STLRams

Man, Im still hooked on 2K11, this 2K12 news is already getting me pump. Im praying as far as presentation that in the halftime show, the game will show dynamic highlights from other games going on around the league or highlights from the games that took place the night before. Im glad to hear that the presentation is being pushed even further. Now if they announce that 2K12 will have a new roster update system other than the 2K Insider, I will really be a happy camper.

If not at half time then some point during the season.... like when they say Kobe Bryant and the Lakers visit LeBron James and the Heats they could show some highlights there....either way or anywhere they would add more highlights would be fine with me, where ever they put it (if they) in.
As for the whole free throw change....I'm pretty sure they will still have the "old" way of doing it in but as an option, but as a second option and use the "new" way to kind of try and make us like it then for 2k13 get rid of the old way all together, similar to how they did they did away with the older free throw mechanic they use to have.

[Moe24-]

I just hope they fix when a player in nba 2k11 subs off the graphics go down drastically for the people subbing off....its like the people subbing off are in nba 2k5...that should be fixed...im sure u guys know what im talking about...and also for the ps3 version idk if its also the 360 version... straight lines are all rigid on the court....its makes the game look horrible with all those rigid lines...if these are ixed for 2k12 im set...