NBA Live 13 a $20 Digital Release This October?

[juicey79]

Wow EA you went from this: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=A7HoNWZKqhw
And this: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=-9TPbtKzjB4
To this: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=hCwSwjjEIJI
So so sad

[Profit89]

What a mess indeed but the right decision by EA to lower price.

[jreezy18]

Quote: Originally Posted by cavsfan4life

If this is true, Im not touching Live. I was hoping Live 13 would be a decent game, but putting at $20 seems like waving the white flag.

NFL and NBA 2K5 want a word with you.

[iRepIndiana]

Quote: Originally Posted by Haval93

Smart by EA. Can be a huge pay off. Most people who don't think 60$ is justified for a yearly sports game. 20$ is three times less than the other game and could sway the average buyer who wants a basketball game. If it's a solid game that has a couple of modes and replayablity then I can acutally see this game going for over a million sales combined.

take off you're beer goggles son!!! this game wont crack 50K units.

[MavsManiac4Life]

Good move by EA, game won't be that great, some people will test it out and buy it for fanboyism, and you may get a basketball gamer low on cash to take the game for 1/3 of 2K.

[DonWuan]

Quote: Originally Posted by MoGotti

take off you're beer goggles son!!! this game wont crack 50K units.

You dont think this will crack 50k? I guarantee majority in this thread will buy the game no matter what comments are left.

[kingeo19]

I agree with some that just because a title is sold for $20 it doesn't mean that you're not getting a quality product. BUT that is not the case with NBA LIVE 13. People keep mentioning the other developers football game in 2005 as an example of more bang for the buck but fail to realize several other key differences in that developers 2005 sports lineup.

1. The college hoops, nba, nfl, nhl, and mlb titles all retailed for 19.99.
2. Each title was a follow up to a title from the previous year.
3. No title was delayed and they all had full development cycles (usually 1 year, rather than 1 year to hire new staff, 1 year to salvage elements of a previous title, and 6-8 months for actual hands on development of a new title) which led to completed games being released.
4. The other developer shared information about their upcoming games. They stated their release dates, introduced their cover athletes, gave details about game modes, and stated their price point in a manner that consumers were accustomed to at that time.
In the last 2-3 years EA Sports has failed to do any of these things.

The only major sports title in their 2012 library that has a 19.99 price tag allegedly (still not officially confirmed by EA because they don't respond to RUMORS) is LIVE 13.

LIVE 13 is not a follow up to NBA Elite 12 or Elite 11, but rather LIVE 10.

The basketball title was first delayed in 2010 and then cancelled. This was then followed by no release in 2011 at all. And when the title is set to be released this Fall it more than likely will not be a full featured game.

EA Sports has not (officially) shown or shared any viable form of information that would excite the casual gamer, let alone the informed and up to date LIVE fan. This suggested $20 release price screams of desperation for an unsure and rushed development team being led by blind and stubborn leadership. The consumer will not be getting "more bang for their buck" in this instance.

[jewelz1132]

I'm disappointed.. I expected EA to make strides to get it right, but honestly this is something that should've been done last year or the year before. They may as well scrap their efforts and focus strong on releasing the first next gen game