No Demo For NBA 2K14

[TeeDogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by BobbyColtrane

Buying it Day One regardless. If nothing else as a thank you to 2K for bringing it this gen and making a bunch of fantastic basketball games. But I'm going to be playing it like a maniac lol.

Great point. This marks the end of an OUTSTANDING!! Generation of hoops by 2K/VC. Hats off to you you guys. Regardless of any shortcomings or whatever anyone wants to point out as flawed. What you guys did with the genre on a whole is incredible. During many years this gen you were the only reason I still played games. Great job and I look forward to see what you do next gen.

[stillfeelme]

Quote: Originally Posted by Norris_Cole

Thats another point that no one is talking about (the team being split between cg and ng) , they have less people/resources than what they will normally have so who knows if the gameplay is even going to be worse than current gen? I'm just saying people is expecting too much for the 1st nba 2k release in next gen when they have seen literally nothing yet. I like to think about all the possibilities.

None of us work there to know what they are doing with resources. Who is to say they didn't hire more people or shuffle people from baseball? This is their number one franchise for sports why would they shortchange it when competition is right over their shoulder?

• My expectations for next gen are higher for more of the details "little things"
• Current gen like gameplay plus more
• More realistic models, jersey, courts, sidelines, with player interaction.
• Signature everything, dribbling and more custimization
• New Myplayer, CAP improvements, more off the court options
• Improved association, franchise mode with some kind of connected career like mode
• humanlike AI, reactions, predictions, gambles that they couldn't get in CG (This is what I think will be real difference under the hood)
• Physics, momentum, improved, foot planting.
• Arena Sound taken to another level, halftime show, courtside show, maybe even something in association, highlights of other games.

[JerseySuave4]

Do you really need a demo at this point for NBA 2k on current gen? You know it's not going to be drastically different, it will be improved and tighter in certain areas but it's still generally the game you've grown accustomed to. If you aren't buying a new console then at this point you should have a good idea if you're going to buy the new game or just update rosters with the old game. But those people out there holding their breath for a major upgrade in a year of new consoles are wasting their time. That doesn't mean the game was ignored, it just means they were no longer focusing on too much innovation at the current systems, but rather getting out the bugs and kinks and making the game play smoother while the next gen games will get the hype.

[Big FN Deal]

This is an odd decision considering that there is a new control scheme and the demo would give gamers some hands on time to adjust prior to release. This definitely puts more onus on NBA2k14 playing well right out the box because if not, people will be even more upset and feel duped by the lack of a demo. With video games everything that happens beforehand is put into context by how the final product turns out, if it's good, it's all good, if it's not so good, people will understandably Monday morning QB the entire process.

[arimamba]

Quote: Originally Posted by believeinnow

I wonder how poor sales will be for NBA 2K14 on current gen. The lack of a demo will hurt casual sales.

casuals dont download demos

[arimamba]

Quote: Originally Posted by xman2k

Maybe you ought to wait for the NBA Live demo before you make the same mistake as getting an Xbox One over a PS4

what is wrong with the xbox (d)one?

[RipCityAndy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

This is an odd decision considering that there is a new control scheme and the demo would give gamers some hands on time to adjust prior to release. This definitely puts more onus on NBA2k14 playing well right out the box because if not, people will be even more upset and feel duped by the lack of a demo. With video games everything that happens beforehand is put into context by how the final product turns out, if it's good, it's all good, if it's not so good, people will understandably Monday morning QB the entire process.

Agreed. This is especially true considering they have been marketing it, essentially, by referencing the new feel. I also agree with you that there is a heightened burden on gameplay right out of the box. We know the history of how 2k performed out of box last year... All I can say is the lack of demo was enough for me to put my purchase on hold until much later.

[TalenT]

Disappointing for me. The gameplay videos and trailers have not sold me, unfortunately. It won't be a day one purchase for me now since I had questions (that the demo would've answered). I'll give it some time and read what you guys on OS have to say as far as reviewing it and the feel...then I'll make my decision.