NBA and Take-Two Launching NBA 2K eLeague in 2018, Teams Operated By NBA Franchises

[Leasim96]

Guys - if the nba is associating with 2k - this means they may help fund better servers - think about it - i believe the nba is a multi billionaire company - i'm sure they can help fund better servers etc. 2k should have no excuse now. I mean - that's their excuse right? - if other games have better servers than it's clear they just don't want to spend on better ones.

2 things could happen - either they make a separate version of the game basically with dedicated servers for these players alone - or the nba helps fund this and we ALL get a better game because of it.

I'm kind of leaning towards dedicated servers/version for the pro scene - with their custom sliders too probably to make it more realistic?.

Hope not and that they fix the game as a whole - it would be amazing if nba indeed helps fund this and the game becomes amazing because of it. There's certainly a lot at risk now that they are in the "big time" basically.

If this will be big - a lot of people will be watching - and it might be very embaressing if it flops. So i have a feeling 2k is gonna try real hard on this. Still a chance they just make a dedicated version for the league though.

Aside from that - it makes total sense that they pick youtubers - think about it. They all have channels - their viewers would likely watch and there you have a big portion of the audience. Personally - i would be interested in how Chris Smoove does - just him alone has 3million subscribers. If the draft is for youtubers - he would probably be a top pick considering he knows a lot about the game if you've followed him.

Infact i could totally picture him being the face of this whole thing - considering many consider him the best 2k youtuber. Although i will admit - for my player stuff - i've been liking agents content this year.

[hanzsomehanz]

This is the best pressure and heat that could be pressed on 2k to make a complete improvement on their video game basketball brand

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[jax01]

Quote: Originally Posted by Leasim96

Aside from that - it makes total sense that they pick youtubers - think about it. They all have channels - their viewers would likely watch and there you have a big portion of the audience. Personally - i would be interested in how Chris Smoove does - just him alone has 3million subscribers. If the draft is for youtubers - he would probably be a top pick considering he knows a lot about the game if you've followed him.

And that is the dilemma, or I'm just speculating. Probably the best pro-am players (high bball iq, hella stick skills, etc) I know, don't have YT channels. Smoove don't even play pro-am, he's an offline guy I think. The learning curve from offline to elite pro-am is different. If you've been playing vs CPU or with CPU teammates, it's gonna be different playing vs humans who are all 96 ovr with 40 badges and plenty of games practicing together.

[blk5tar5]

Quote: Originally Posted by ksuttonjr76

I must be getting old. I just remembered that one of the major cable companies (TNT?) had announced an eSports show. I guess I can't wrap my head around watching other people play a game. To be fair, back when Video Arcades were common, I used to watch other people play Street Fighter and Mortal Combat for hours. Times are changing, and I guess I'm acting like a stubborn old man, lol.

Esports is where the action is for rating and money of course. People do this for a living now. Just YouTube it you'll see how crazy it is.


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[blk5tar5]

Quote: Originally Posted by ksuttonjr76

From Wikipedia.... The global eSports market generated US $325 million of revenue in 2015 and is expected to make $493 million in 2016; the global eSports audience in 2015 was 226 million people.[11] I guess it is bigger than I originally thought. The NBA is forward thinking, and they're trying to cash in on that untapped potential. EA might want to try to do something with their Madden and particularly FIFA games.

EA is already in it.

https://youtu.be/vx4_4fCosIY


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[Yesh2kdone]

Quote: Originally Posted by Leasim96

Guys - if the nba is associating with 2k - this means they may help fund better servers - think about it - i believe the nba is a multi billionaire company - i'm sure they can help fund better servers etc. 2k should have no excuse now. I mean - that's their excuse right? - if other games have better servers than it's clear they just don't want to spend on better ones. 2 things could happen - either they make a separate version of the game basically with dedicated servers for these players alone - or the nba helps fund this and we ALL get a better game because of it. I'm kind of leaning towards dedicated servers/version for the pro scene - with their custom sliders too probably to make it more realistic?. Hope not and that they fix the game as a whole - it would be amazing if nba indeed helps fund this and the game becomes amazing because of it. There's certainly a lot at risk now that they are in the "big time" basically. If this will be big - a lot of people will be watching - and it might be very embaressing if it flops. So i have a feeling 2k is gonna try real hard on this. Still a chance they just make a dedicated version for the league though. Aside from that - it makes total sense that they pick youtubers - think about it. They all have channels - their viewers would likely watch and there you have a big portion of the audience. Personally - i would be interested in how Chris Smoove does - just him alone has 3million subscribers. If the draft is for youtubers - he would probably be a top pick considering he knows a lot about the game if you've followed him. Infact i could totally picture him being the face of this whole thing - considering many consider him the best 2k youtuber. Although i will admit - for my player stuff - i've been liking agents content this year.

2k is basically printing money at this stage, so funding servers has never been a problem; willingness to spend money on them has held them back. NBA coming on board makes this a necessity now because they can't embarrass the league.

[ksuttonjr76]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yesh2k

2k is basically printing money at this stage, so funding servers has never been a problem; willingness to spend money on them has held them back. NBA coming on board makes this a necessity now because they can't embarrass the league.

Lol...They've BEEN printing money with GTA 5 alone, since Take-Two Interactive is the parent company of 2K Sports.

[bucknut7]

They better regulate these player avatars to be somewhat realistic, or we're going to be seeing a bunch of 7'5 centers with green Mohawks