COLLEGE HOOPS is it coming back?

[cowboy_kmoney]

College Hoops is it coming back a question for the Devs Team. Since we knw if College Football making it's return next year what does that mean for the best game that was ever made in College Hoops 2k8?. I mean they have the build already in place to get it done all they would need to do is add the pieces and atmosphere and bring the it and add in emporting to send players into the next NBA game along with their stats and awards history...This would be big and would add so much to the Next NBA 2k game.What u guys think since the Mods have got the game and things looking so good as they do now..?

[Junior Moe]

I really hope so. I am watching the EA College Football game process closely. Hopefully, the game can release with most of the real players and no legal issues. If so, I can see 2K jumping back into College Hoops once the last gen devs leave the PS4/XB1 behind. I see what 2K has done with the Jordan Challenge rules and gameplay and that's just in a mode, not a whole game.

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[simbayless]

Lets just hope EA dont get Exclusive Licene like they did College football

[Pokes404]

I just don't think there's enough interest/money to be made from a college basketball game. I love college basketball year round, but the vast majority of people really only pay attention during March Madness. Now, if they were able to get the real player names/likenesses then maybe that would bring some additional appeal. Also, if they did something where you could play a career college and then your created player straight over to MyPlayer (and perhaps give you VC/badge boosts that you can only get by completing a college career), maybe you could entice enough people who don't care about college ball but want the maximum out of the MyPlayer experience to purchase the game.


But as is, even if the dev team uses as much of the NBA 2K foundation as possible, I just don't know if there's enough interest in the sport to justify the development costs. I hope I'm wrong though. I still pull College Hoops 2K8 out of the closet every once in a while.

[keylo36]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pokes404

I just don't think there's enough interest/money to be made from a college basketball game. I love college basketball year round, but the vast majority of people really only pay attention during March Madness. Now, if they were able to get the real player names/likenesses then maybe that would bring some additional appeal. Also, if they did something where you could play a career college and then your created player straight over to MyPlayer (and perhaps give you VC/badge boosts that you can only get by completing a college career), maybe you could entice enough people who don't care about college ball but want the maximum out of the MyPlayer experience to purchase the game. But as is, even if the dev team uses as much of the NBA 2K foundation as possible, I just don't know if there's enough interest in the sport to justify the development costs. I hope I'm wrong though. I still pull College Hoops 2K8 out of the closet every once in a while.

I was a huge fan of the early days of EA's March Madness series. I really loved those late 90s and early 2000s days of college basketball but I feel like the interest is not there anymore. The thing that made college basketball fun to watch was seeing players stay for 2-3 years and watching them develop. With the "one and dones" it makes following college basketball and little more difficult because you have to learn who the top players are every year. That's the good part about college football because you know those players will be around for 2-4 years. It would be cool to see classic edition teams added to make a college basketball game more appealing.

[Junior Moe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pokes404

I just don't think there's enough interest/money to be made from a college basketball game. I love college basketball year round, but the vast majority of people really only pay attention during March Madness. Now, if they were able to get the real player names/likenesses then maybe that would bring some additional appeal. Also, if they did something where you could play a career college and then your created player straight over to MyPlayer (and perhaps give you VC/badge boosts that you can only get by completing a college career), maybe you could entice enough people who don't care about college ball but want the maximum out of the MyPlayer experience to purchase the game. But as is, even if the dev team uses as much of the NBA 2K foundation as possible, I just don't know if there's enough interest in the sport to justify the development costs. I hope I'm wrong though. I still pull College Hoops 2K8 out of the closet every once in a while.

I dont think it's so much about hype anymore. The gaming landscape has changed a lot since College Hoops heyday. I think that if 2K can create a different enough experience from NBA2K with College Hoops then it could find its place online as well as offline. I'd wager only a fraction of NBA2Ks 10 million plus buyers are huge NBA fans.

I think if done right a potential College Hoops could provide a basketball alternative to NBA 2K. 2K could copy and paste College Hoops 2K8 and most of us would jump on it. But online 2K could take some risks with CH that they just cant with their cash cow NBA2K. They could maybe copy NBA Lives The One mode or have you play in different real life places like Rucker Park and stuff. They could use the NBAPA like NCAA Football 14 did with the NFLPA. In MyTeam 2K could even take a page from All Pro 2K8. Say I have my current GA Bulldogs basketball team. Thats my base team. But I can add 1 gold (or 2 bronze) NBA player cards that I buy/win and play with them online or in MyTeam. Just something different.

I dont think College Hoops could ever come close making NBA2K money, but I can see it doing better financially than it did before.

Also, I think 2K should lean heavily into the pageantry and excitement of March Madness and college life. The game should be in every bookstore in the country with custom team covers. Have the National Champions and coach on the cover. Play up being able to start your career at your favorite school playing for coaches like Calipari and Boeheim. College Hoops should be big for current basketball student athletes on campus and stuff like NCAA Football was.

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[WeFireThoseCannons]

I prefer the college football games, but I would welcome a college basketball if it made draft classes possible. The classes won't have foreign players though so people would still need to edit in.



I think college football just had a better atmosphere, all of the conference moving ruined that a bit in real life but the game can still be fun. College basketball is only when March Madness hits and that is like the first 1-2 weeks that are the best.

[simbayless]

2k just not into college like that anymore
Not fighting to get the College football License
Told me enough about them $$$$$$$
They should take out the S in 2k sports

They copied EA evil greedy business practices but wont make more sports games for their portfolio like them

This having one License for one company system has killed sports games and become water down