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RaychelSnr · 03-29-2013, 10:27 AM

If no college basketball game releases on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720, it will mark the first generation of consoles without an NCAA basketball game since the days of the NES, Atari and Sega Master System.

Starting with 1992's NCAA Basketball, multiple college basketball games have appeared in every console generation since the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo.

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SpergLordStuntn · 03-29-2013, 10:46 AM

i believe there is a market for college hoops simply because the nba 2k series has really evolved into a great game. arguably the best game on the sports market and if they just apply what they have done so far with nba into college ball it would sell. that combo pack is even a great idea at first

Irishwhiskey119 · 03-29-2013, 11:38 AM

If you buy it during March Madness then you will get bored after a few weeks because the tournament ends. This is a great sales technique if all you care about is money and not your consumers.

The problem is the NBA early entry rule. It takes the recognizable star power away from College Basketball and makes it much tougher to get emotionally invested in a team when it is completely different w/ no "elite" players to market. It's all in the NBA's hands to raise the age limit thereby making College basketball much more interesting to the fair weather fans.

One of the best games i own right now is CHoops 2k for ps3. If you gave it the NBA2k treatment and really went into detail im sure it would catch on enough to make a profit.

But yea if it's all about making money and screwing the consumers then i agree they should release it in February.

chi_hawks · 03-29-2013, 12:38 PM

I hope so. College Hoops 2k8 ws awesome.

ozzy57 · 03-29-2013, 12:50 PM

I disagree you would screw the customers releasing the game in February. A lot of people don't start following it until around February I know the hardcore fan follows it at the start of the season but it has to compete with the NFL, NBA and NHL all games that release between August-October. Most people buy the pro game because of the names in the game, however if they made a quality College Basketball game and release it around February but do something they haven't done and make the draft classes able to import onto both the preceding NBA game and the upcoming unreleased pro game I think they would have good sales.

TreyIM2 · 03-29-2013, 01:04 PM

Just seeing that SNES box got me all misty eyed. Lol. I had that game and swore it was the ish...

Kentucky_Wildcat23 · 03-29-2013, 01:34 PM

I will take just about any game 2k is willing to give. I'd take a downloadable game from the XBOX market place. Even if they only pushed a game out every few years with updates and new rosters I'd be fine with that.

khaliib · 03-29-2013, 01:39 PM

Right there with ya Trey!!!
The good ol days.

Gamers these days are spoiled.

Man you put the game in the system and made the best of it.

It was like someone calling a "Carry" on the court. (you'd get punched in the mouth).
So you just rolled with it and handled your business...

miss those days when it was about the sport itself.

Anyway, I just left college again this past fall, and College Sports is not like the Pro's.
Most folks follow a College team more so because of a personal identification rather than what particular player is on it.
Ohio St follows Ohio St...
Michigan follows Michigan...
Fresno St follows Fresno St....

We've been so long without an actual College BBall game, folks would purchase it just to see or just to have.

Now days, I believe most gamers want developers to build from a simulation foundation, provide an open editor and get out of the way...

03-29-2013, 10:27 AM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Will College Basketball Return to the Next-Gen Sports Lineup? If no college basketball game releases on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720, it will mark the first generation of consoles without an NCAA basketball game since the days of the NES, Atari and Sega Master System. Starting with 1992's NCAA Basketball, multiple college basketball games have appeared in every console generation since the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. Read More - Will College Basketball Return to the Next-Gen Sports Lineup?

03-29-2013, 12:50 PM	#5
ozzy57 Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisville, KY	Re: Will College Basketball Return to the Next-Gen Sports Lineup? I disagree you would screw the customers releasing the game in February. A lot of people don't start following it until around February I know the hardcore fan follows it at the start of the season but it has to compete with the NFL, NBA and NHL all games that release between August-October. Most people buy the pro game because of the names in the game, however if they made a quality College Basketball game and release it around February but do something they haven't done and make the draft classes able to import onto both the preceding NBA game and the upcoming unreleased pro game I think they would have good sales. __________________

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03-29-2013, 10:46 AM	#2
SpergLordStuntn Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Michigan	i believe there is a market for college hoops simply because the nba 2k series has really evolved into a great game. arguably the best game on the sports market and if they just apply what they have done so far with nba into college ball it would sell. that combo pack is even a great idea at first

03-29-2013, 11:38 AM	#3
Irishwhiskey119 Banned OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2012	If you buy it during March Madness then you will get bored after a few weeks because the tournament ends. This is a great sales technique if all you care about is money and not your consumers. The problem is the NBA early entry rule. It takes the recognizable star power away from College Basketball and makes it much tougher to get emotionally invested in a team when it is completely different w/ no "elite" players to market. It's all in the NBA's hands to raise the age limit thereby making College basketball much more interesting to the fair weather fans. One of the best games i own right now is CHoops 2k for ps3. If you gave it the NBA2k treatment and really went into detail im sure it would catch on enough to make a profit. But yea if it's all about making money and screwing the consumers then i agree they should release it in February.

03-29-2013, 12:38 PM	#4
chi_hawks Beat the Heat! OVR: 14 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 301 Blog Entries: 4	I hope so. College Hoops 2k8 ws awesome.

03-29-2013, 01:04 PM	#6
TreyIM2 MVP OVR: 30 Join Date: Apr 2009 Blog Entries: 24	Just seeing that SNES box got me all misty eyed. Lol. I had that game and swore it was the ish...

03-29-2013, 01:34 PM	#7
Kentucky_Wildcat23 Rookie OVR: 21 Join Date: Dec 2011	I will take just about any game 2k is willing to give. I'd take a downloadable game from the XBOX market place. Even if they only pushed a game out every few years with updates and new rosters I'd be fine with that.

03-29-2013, 01:39 PM	#8
khaliib MVP OVR: 19 Join Date: Jan 2005 Blog Entries: 1	Right there with ya Trey!!! The good ol days. Gamers these days are spoiled. Man you put the game in the system and made the best of it. It was like someone calling a "Carry" on the court. (you'd get punched in the mouth). So you just rolled with it and handled your business... miss those days when it was about the sport itself. Anyway, I just left college again this past fall, and College Sports is not like the Pro's. Most folks follow a College team more so because of a personal identification rather than what particular player is on it. Ohio St follows Ohio St... Michigan follows Michigan... Fresno St follows Fresno St.... We've been so long without an actual College BBall game, folks would purchase it just to see or just to have. Now days, I believe most gamers want developers to build from a simulation foundation, provide an open editor and get out of the way...