Release Date

[tremperbball10]

So if I'm looking at this right, the release date for the game is the same as Opening day?

Why so late? Madden & NBA 2k are able to release the game weeks in advance. Which honestly is much preferred. It allows me to get a good chunk of my season done before the real season begins. Any chance this will ever move up?

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by tremperbball10

So if I'm looking at this right, the release date for the game is the same as Opening day? Why so late? Madden & NBA 2k are able to release the game weeks in advance. Which honestly is much preferred. It allows me to get a good chunk of my season done before the real season begins. Any chance this will ever move up?

Since '14 the release date has been at the end of March

2014 released April 1st
2015 released March 31st
2016 released March 29th
2017 released March 28th
2018 releasing March 27th (March 23rd with early access for preordering from Gamestop, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, or the Playstation Store)

Unless they decide to cut 4 weeks of production out one year, I don't foresee this ever moving back to the first part of March.

[tremperbball10]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

Since '14 the release date has been at the end of March 2014 released April 1st 2015 released March 31st 2016 released March 29th 2017 released March 28th 2018 releasing March 27th (March 23rd with early access for preordering from Gamestop, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, or the Playstation Store) Unless they decide to cut 4 weeks of production out one year, I don't foresee this ever moving back to the first part of March.

Yea, I remember when they moved it back. But this year with the season starting a few days earlier the release date is literally only one day before opening day. Nba2k releases six weeks before the season starts. Madden also releases a few weeks. Honestly I might not get the game just cause with the season starting starting right then I know I won't have enough time to play a full season. The other games I can because I can get enough of a headstart before the season starts to be able to play an entire season.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by tremperbball10

Yea, I remember when they moved it back. But this year with the season starting a few days earlier the release date is literally only one day before opening day. Nba2k releases six weeks before the season starts. Madden also releases a few weeks. Honestly I might not get the game just cause with the season starting starting right then I know I won't have enough time to play a full season. The other games I can because I can get enough of a headstart before the season starts to be able to play an entire season.

As far as I know, I don't really follow NBA 2K nor Madden since I don't play them, they have been operating with this release window for a long time and haven't had to push it back, thus allowing them a full development cycle.

I too wish it released at the start of Spring Training like it did before, but I also don't want them to cut out 4 weeks of production either.

[tremperbball10]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

As far as I know, I don't really follow NBA 2K nor Madden since I don't play them, they have been operating with this release window for a long time and haven't had to push it back, thus allowing them a full development cycle. I too wish it released at the start of Spring Training like it did before, but I also don't want them to cut out 4 weeks of production either.

Atleast personally I wish they would cut two weeks each of the next two years and gradually bring it up to the end of February.

[kehlis]

Also Opening Day is earlier than it's ever been due to the CBA requiring more day's off throughout the season.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by tremperbball10

Atleast personally I wish they would cut two weeks each of the next two years and gradually bring it up to the end of February.

That would work!

[TheWarmWind]

Quote: Originally Posted by tremperbball10

Yea, I remember when they moved it back. But this year with the season starting a few days earlier the release date is literally only one day before opening day. Nba2k releases six weeks before the season starts. Madden also releases a few weeks. Honestly I might not get the game just cause with the season starting starting right then I know I won't have enough time to play a full season. The other games I can because I can get enough of a headstart before the season starts to be able to play an entire season.

Both NBA2K and Madden have MUCH larger programming teams. Moving up a console generation was death to the old release schedule.