NBA 2K13 News Post

NBA 2K13 Demo Available Now For 360 and PS3, Post Impressions Here

06:54 AM - September 25, 2012 by Steve_OS

The NBA 2K13 demo is available now on the Marketplace for Xbox Live "GOLD" members (available next week for Silver). Most are getting it by searching for "2K13" or going to Genre ---> Sports and Recreation. You can also queue it up right here.

The PS3 demo arrives later this afternoon, we'll update this post when it's available.

UPDATE: PS3 demo is available now. If you don't see it, search for it.

The new controls take a little while to get used to, so make sure you check out the Controls trailer, we posted yesterday.

NBA 2K13 Demo Features:

Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat
1 Five minute quarter
Quick Game and Online Quick Match. Can't invite friends, just random.
Can't change sliders, camera view, make substitutions or call plays
No commentary
Kinect enabled
943 MB

Play a game or 2 and post your impressions here.

Game: NBA 2K13Reader Score: 8.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PC / PS3 / Xbox 360Votes for game: 75 - View All

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Member Comments

# 501 gator3guy @ 09/25/12 05:54 PM

Can you not pass with the right stick now?

# 502 The 24th Letter @ 09/25/12 05:56 PM

Played a couple of games--

Love the defense and contact in the paint I saw

Blocking is back! Threw Battiers shot into the crowd, also got a chase down with Bron, thing of beauty...

Man I didn't think I'd be one of the "have to get used to the controls" guys, but I am...it'll be an adjustment.....and I HOPE we can change the controls to camera relative

I can't lie, game felt kind if sluggish..hopefully it's just me getting used to the movement

Not sure if I can roll with the LT + shot stick....thanks for giving us options 2k

# 503 celticsfan1530 @ 09/25/12 05:57 PM

How long does it take to download?

# 504 Boilerbuzz @ 09/25/12 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gator3guy


	Can you not pass with the right stick now?

Hold RB, IIRC...

# 505 chris11sg @ 09/25/12 05:59 PM

Took me about 15 min...
Can't find a game online either, probably due to people still d/l tho....

# 506 TheSituation @ 09/25/12 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jikky


	I can't see any demo for my PS3 - I've tried searching!

It's on the US PSN. I just downloaded the demo.

# 507 BiGVaTeR-- @ 09/25/12 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virtualc


	Now I couldn't get a game online for this is does anyone else have that problem? Also does the graphics look weird this year? Maybe it's cause I look at harden and his forehead looks huge lol

Same i cant get in to a online game its doing the same thing last year with the looking for a match but hopefully its cause there isnt many people with the demo on ps3 yet

# 508 RustyBlue @ 09/25/12 06:00 PM

why won't the demo show up for me when i have an xbox live 2 day trial

# 509 Flash D3 @ 09/25/12 06:00 PM

Fix the stealing PLEASE!

# 510 eskimos44 @ 09/25/12 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelhalljr


	Still no demo for ps3 here in Wisconsin yet

You're probably using a replacement PS3....

# 511 cavsfan2 @ 09/25/12 06:02 PM

Honestly I don't feel that the dribbling is 1 to 1. It feels pretty good, but there is a delay

# 512 gator3guy @ 09/25/12 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	Hold RB, IIRC...

Ahh thanks. Gonna take a while to get used to this.

# 513 KyotoCarl @ 09/25/12 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flash D3


	Fix the stealing PLEASE!

If you gave a more detailed description maybe they'd know what to look for so they can fix it?

# 514 jkballer16 @ 09/25/12 06:05 PM

anyone using ps3 from europe is downloading or has downloaded it? doesn't europe psn update tomorrow?

# 515 DJLUCKe @ 09/25/12 06:06 PM

DOWNLOADING NBA 2K13 DEMO HOPE ITS GOOD AS EVERYONE IS PORTRAYING IT TO BE 70%

# 516 KDurant35 @ 09/25/12 06:06 PM

When you try to go baseline, and you get hit with a little nudge, you go out of bounds..definitely needs to be fixed, stealing is too easy with button spamming, when fouls need to be called they aren't getting called

# 517 TheKasmar @ 09/25/12 06:06 PM

I've played about 8 games now and I can safely say I'm impressed.

The old cheese from 2k12 is out the window. The varied contact helps. Defenders feel more solid without the insane catchup speed.

I've had players try to euro step, isomotion, and Y button abuse me to death to no avail. In a crowd it not a smart choice as it should be.

Rebounding is he biggest surprise to me. I see much less warping rebounds. Jumping for a rebound feels much better than last year.

On defense I feel like I can play the angle to my advantage and force bad passes.

The overall speed seems slowed down without the game feeling sluggish.

Fouls are more approiately called.

It's nice not to have to face zone defense(for a week).

# 518 Boilerbuzz @ 09/25/12 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BiGVaTeR--


	Same i cant get in to a online game its doing the same thing last year with the looking for a match but hopefully its cause there isnt many people with the demo on ps3 yet

Considering people can't find it, I would think that would be the issue...