NBA Live 16 News Post

NBA Live 16 Demo Available For Xbox One and PS4, Post Your Impressions

10:22 AM - September 15, 2015 by Steve_OS

The NBA Live 16 demo is available now for Xbox One gamers and is scheduled to release at 1:00 PM ET for PlayStation 4. We will update this post when it officially arrives on the PS Store.

UPDATE: It's now 2:00 PM ET, no sign of the demo on PS4, we will post when it is available.

UPDATE: The NBA Live 16 demo is available now on PS4. Click here if you can't find it.

The demo includes the new LIVE Pro-Am mode, featuring both the competitive LIVE Run and cooperative Summer Circuit. For those of you looking for an offline experience you can play exhibition games in Tip-Off mode. Users can choose from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden St. Warriors, Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers. Players can adjust sliders, difficulty level, play up to 12 minute quarters and more. It also includes tutorials.

Download it, play it and post your impressions.

Game: NBA Live 16Reader Score: 5.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS4 / Xbox OneVotes for game: 4 - View All

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# 221 The 24th Letter @ 09/16/15 01:47 PM

Rock (I think it was rock) threw together a little mini tourney last year for OS'ers....we should definitely set up a 5 on 5...would be a lot of fun.

# 222 BluFu @ 09/16/15 01:56 PM

Alright, here are some impressions from quick games..

-Liked the foot planting for the most part
-Loved the camera angles available in the instant replay (Game looks great in stills)
-The shooting fouls looked really realistic (went back in the replay and actually saw the point of contact)

-Could will myself into the paint a little too easily
-Rebounding didn't feel that great (felt like the tip off animation, ball just floats to a player)
-Way too many travels around the basket (especially from the post)
-Need more variation between players (jumpshots, speed)
(I would've loved if Westbrook had his own sprint animation)
-Help defense is really weak (almost no rotations being made for my team)

# 223 pdawg17 @ 09/16/15 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	Seriously though! who wants to run on PS4? PG: bojangles SG: SF: PF: C: ME

I'm set up as a 6'3" slashing PG but could fill in at SG. I'm (in real life lol) an older guy so hate the cheese and ball hogging. I enjoy a great assist just as much as hitting a 3...

PSN: pdawg1717
One: pdawg17

# 224 Nemesis Enforcer @ 09/16/15 02:08 PM

First would like to commend EA on the amount of content in this demo. Best sports demo ever?

I'll just give my 2 cents on the paint. Noticed this in 15 that the take off point to start animations is just too far back leading to weirdness and lots of travels compounded that you can just hit Y to enact more animations. I wish they would get rid of the gather button and just go back to the Live 10 control scheme where you had the ability to control how you attacked the basket and use of RT to initiate euros and hop steps.

Lastly I cannot put down pro-am. Played 5vs5 and it's crazy fun but you have to play together and know your role! At times it looked like a kids soccer game lol.

Like to see some tuning in the future. Long passes should be less accurate, better contact in the paint especially with help defense, alley oops nerfed some.

# 225 raiderz4eva @ 09/16/15 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Nemesis Enforcer


	Best sports demo ever?

YES NO DOUBT.

# 226 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 09/16/15 02:34 PM

Face scan finally worked looks crazy accurate !!

# 227 TeamHawkins @ 09/16/15 02:47 PM

I'm seeing a trend with EA and it's sports titles for years. The games are just arcade and have a robotic feel to them. It is way way too easy to shoot on this game, especially from deep. And on the flip side, layups are missed for no apparent reason. Also, why does EA feel the need to assist people at everything? The little red bar in front of the ball handler while being defended? Really? Let people learn how to play ball. Learn how to get open on their own without needing assistance with everything.

And then why is it taking over 9 hours to download and install a Demo? This is ridiculous.

# 228 Black Bruce Wayne @ 09/16/15 02:48 PM

Definitely the mos generous sports demo ever. I appreciate what they given us here.

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# 229 Glenn33 @ 09/16/15 02:54 PM

OK - after more play time with this game my 2nd impression....

OFFLINE
- Meh. I don't want to piss on the game because it is clear that the dev team cares and put alot of effort into making a better game. It shows. It really does. It's a decent game of basketball. It's just when I play this game it feels like NBA Live 11 - or what that game should have been had they not switched directions. NBA LIve 10 is still thee pinacle of the series for me gampelay wise. There is just more work to do to catch up. But God Bless that dev team for making the effort.

ONLINE
-My Lord. I am not an online player [I'm old school] but I can NOT - I just can NOT stop playing ProAm. I never realized how much i HATED MyPark until just now. Not because of the gameplay or the knuckleheads i play with - but because of having to wait to play. I can turn on this game and within 2 minutes [at most] literally I am playing a game. And the games go by so quickly. So even if I am stuck with the And 1 jabronis who never pass the ball or some insufferable lag which makes the game choppy - the game is so quick it doesn't take away from the experience.

BRAVO EA!!! BRAVO!!! I have played 35+ games in the day and a half I have had this demo. I haven't played that many games COMBINED of MyPark in the last 2 years.
You WON EA. I will buy this game (along with 2K

)

# 230 GisherJohn24 @ 09/16/15 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Glenn33


	OK - after more play time with this game my 2nd impression.... OFFLINE - Meh. I don't want to piss on the game because it is clear that the dev team cares and put alot of effort into making a better game. It shows. It really does. It's a decent game of basketball. It's just when I play this game it feels like NBA Live 11 - or what that game should have been had they not switched directions. NBA LIve 10 is still thee pinacle of the series for me gampelay wise. There is just more work to do to catch up. But God Bless that dev team for making the effort. ONLINE -My Lord. I am not an online player [I'm old school] but I can NOT - I just can NOT stop playing ProAm. I never realized how much i HATED MyPark until just now. Not because of the gameplay or the knuckleheads i play with - but because of having to wait to play. I can turn on this game and within 2 minutes [at most] literally I am playing a game. And the games go by so quickly. So even if I am stuck with the And 1 jabronis who never pass the ball or some insufferable lag which makes the game choppy - the game is so quick it doesn't take away from the experience. BRAVO EA!!! BRAVO!!! I have played 35+ games in the day and a half I have had this demo. I haven't played that many games COMBINED of MyPark in the last 2 years. You WON EA. I will buy this game (along with 2K )

Good to hear that from you. I'll tell ya, I got a friend on another game site and he's been anti live probably since 07. He messaged me today and said he absolutely loves this game. Not so much the main game, but the Pro AM he's hooked and said he might buy it for that reason! Seems like that might be the saving grace for this game for people who are on the fence.

# 231 Mr_K @ 09/16/15 03:10 PM

The main issue I have with the game are the controls, it's just not responsive. The animations, graphics, details etc is great. Just moving around your guys feels delayed and you're moving through jelly.

# 232 Tomba @ 09/16/15 03:13 PM

I will NOT post positives but let me say

This is Better than NBALive 10 guys

that said

Please fix the speed of passes when using icon passing too many times i see bullet passes that do not look natural. esp passes into the paint...

ADD A GAME SPEED SLIDER! Thats me praying

ADD Player equip editing! thats me praying

Tweak the way arms react to balls being passed to the player or the way first dribble is handled too many times im seeing unnatural arm extensions in these cases

FIX neck widths too may players look like they have muscular necks that overpower their shoulders...

Other than that roll on release day!

TOMBA SLIDERS
ARE FORTHCOMING AND THEY WORK LIKE
BUTTAHSOFTSMOOVEVELVET
BABY!

# 233 Tomba @ 09/16/15 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Bruce Wayne


	Definitely the mos generous sports demo ever. I appreciate what they given us here. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk

yeah prob the best demo ive ever seen on console

# 234 The 24th Letter @ 09/16/15 03:15 PM

Struggling snagging boards in Pro Am....button is a step slow and positioning is odd...

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# 235 Poppindom @ 09/16/15 03:17 PM

After playing the game, I'm satisfied. The gameplay got a lot better from 15, but it still needs some work. I know the demo is pre-patch so the clunkiness and all other nonsense is ok. However, this game is exciting and I can not believe how difficult it has gotten.

The only thing I do request is that the rebounding is more responsive and fluid. Gameplay overall feels fine. For those having issues with gameplay, play with the sliders to make it better for you. Trust me it's awesome. I can't wait to buy both basketball games. Everybody is trashing Live and 2K, but they really don't realize we win as consumers.

# 236 raiderz4eva @ 09/16/15 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	Struggling snagging boards in Pro Am....button is a step slow and positioning is odd... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Whats your rating for rebounding? haha i like the fact that it plays true to your ratings. my buddy has a 6'11 center and he put all of his attributes to shot block/postmoves/dunks and it shows, but my god he cant get a board to save his life as you would expect.. he gets more than me because he prob starts off at a higher starting point, but he gets out muscled against better rebounders. THe most i got in a game in pro am was maybe 3.... prob average .8 a game and ive played like 40 games and i havent touched any rebounding yet. Make sure to box out with LT.

# 237 iFnotWhyNoT @ 09/16/15 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	Struggling snagging boards in Pro Am....button is a step slow and positioning is odd... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man same here, i don't think positioning matters as much as ratings. My guy turns to quicksand on the jump even though im an athletic slasher and a big just grabs it no problem even way out of position.

# 238 Glenn33 @ 09/16/15 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	Struggling snagging boards in Pro Am....button is a step slow and positioning is odd... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rebounding in Pro Am is literally just by chance. I wish I could say differently. I just have accepted it and hope they can patch it.

# 239 Poppindom @ 09/16/15 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomba


	I will NOT post positives but let me say This is Better than NBALive 10 guys that said Please fix the speed of passes when using icon passing too many times i see bullet passes that do not look natural. esp passes into the paint... ADD A GAME SPEED SLIDER! Thats me praying ADD Player equip editing! thats me praying Tweak the way arms react to balls being passed to the player or the way first dribble is handled too many times im seeing unnatural arm extensions in these cases FIX neck widths too may players look like they have muscular necks that overpower their shoulders... Other than that roll on release day! TOMBA SLIDERS ARE FORTHCOMING AND THEY WORK LIKE BUTTAHSOFTSMOOVEVELVET BABY!

I do agree they need to add game sliders just because I think the game speed needs a little bump up. The game is good to go tho! I like it.

# 240 Poppindom @ 09/16/15 03:32 PM

Guys if you're having trouble with controls, go to tutorials. I feel like a lot of people who are trying to play the game good ignore the tutorials.

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