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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
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# 421 The 24th Letter @ 09/18/15 08:49 PM

They honestly haven't added much to the post game as far as moves since '14....new animations but not moves...

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# 422 Playmakers @ 09/18/15 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by djprologic29


	no fighting for position.. i been playing live since lakers vs celtics on sega and 2k since the dreamcast so believe me im not knock live at all, as a big man and playing ball at the collegiate level its something i expect on a next gen console.

I have to disgree this year....

You can edit the game to get more action going in the paint to fight for position.

Don't get me wrong it's still not top notch but you can tweak it somewhat

# 423 magicman32 @ 09/18/15 08:58 PM

Live is years behind. Modes, gameplay, animations, movement, presentation, ect.

Gameplay is similar to this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoNisQSiKCc

Only difference is Live 16 has ESPN, some more sig jumpers, better footplanting, and better graphics. But a lot of the mediocre animations are still the same, especially around the basket. Passing is still has some elements of Live on PS2.

I'll get the play the demo more over the weekend. I still have to finish the rest of the tutorial to get the controls down better. I just think NBA Live isn't a game that is taken very seriously and IMO is just past off as fun for a lot of people. Not much is expected compared to it's competitor and that's just a fact. I don't know how many years I've heard "Live has a good foundation".

Bottomline is they are so far behind. A console generation last about 6-8 years. We are already in year 2 of this generation, yet their game animates and the movements are like their PS3 game from 8 years ago. It is what it is.

# 424 Pappy Knuckles @ 09/18/15 08:59 PM

You can only polish a turd but so much. You can have fun with this if you look past all of its shortcomings, but this isn't worth the $60 price of admission.

# 425 djprologic29 @ 09/18/15 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by magicman32


	Live is years behind. Modes, gameplay, animations, movement, presentation, ect. Gameplay is similar to this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoNisQSiKCc Only difference is Live 16 has ESPN, some more sig jumpers, better footplanting, and better graphics. But a lot of the mediocre animations are still the same, especially around the basket. Passing is still has some elements of Live on PS2. I'll get the play the demo more over the weekend. I still have to finish the rest of the tutorial to get the controls down better. I just think NBA Live isn't a game that is taken very seriously and IMO is just past off as fun for a lot of people. Not much is expected compared to it's competitor and that's just a fact. I don't know how many years I've heard "Live has a good foundation". Bottomline is they are so far behind. A console generation last about 6-8 years. We are already in year 2 of this generation, yet their game animates and the movements are like their PS3 game from 8 years ago. It is what it is.

Thats good find....so basically 16 is just a polished up live 09 with a few added modes...smh

# 426 Clappington @ 09/18/15 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Playmakers


	Who's cares about twitter you young bucks make that a priority way too much pick up the game or demo and then make your own decisions...... It's starting to get way to childish in thsi thread now

?? About everything evolves around Social Media now so idk what that means and I have played the demo? not too sure if your calling me childish for saying this is looking bad for live because its bad press?

# 427 nick_sr @ 09/18/15 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Playmakers


	Who's cares about twitter you young bucks make that a priority way too much pick up the game or demo and then make your own decisions...... It's starting to get way to childish in thsi thread now

KINDA lost respect for this site after I just saw the twitter thing. How can participate in this bs when you know there's a player update coming? But we already know what gane this site favors even tho they try to deny it.

# 428 Philstat @ 09/18/15 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by djprologic29


	Thats good find....so basically 16 is just a polished up live 09 with a few added modes...smh

Geez man, I have to say, there are A LOT of similarities, more than I want to bring myself to believe...

# 429 SpritePuck @ 09/18/15 09:58 PM

If no one is Tweeting something bad about you it is because you are so insignificant that no one knows you exist....

I saw people bashing The Last of Us on Twitter. Saw people say team USA's women played poorly in the World Cup win and got lucky. Quite honestly what you should avoid is anything getting nothing but love on Twitter.

# 430 SpritePuck @ 09/18/15 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Philstat


	Geez man, I have to say, there are A LOT of similarities, more than I want to bring myself to believe...

You could do the same thing with the other basketball game or any sports game. There is only so much inovation unless the sport changes. I could do this with any sports game that has been around long enough.

The competitors game is very good but unbelievably overhyped. Some having not yet even played it are saying it should be GOTY. That is absolutely crazy, not sports game of the year but overall. And they have yet to play a second of it. Just hard to trust anything... I played it last year and was not that impressed. I remember several years ago being blown away by it but it is just recycled these days though 16 may be different.

# 431 raidertiger @ 09/18/15 11:45 PM

Eh, I was hoping this would be good considering 2k15 but playing this and seeing the changes in 2k16, don't see any reason to get this. The best parts of this game are arena sounds and the ESPN license, but apart from that completely underwhelming.

# 432 Sports fanantic @ 09/19/15 12:10 AM

One thing i enjoy about Live is their Arena sounds. They actually have the authentic chants/organs sounds that you hear in Arena like Oracle arena and Quicken loans arena.

# 433 benefactor @ 09/19/15 12:25 AM

"Polish a turd"

"graphics like an Android game"

If those comments were posted in the 2K forum, they'd be deleted and the users banned. Pretty disappointing.

# 434 Philstat @ 09/19/15 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by benefactor


	"Polish a turd" "graphics like an Android game" If those comments were posted in the 2K forum, they'd be deleted and the users banned. Pretty disappointing.

Don't really see the issue here in all honesty.

# 435 nick_sr @ 09/19/15 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by thedream2k16


	You have one company that communicates on a regular basis with fans and site owners while making OS the official home of their game and you have another that does none of this. Company doing what's best for business like we all would . its EA fault

Really now? So why not remove everything ea since this is a 2k site now?

# 436 nick_sr @ 09/19/15 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by benefactor


	"Polish a turd" "graphics like an Android game" If those comments were posted in the 2K forum, they'd be deleted and the users banned. Pretty disappointing.

Politics as usual my friend. Just found out this is a 2k site now so it makes percent sense.

# 437 magicman32 @ 09/19/15 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by nick_sr


	Politics as usual my friend. Just found out this is a 2k site now so it makes percent sense.

Live needs to step there game up. Real quick. They are behind and have been moving at a snail's pace since 3rd gen. Don't blame people for calling them out. It's their fault. Period.

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# 438 dtq @ 09/19/15 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by nick_sr


	Politics as usual my friend. Just found out this is a 2k site now so it makes percent sense.

You've been salty for years. There's nothing wrong with OS. As one user has pointed out, you could only do so much when Live has been cancelled times and again while 2K has consistently delivered. Should all the basketball fans just stop their activity on this site and wait for Live to come back to its hey day?

# 439 Pappy Knuckles @ 09/19/15 01:48 AM

Nick, why are you taking offense to the comments? Do you have stock in the company or something? This game is a mess and it deserves the criticism that it's receiving.

I don't fault a person who enjoys playing it, but I'm not going to talk it up as being better than it really is. "It has potential" is about the best I could say about it right now and in 2015 that's just doesn't cut it anymore.

Some people seem content to continue to give Live a pass due to their past memories of the series or brand loyalty. Maybe it's Stockholm Syndrome, I don't know. I just don't understand how someone can say with a straight face that this is legit competition for the other game.

# 440 pdawg17 @ 09/19/15 01:54 AM

Although I obviously can't speak for this year's version of the other game, Pro-am (even with its issues) is the most fun I've had with a hoops game over the last few years...that's encouraging...

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