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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# 141 DIRK41NOWITZKI @ 09/16/15 12:27 AM

Wow I was in the middle of a game and had to stop and post what I just saw.

So I was trying to drive with Westbrook but Kyrie stopped me and I had no where to go. Immediately I see Ibaka set a screen for Durant. He then cuts towards the hoop and curls behind me. I hit the pass and and he hands it off to Durant for the easy layup. Everything was so smooth and it just caught me off guard. Hand off mechanic is a lovely addition.

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# 142 Gotmadskillzson @ 09/16/15 12:28 AM

I suggest you guys restart your PS4. I did that when mines got stuck at 90% installing. I restarted my PS4 and just left Live 16 closed. After that it quickly finished installing.

# 143 xman2k @ 09/16/15 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CAMPBLACKMAMBA24


	I'm done with the demo. Time for the real thing!! IT'S KOBE TIME!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks like Westbrook got hit in the nabs with the EA logo, lol

# 144 melo627 @ 09/16/15 12:48 AM

anybody else experiencing shirtless players with invisible stomachs?i dunk on bougut and ripped his shirt off

and then later shumpert was shirtless

# 145 WTF @ 09/16/15 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by melo627


	anybody else experiencing shirtless players with invisible stomachs?i dunk on bougut and ripped his shirt off and then later shumpert was shirtless

I had that glitch down there too. The next replay, they'll come back, next it'll dissappear, etc. A fix is in the works

# 146 blingballa333 @ 09/16/15 01:59 AM

The more I play the demo, the more I realize how bad this game still is.

# 147 mrprice33 @ 09/16/15 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by thedream2k16


	This day one patch contains to much from what I read from you. Sad that so much went untouched during development

You do realize that a day 1 patch is still part of development, right? They don't magically appear out of nowhere.

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# 148 Traceur @ 09/16/15 02:10 AM

The demo was horrible IMO and sadly I think this will be the final nail in the coffin for EA's NBA franchise.

Shooting % is ridiculously high for human and cpu teams. Players warping to the rim and warped passes are out of control. Players movement and animation is very choppy and jerky.

I did like the player and court/arena graphics but not much else. Maybe a Day 1 patch will correct some of these issues but regardless this is NOT a $60 game.

For $25-$30, it might justify purchasing it as an alternative for the other game but EA is generations behind their competition.

Either blow it up and start from the bottom up OR throw in the white towel and move on. They can't keep putting out "stuff" like this year in and year out. It's really sad considering how great Live 10 turned out to be.

# 149 ERsports @ 09/16/15 02:21 AM

Tip off bug from last year is STILL there. I wish a ev would acknowledge this. When playing against the cpu you win the tip off EVERY single time. You literally can just start slamming Y and you will ALWAYS beat the cpu. It is bad enough the tip off always goes to the pg but never losing a tip off really kills the immersion.

# 150 nova91 @ 09/16/15 02:26 AM

Match making is horrible in Pro-Am. I keep ending up on teams with all PGs except for me or teams of all slashing SFs.

# 151 Gotmadskillzson @ 09/16/15 02:37 AM

After messing with the sliders for a while, I feel much better about Live 16. They work and work really well. Grant it some you have to turn way up, damn near maxed out to see some results. They key game changing slider so far for me is the shot contest impact slider. Turned that down to 40 on the CPU sliders and as a USER you can now hit contested shots with star players like you suppose to be able to.

Earlier today I played everything default and I noticed shooting was like it was last year. As in, if somebody standing within 2 feet of you, the chances of you making a shot was pretty low. On the flip side the CPU didn't have this problem at all, they were draining 3's on step back jumpers over double teams. Annoyed the hell out of me. So for the USER side, you will want to raise that slider to 60 to dethrone the CPU shooting god.

I turned most of the CPU shooting down to 40 also due to the fact they don't miss enough shots, especially layups in traffic. Got their dunk frequency down to 40, might have to make that lower because the CPU loves to dunk in Live 16, pretty much their main way of scoring other then lay ups and step back 3's. Not much of a mid range game from them.

Another important discovery I noticed related to the shot contest slider. It seems to be tied to the defensive awareness for the entire team. On 60 I noticed my team trapped a hell of a lot more, effectively fronted and denied the post a lot more which resulted in the CPU actually running plays trying to get people open. Help defense actually was occurring in a timely and effective manner.

Finally the offball push offs on 80 with a success rate of 70 makes the battle in the paint more organic. You see more battling for position down low. So with right slider adjustments Live 16 have a legit contender on their hands.

# 152 veryhonestgamer @ 09/16/15 02:49 AM

This is not a very good game at all. The amount of fault I found while playing was almost embarassing, especially when u realize everything in this game was out doen by 2k8 by itself.

The animations arent realistic by the standards set by 2kk, the gameplay lacks strategy or any kinda cohesiveness when it comes to playing the game of basketball.

I felt silly and insulted even playing the game. I understand some people may like this arcadey approach but it just feel like a lazy cash in, therw is no love or soul in this game, it feels like a 1998 game.

# 153 blingballa333 @ 09/16/15 02:54 AM

My last post was a bit rash so I a going to extrapolate a bit.

Positives:
-The hand off mechanic. Looks good and works pretty well.
-Graphics: some of the players look great!
-Some of the signature shots look awesome

Negatives:
-Rebounding, passing, and dribbling. Which makes it hard to play the game. Passers warp as they pass. My guys go into slow motion trying to rebound. I can't start a fast break, period (but the CPU can). I try to go around a pick to pull up for a jumper and as i press the shot button, my guy takes two steps in and ruins the opportunity and it is absolutely maddening.
-Drives to the basket: I can't even count how many times the CPU drives straight to the hole as if I'm not even there. No resistance by my defenders.
-Interior shots are simply horrifying to look at at times.
-My AI team mates constantly leaving their man wide open for no reason. In one instance I saw Klay Thompson just walk away from his man and let him shoot an open three.
-Animation quality in general is still odd and warpish. The off ball animations look nice though.

In general, this game just seems to be a chore to play for me. Maybe I just suck at the game, but I really don't think that's it. It's just "off".

P.S. The game gets so much worse on All-Star difficulty. The game is way more enjoyable on Pro with adjusted foul and shooting sliders.

# 154 syncinatti @ 09/16/15 03:05 AM

Ok, based on the pro am gameplay I saw on YouTube, I decided to give the demo a chance. I played one game (the finals game while it finished installing on xb1). My impression at first was it isn't as bad as I thought it would be. As the game progressed I found it easier and easier to drive and dunk. And harder to stop the cpu from doing the same. Still it was a bit fun. The animations was a bit jarring but I was overlooking that. Unfortunately my experience was ruined towards the end of the game. After trailing by 13, I just repeatedly drove and dunked with either Westbrook or Durant. I noticed my center was gassed battery icon drained. I tried to sub him out. Three deadball situations happened and he just wouldn't sub out. The sub was "pending" but just wouldn't happen. Mozgov then scored 3 consecutive dunks. Luckily I was able to keep up with my own dunks. Then down 3 with 40 seconds left I was able to get an and 1 dunk with Durant. I admit at this point I was excited and having fun. Then the free throw meter disappeared while I was shooting. Very late missed free throw and still no substitution. They inbounded the ball 32 seconds left Lebron was slowly walking up the court, I'm thinking one stop (even though my center was useless at this point). The clock is down to 19, I noticed somehow the shot clock and the game clock WAS NOW IN SYNC! And my teamate wasn't fouling him to stop the clock. I switched to Durant and repeatedly pressed the steal button to foul. But for 15 seconds nothing happened, not even a swipe at the ball Durant just stood there and game clock just ran out. Game over.
Now naturally I'm like wtf? My experience was ruined.

# 155 WALTERBERRYPAOK @ 09/16/15 03:36 AM

The live demo is a joke.
No depth in the gameplay,
passing is warped and crazy fast,
the off ball movement is nice but without proper passing and momentum it's just an aesthetic addition.
defence is non-existent.It's just a force field that a player is engaged for a second or two and then when he disengages he has a free pass to the lane for a dunk.
No help defence.
No contextual interactions lead to animations without purpose.
And the demo as it is(12 min games) just goes to show that after a month the game it's going to be budget priced.
Why should i buy this ?
I really feel sorry for easports and i can't understand how such a big company is unable to produce a contender for nba 2k.Can't they just put the fifa game producers to help them?

# 156 Wildcats302 @ 09/16/15 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Traceur


	The demo was horrible IMO and sadly I think this will be the final nail in the coffin for EA's NBA franchise. Shooting % is ridiculously high for human and cpu teams. Players warping to the rim and warped passes are out of control. Players movement and animation is very choppy and jerky. I did like the player and court/arena graphics but not much else. Maybe a Day 1 patch will correct some of these issues but regardless this is NOT a $60 game. For $25-$30, it might justify purchasing it as an alternative for the other game but EA is generations behind their competition. Either blow it up and start from the bottom up OR throw in the white towel and move on. They can't keep putting out "stuff" like this year in and year out. It's really sad considering how great Live 10 turned out to be.

I just played one game with OKC vs. Cleveland and noticed that Defense was non-existent. I really gave up after a while because no matter what I did Cleveland seemed to always make a contested jumper over my guys. So in the 4th I just started leaving random guys open from 3 or close to it that were not known jump shooters (good ones anyways) and they were hitting every shot (think 80% for the quarter). I managed to only lose by 11 due to my guys own fairly unrealistic shooting percentages.

I definitely got an arcade vibe feel to the game. That is fun enough, but not something I'd be interested in investing time into or playing a season of 82 games doing. I need defense to matter. The few times the Cavs did drive inside and got to the rim and my guys resisted and got a block the animations/block mechanics did not look great either.

This may entertain me until 9/25, and that is all I can ask for...but do not see this as a purchase for me until a price drop if ever.

# 157 bateman11 @ 09/16/15 04:13 AM

I'm somewhat shocked at some of the negative remarks Im seeing. I've played five games of OKC vs CLE while the demo is installing (horrible ISP). Im very optimistic. If you play realistic basketball you get excellent results. I feel this could possibly be the best on court experience EA has ever given us. I will expand on that once I play the full demo.

# 158 2_headedmonster @ 09/16/15 05:33 AM

I must say, this game is pretty bad. I want to go into detail, but id just be saying the same thing others have said.

One thing i do want to point out is that the game feels dead for some reason. I dont know if its the blank look on the players faces/eyes, the lack of little nuance animations or the disengaging animation quality in general. But i never felt like i was playing basketball, i was constantly reminded i was playing a game.

also: the graphics are odd, besides players looking likfe bronze trophies, there seems to be some technique used that is compromised at a distance.

# 159 Rob. D @ 09/16/15 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bateman11


	I'm somewhat shocked at some of the negative remarks Im seeing. I've played five games of OKC vs CLE while the demo is installing (horrible ISP). Im very optimistic. If you play realistic basketball you get excellent results. I feel this could possibly be the best on court experience EA has ever given us. I will expand on that once I play the full demo.

Man ... From someone who has played a lot of 15. This is Live 15 the remix with Pro Am IMO. The more I play I the more frustrated I become. Rebounding doesn't even feel like rebounding. Defense is horrible especially in the paint. Tip for Pro Am -- Grab a post scorer and make them 7ft then run to the paint and just shoot smh. Warping all over the place and awareness is completely broken. Players just look at the ball roll right past them, meanwhile the CPU swoops in and picks the ball up???? We talk about animations enough but I saw the CPU shoot sideways today ... Literally a sideways jumper and the ball went in smh.

I'm still seeing those auto animations that seem to always drop ... (that hook that hits the glass from the post). Where is the contact??? Guys in Pro Am are running through each other right to the basket. I can't buy this product not like this, and Pro Am is so underwhelming because of these gameplay issues. Sorry OS maybe I'm just ranting but I expected more this time around. Again I still want to know what this magical day 1 patch is going to resolve, so I'll be lurking lol

# 160 vidgames @ 09/16/15 06:42 AM

"Hes among the leaders in scoring this season"...I hear this 10 times game

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