jordan

i got pissed jordan wasent in live 05 but is he gonna be in 06?

No.

People are still asking this?

Me too I dont like the fact that he isn't in the game. Furthermore, I don't believe he will be in Nba Live 06 if not they would have make an big announcement the same way they did with Nba Live 2000.

Guys Mike is not a member of the NBA Retired Player Assoc, and therefore the NBA has no rights to his image or likeness.

So just create him. It's really not that big a deal.

EDIT:
MJ CAP for Live2005 (PS2/Xbox)

Hm, I'm assuming Barkley, Stockton, and Olajuwon won't be in it either. Man, I'd love to have Olajuwon in the game.

shit, if they don't put legends in the game, who do they make 80's,90's teams,etc?

i know this is just bull shit man. it makes no sense.

Yeah, I don';t get why Jordan and shit won't allow them to put him in game. He's the fucking greatest of all time..not complete without him.

damn retards!!

Players in the NBA are under a license agreement between the league and the players' union. And in 1992 Jordan got his own licensing agreement with the league, so has other players (Barkley, Stockton, Olajuwon and so on); so after they retired, they were no longer directly affiliated with the NBA (didn't become a part of the Retired Player Association). So that mean that they can basically name their prize (since they own the licensing to their likenesses), and if companies don't want to pony up the cash for using their likeness, they can't use them. Period.

There's even more to it than Andreas mentioned, simply anouncing retirement doesn't qualify a player to join the retired-players association, a player needs to be retired for a certian amount of time. Notice Drexler was in Live04, but not 03. So Olajuwon, Stockton, and Robinson weren't eligable last year, and Karl Malone won't be this year.
Also, as both the players-association and retired-players-association are unions, team owners such as Jerry West, Micheal Jordan and Dr J are in-eligable and their likness rights are negotiated seperately.
Charles Barkley had avoided the retired-players-association claiming it was a conflict of interest as a broadcaster, but it appears that he might have joined prior to the last all-star break. It's never too early to kiss ass for your HOF campain I guess.

You can create Jordan, but... is not the same. Announcer doesn't say his name, and it's only number 23... I don't have the same feeling.

I think if you create a player with a name thats already in their system it should say it. Or rookies too..that would be one of my wishlist but I'm too lazy to go post it.

I love MJ but we have to move on face the reality that he could never be in the game unless he produces his own videogame "LIKE MIKE"!

I think if you create a player with a name thats already in their system it should say it. Or rookies too..that would be one of my wishlist but I'm too lazy to go post it.

In Live 2004, 2005 and I guess that in 2006 Marv Albert doesn't say custom player names (even if he is in the system. eg: jordan). Too bad because this year we have a player with the last name Ewing). Actually I don't understand Why was this feature dropped from the game. Not having enough time to add/restore this is stupid since they had almost three years.

Guys Mike is not a member of the NBA Retired Player Assoc, and therefore the NBA has no rights to his image or likeness.

Michael Gordan!

Just adding to what Andreas and OldFoolStyle have said, it seems EA are able to include players like Jordan and co for one year after they retire. After that, they're out of the game until a deal can be made.