Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:00 am
NBA Live 13 is effectively delayed indefinitely. While EA Sports may say the game isn't, technically, delayed because it was never given a release date, the publisher today acknowledged many had expected it to release Oct. 2 alongside competitor NBA 2K13, and said it's giving the NBA Live development team more time to shore up a game that left E3 roundly panned and had gone AWOL in the three months since.
The release of that trailer above, however, at least pushes back speculation that the entire project would be scrapped, the fate that befell its predecessor, NBA Elite 11, back in 2010. But EA Sports provided no guidance on when this game would release, whether that would be in the month of October or even 2012. A release on Oct. 2 would seem to be off the table, though.
An EA Sports spokesman also would not comment on rumors that the game would be released as a download-only version over Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store.
"The team is making steady progress, and we're continuing our work on NBA Live," Andrew Wilson, the executive vice president in charge of the EA Sports label, said in a statement. "We remain focused on rebuilding this franchise for the future."
Another statement from EA Sports acknowledged that customers had been anticipating an Oct. 2 release but "our plan is to release at a later date. We will share more information in the future."
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Kotaku sez wrote:NBA Live 13 is effectively delayed indefinitely
EA sez wrote:Another statement from EA Sports acknowledged that customers had been anticipating an Oct. 2 release but "our plan is to release at a later date. We will share more information in the future."
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benji wrote:Do you know what the word indefinite means?
While EA Sports may say the game isn't, technically, delayed because it was never given a release date,
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fjccommish wrote:Those images appear accurate.
Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:00 am
EA Sports had news that came out yesterday that NBA Live 13 is being delayed indefinitely, and won’t be coming out on Oct. 2nd. To some it might anger you that this is the case, but honestly, this is the best case scenario for the franchise. I know the word in the forums that EA doesn’t care about putting out a great basketball game, but I can assure you that’s not the case. EA has decided to give the development team more time to polish up the game, instead of releasing a rushed product. The decision came based on the feedback from me and the rest of the Advisory Council. I believe this was the best decision for this game moving forward, they wanted our opinion, we gave it to them, and guess what? They listened. If they didn’t want our input, they wouldn’t be spending all this money on us to visit their studio. For me personally, I’ve been on the other side along with other NBA Live fans wanting a playable game to enjoy, and I’m using that feeling to fuel a lot of my decision making while I’m at EA Studios. I have to make the most of this opportunity because I truly care about the Live franchise and I want it to be on par with the FIFA and NHL franchises, gameplay wise. The foundation of this game is important, I can’t stress that enough.
I cannot comment on release dates or the rumored pricing of NBA Live 13, but I can tell you sometime in October me and the rest of the council members will be going back to Orlando to see the progress of the game. It will be definitely coming out this year, so it has NOT been cancelled. Since we became Ad Council members, we have given the development team 100% honest feedback on the game. We also gave them pages and pages of information so they can reference our ideas later as well. Execution is the key, so just be patient.
To the NBA Live fans, and I’m only talking to you, NBA live has a lot of potential to get back to being the great basketball game we used to love. I’ve played tons of games during my visits to Orlando and can assure you, it’s going in the right direction regardless of the perception it’s at right now.
That’s all I’m going to say for now!! Stay tuned for more updates in the future on NBA Live 13
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ThaLiveKing wrote: I can tell you sometime in October me and the rest of the council members will be going back to Orlando to see the progress of the game. It will be definitely coming out this year, so it has NOT been cancelled.
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EA has decided to give the development team more time to polish up the game, instead of releasing a rushed product. The decision came based on the feedback from me and the rest of the Advisory Council.
Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:10 am
shadowgrin wrote:EA has decided to give the development team more time to polish up the game, instead of releasing a rushed product. The decision came based on the feedback from me and the rest of the Advisory Council.
lol as if the the Advisory Council can really influence sales decisions, it's not like they didn't do the same thing with Elite 11, delay the release to give the dev team more time. We all know what happened with that.
US Ship/Street Date
Oct 2012
Many fans have been anticipating an early October launch, but our plan is to release at a later date. We will share more information in the future.
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shadowgrin wrote:EA has decided to give the development team more time to polish up the game, instead of releasing a rushed product. The decision came based on the feedback from me and the rest of the Advisory Council.
lol as if the the Advisory Council can really influence sales decisions, it's not like they didn't do the same thing with Elite 11, delay the release to give the dev team more time. We all know what happened with that.
Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:07 pm
JaoSming wrote:Again, we don't know if the game is delayed or not based from what EA has planned. It's not wrong to expect Live 13 to have the same release date as 2K13, just like every year previously, but EA has only said October 2012 for the release date
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shadowgrin wrote:Heck even bringing in the Advisory Council is also related to sales, same with the lost development time EA had because of them doing 'market research' (along with forming the new team) as EA said so themselves.
JaoSming wrote:Especially since a Kotaku article mentioned how the counsel affected marketing decisions about showing the game too early, and possibly with releasing directly with 2K (sales).