NBA Live 08 to add online team play
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In a surprising move, EA has announced that online team play will be added to NBA Live 08 via a free downloadable update. This will offer a complete five on five experience over 10 different consoles.
Prior to the games starting each individual can choose a position to lock into, or if all 10 slots aren’t filled by users you can choose to keep switching between players open during the games. If there are aren’t 10 people for a game the open slots will be filled by AI.
This game mode allows any combination of players from 1 vs. 1 up to 5 vs. 5.
The CPU will take control of any players not controlled by users.
Voice communication is available and isolated from the opposing team.
Player locking is available but not mandatory (unless the team consists of 5 users)
The update is expected to be made available by the end of November.
The online co-op is something I had high hopes to be added in for Live 09 given the success that was seen through NHL 08’s three on three team play. To have it added in this year is an extremely exciting development and improves on what is already the best online experience EA has offered to date.
October 10, 2007 at 5:27 pm
Outstanding news Pasta!!! Now please tell them to unlock the edit acessories feature for god’s sake!
October 10, 2007 at 5:45 pm
that is wicked… should be real fun
October 10, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Wow, completely unexpected, but I’m very excited over this!!!!!
October 10, 2007 at 6:31 pm
DANTE, U ARE FUNNY WITH THOSE ACCESSORIES(LMAO)! IT SEEMS LIKE EA IS REALLY TRYING TO DELIVER ON GAMES I AM PLEASED!
October 10, 2007 at 7:50 pm
A focused plan for EA sports online. I like it.
October 10, 2007 at 9:27 pm
2k needs to do this.
October 11, 2007 at 4:56 am
Dude, I wasn’t being ironic. This is great news. The point is, if they are still working on the game, there’s hope that we’ll still see the unlocking of the edit accessories thing. And don’t try to downplay the importance of this, customizing the game is all about authenticity.
October 11, 2007 at 11:58 am
Wow, five on five ball hogging online play? Cant wait.
October 11, 2007 at 1:53 pm
oh man i cant wait the only thing dissapointing is late november but the wait is worth it..lol
October 11, 2007 at 2:35 pm
just kidding dante, would be nice to have throwbacks though like ps2 does, a last generation system i cant understand tht at all????????????????
October 11, 2007 at 2:55 pm
nice
October 12, 2007 at 3:26 am
So the PS2 version of NBA LIve 08 has throwback jerseys??? Whats up with that?
October 13, 2007 at 6:43 am
I KNOW TELL ME ABOUT IT RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX THEY HAVE THROWBACKS AND PRATICE JERSEYS AND THATS LAST GENERATION SYSTEMS?????
October 15, 2007 at 9:25 am
will these feature also be available in online leauges?
so you can have five on five basketball over xbox live in your online leauges?
now that will be crazy ……..