NBA 2K9 Living Rosters and 2K Insider

by pastapadre
Posted September 17th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

The highly touted announcement for NBA 2K9 turns out in part to be Living Rosters which has been known for a few weeks now. The difference though is that it will not be predicated on changes to NBA.com as previously believed, but instead will be done manually whenever it is warranted. In essence it appears as though 2K has assigned the task of roster updates to an individual who will remain active throughout the season in providing them.

As with the competition, you can expect to see roster and attribute changes when you download a new 2K roster in NBA 2K9, all based around what’s happening in the real world. However, rather than update things on a daily basis, 2K devs told us that the plan was to change a roster when it was warranted. Naturally big-time injuries or huge trades will be reflected in the game on a timely basis. What seems to set 2K9 apart, however, is how those changes are made and how much they can add to the gameplay experience.

Given that quality frequent roster updates have been lacking from 2K titles in the past the dedication to doing them is certainly a welcome change. It will remain to be seen though how well this method will meet the desires of the community. The Living Rosters may not be revolutionary. However the ability for 2K to add in new animations may be a more exciting aspect to look forward to.

If Deron Williams continues his success of last season or O.J. Mayo begins to dominate during his maiden campaign in the NBA, you can expect to see not just attribute bonuses but actual new animations available to that player as the season progresses. These new animation packages will be mo-capped, produced, and added during the course of the season by 2K devs and added to deserving players who have excelled during the season (or perhaps even developed a new signature move). In other words, this is new content developed during and relevant to the 2008/09 NBA season, not merely unlockable animation packages that are already in the game.

You can check out the full hands-on preview at Gamespot here as well as some new screenshots including ones taken from Association mode here.

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[quote comment="36802"]@ machines where did I write ENLISH

@kevmac like me & NBA 2K wuz talkin bout N another post da other day I already TRADED 2K8

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I want dat Live demo I need a B-BALL game STAT[/quote]

I wanna play that live to see if there are any improvements myself and I need some bball in my life also lol.
James

hmmm updates on the ps store seem like there up and no live demo????? am i missing it?
James

hmmm updates on the ps store seem like there up and no live demo????? am i missing it?
James

hmmm updates on the ps store seem like there up and no live demo????? am i missing it?
James

hmmm updates on the ps store seem like there up and no live demo????? am i missing it?
James

hmmm updates on the ps store seem like there up and no live demo????? am i missing it?
root

pasta sounds like both live and 2k are going to be great, however I aam big on realism of rosters especially on draft class importing, I would really appreciate if you can find out if ea will allow importing from ncaa like in the past, and also if there will be a way for 2k to have some sort of answer to this due to the end of the 2k ncaa series, this will be the deciding factor for me this year. please find out pasta! thanks
root

pasta sounds like both live and 2k are going to be great, however I aam big on realism of rosters especially on draft class importing, I would really appreciate if you can find out if ea will allow importing from ncaa like in the past, and also if there will be a way for 2k to have some sort of answer to this due to the end of the 2k ncaa series, this will be the deciding factor for me this year. please find out pasta! thanks
root

pasta sounds like both live and 2k are going to be great, however I aam big on realism of rosters especially on draft class importing, I would really appreciate if you can find out if ea will allow importing from ncaa like in the past, and also if there will be a way for 2k to have some sort of answer to this due to the end of the 2k ncaa series, this will be the deciding factor for me this year. please find out pasta! thanks
root

pasta sounds like both live and 2k are going to be great, however I aam big on realism of rosters especially on draft class importing, I would really appreciate if you can find out if ea will allow importing from ncaa like in the past, and also if there will be a way for 2k to have some sort of answer to this due to the end of the 2k ncaa series, this will be the deciding factor for me this year. please find out pasta! thanks
root

pasta sounds like both live and 2k are going to be great, however I aam big on realism of rosters especially on draft class importing, I would really appreciate if you can find out if ea will allow importing from ncaa like in the past, and also if there will be a way for 2k to have some sort of answer to this due to the end of the 2k ncaa series, this will be the deciding factor for me this year. please find out pasta! thanks
Machines

@ sdot: You didn’t. B-ball did. Maybe you need a reading comprehension course as well.
Machines

@ sdot: You didn’t. B-ball did. Maybe you need a reading comprehension course as well.
Machines

@ sdot: You didn’t. B-ball did. Maybe you need a reading comprehension course as well.
Machines

@ sdot: You didn’t. B-ball did. Maybe you need a reading comprehension course as well.
duku

i’m neither a 2k or EA fan, but if EA makes their NBA Live features like they do in their Madden, then the 365 thing won’t work right. For instance, the “adaptive a.i” in madden is a joke. The other one was the ability to return missed FG. When you kick a FG and it short, the other team catches it and it won’t let u return it. you get the ball back with 1st and 10 after you miss the FG….wtf
duku

i’m neither a 2k or EA fan, but if EA makes their NBA Live features like they do in their Madden, then the 365 thing won’t work right. For instance, the “adaptive a.i” in madden is a joke. The other one was the ability to return missed FG. When you kick a FG and it short, the other team catches it and it won’t let u return it. you get the ball back with 1st and 10 after you miss the FG….wtf
duku

i’m neither a 2k or EA fan, but if EA makes their NBA Live features like they do in their Madden, then the 365 thing won’t work right. For instance, the “adaptive a.i” in madden is a joke. The other one was the ability to return missed FG. When you kick a FG and it short, the other team catches it and it won’t let u return it. you get the ball back with 1st and 10 after you miss the FG….wtf
duku

i’m neither a 2k or EA fan, but if EA makes their NBA Live features like they do in their Madden, then the 365 thing won’t work right. For instance, the “adaptive a.i” in madden is a joke. The other one was the ability to return missed FG. When you kick a FG and it short, the other team catches it and it won’t let u return it. you get the ball back with 1st and 10 after you miss the FG….wtf
nba2k

It updated but no live guess Pasta was wrong again…
nba2k

It updated but no live guess Pasta was wrong again…
nba2k

It updated but no live guess Pasta was wrong again…
nba2k

It updated but no live guess Pasta was wrong again…
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aaron

so i just watched the game on the on the spot show on gamespot and im not really impressed. players sliding and warping and so many blocked shots. im sure itll be alright but those things are distracting
aaron

so i just watched the game on the on the spot show on gamespot and im not really impressed. players sliding and warping and so many blocked shots. im sure itll be alright but those things are distracting
aaron

so i just watched the game on the on the spot show on gamespot and im not really impressed. players sliding and warping and so many blocked shots. im sure itll be alright but those things are distracting
aaron

so i just watched the game on the on the spot show on gamespot and im not really impressed. players sliding and warping and so many blocked shots. im sure itll be alright but those things are distracting
aaron

so i just watched the game on the on the spot show on gamespot and im not really impressed. players sliding and warping and so many blocked shots. im sure itll be alright but those things are distracting
K

sdot.

Learn to fucking spell. I realize that this is a blog, and you’re not in school, but seriously I cannot trust a damn thing you say when you type shit like: Dis game is da shit right der.

I get it you are trying to sound cool, but it’s dumb.

As for the games. I have played both demos and went with 2K9. It is pretty fun, and when realistic sliders get done it will be amazing. Also, it will be nice when the damn thing stops freezing.
K

sdot.

Learn to fucking spell. I realize that this is a blog, and you’re not in school, but seriously I cannot trust a damn thing you say when you type shit like: Dis game is da shit right der.

I get it you are trying to sound cool, but it’s dumb.

As for the games. I have played both demos and went with 2K9. It is pretty fun, and when realistic sliders get done it will be amazing. Also, it will be nice when the damn thing stops freezing.
K

sdot.

Learn to fucking spell. I realize that this is a blog, and you’re not in school, but seriously I cannot trust a damn thing you say when you type shit like: Dis game is da shit right der.

I get it you are trying to sound cool, but it’s dumb.

As for the games. I have played both demos and went with 2K9. It is pretty fun, and when realistic sliders get done it will be amazing. Also, it will be nice when the damn thing stops freezing.
K

sdot.

Learn to fucking spell. I realize that this is a blog, and you’re not in school, but seriously I cannot trust a damn thing you say when you type shit like: Dis game is da shit right der.

I get it you are trying to sound cool, but it’s dumb.

As for the games. I have played both demos and went with 2K9. It is pretty fun, and when realistic sliders get done it will be amazing. Also, it will be nice when the damn thing stops freezing.
K

sdot.

Learn to fucking spell. I realize that this is a blog, and you’re not in school, but seriously I cannot trust a damn thing you say when you type shit like: Dis game is da shit right der.

I get it you are trying to sound cool, but it’s dumb.

As for the games. I have played both demos and went with 2K9. It is pretty fun, and when realistic sliders get done it will be amazing. Also, it will be nice when the damn thing stops freezing.