NBA 2K9 Living Rosters and 2K Insider
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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.
September 17, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Yea cus i b damned if i play a football game full of legends and no up 2 date players n made up teams. My imagination isnt that good for all of that lmao
September 17, 2008 at 11:00 pm
4 me personally if APF had a LEGIT SSTAR ,ode I wouldn’t hav even bought da NEW MADDEN (datz my fav mode) cuz those animations wuz nice if only I wuz da 1 controllin dem ie
WR slippin making cuts stutter step routes etc
September 17, 2008 at 11:37 pm
I didnt like the gameplay on there, it plays 2 slow, i kno they prolly got great animations jus cus its a 2k game, but the play is 2 slow 4 me. I didnt even get that deep n2
September 18, 2008 at 1:36 am
Have you guys played live it like a arcade game compared to 2k. I played it with a friend who had it for a game it was horrible. I understand that is just a opinion but its gotta be shared by over half of any respectable gamers out there. As far as the roster updates that cool but if I pick up a rookie and am trying to develope him I would be angry if they knocked his attributes due to him riding the pine in real life. Are the roster updates gonna effect the association you are already in or no?
September 18, 2008 at 3:36 am
IF EA fixed NBA Live’s graphics, presentation, animations, and the arcadey gameplay, NBA Live 09 would be sharp as hell. I am really impressed by Live 365 but 2K is still my choice this year because they get all of the small things right.
September 18, 2008 at 4:56 am
I was looking at the screenshots and it had chris pauls rating as 99
Am I the only one who finds this ridiculous
September 18, 2008 at 6:35 am
[quote comment="36764"]I was looking at the screenshots and it had chris pauls rating as 99
Am I the only one who finds this ridiculous[/quote]
Its already been said that it was him progressing in the Association 2.0, get ur facts straight buddy. He is not a 99.
September 18, 2008 at 6:50 am
Ummm..so basically the revolutionary feature is something we’ve had in MLB The Show for the past few years? Awesome. I love the 2k series, but 2k is just weak when it comes to features.
Why can’t more games come out with fresh, revolutionary ideas like the EASHL?
September 18, 2008 at 8:00 am
What they need to do is make College Hoops 2K8 draft classes be able to import onto NBA 2K9. I’m assuming that there will be a 2009 roster on 2K Share when the season rolls around.
September 18, 2008 at 8:16 am
The NBA Live 09 demo for the ps3 is now available on the UK PS Store. The US PS Store should get it later on today.
September 18, 2008 at 8:19 am
DANTE DON’T LIE 2 ME FAM
DATZ MY WORD
kidN
September 18, 2008 at 8:34 am
Seriously, i´m downloading it. The news is out on the NBA Live Forum as well.
September 18, 2008 at 9:08 am
presentation=2k
gameplay=2k
features that don’t work=nba live
nuff said
September 18, 2008 at 9:12 am
[quote comment="36779"]presentation=2k
gameplay=2k
features that don’t work=nba live
nuff said[/quote]
LOL, thats great.
September 18, 2008 at 9:24 am
Someone please send sdot to an English class.
September 18, 2008 at 9:33 am
[quote comment="36781"]Someone please send sdot to an English class.[/quote]
Leave dude alone everybody always complainin, if u cant read it quit tryin.
September 18, 2008 at 9:41 am
Well its about time that 2k supported there sports titles with timely roster updates but it still wont’ compare to LIVE’s DYNAMIC DNA feature which will update players attributes on a daily basis based upon there real life performance in game.
2k may make the best basketball game, but they are constantly a step behind EA in game features and content. When will 2k realize that the game isn’t complete once it hits the shelves.
You have to support your product too.
September 18, 2008 at 9:47 am
[quote comment="36786"]Well its about time that 2k supported there sports titles with timely roster updates but it still wont’ compare to LIVE’s DYNAMIC DNA feature which will update players attributes on a daily basis based upon there real life performance in game.
2k may make the best basketball game, but they are constantly a step behind EA in game features and content. When will 2k realize that the game isn’t complete once it hits the shelves.
You have to support your product too.[/quote]
Cant wait to see all of u complain wen the big stars go thru slumps and there ratings drop, for a slump.
September 18, 2008 at 10:15 am
@NBA 2K THX
@MACHINES Y U RIDIN ME ur NOT a H0M0sapien R U MISTER???
@TIMMY letz BREAK it down 2 itz simplest form wutz MORE IMPORTANT da FEATURES or da GPLAY datz wut it comes down 2 in da END
I think every1 kno’s my choice
September 18, 2008 at 10:44 am
>Someone please send sdot to an English class.
this is a forum, not Enlish 101. why type the wen u can type da. 2 letters vs. 3. DA
September 18, 2008 at 11:15 am
B-BALL PLEEZ refrain from STARING @ my AVATAR like dat itz VERY inappropriate
thank U
September 18, 2008 at 11:16 am
wut wud ur PARENTS think if dey knew wut U were thinkin bout hmmmm???
HA HA HA HA
September 18, 2008 at 11:32 am
The collective IQ of some people in here is mind-boggling.
Enlish? Really? You must have a great job and very proud parents.
September 18, 2008 at 11:34 am
[quote comment="36795"]>Someone please send sdot to an English class.
this is a forum, not Enlish 101. why type the wen u can type da. 2 letters vs. 3. DA[/quote]
Why type forum whe you can type frm? Why type why when you can type y? Why not type real words when you can type real words?…….
I’m a 2k guy but this announcement was kinda lukewarm. I was expecting something bigger like Association mode online. Live’s gameplay is laughable but the features like 365 are kinda nice this year. I was hoping that 2k would come with something similar, which they did, but the random dude controlling everything is kinda weak.
Sdot, I wanna bury the hatchet and challenge you to a game on 2k8. I realized that you can’t really know a person until you play them in 2k
. Let me know.
September 18, 2008 at 11:46 am
@ machines where did I write ENLISH
@kevmac like me & NBA 2K wuz talkin bout N another post da other day I already TRADED 2K8
datz Y I want dat Live demo I need a B-BALL game STAT
September 18, 2008 at 11:59 am
[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
datz
Y
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.
September 18, 2008 at 12:36 pm
hmmm updates on the ps store seem like there up and no live demo????? am i missing it?
September 18, 2008 at 12:46 pm
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
September 18, 2008 at 1:03 pm
@ sdot: You didn’t. B-ball did. Maybe you need a reading comprehension course as well.
September 18, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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
September 18, 2008 at 1:29 pm
It updated but no live guess Pasta was wrong again…
September 18, 2008 at 1:50 pm
DANTE ITZ CURTAINS 4 U
U hear me CURTAINS ! ! !
September 18, 2008 at 1:51 pm
TIME 2 HEAR DAT POP ! ! !
POP goes da WEASEL
September 18, 2008 at 4:49 pm
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
October 9, 2008 at 1:04 pm
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.