Basketball Games Having Rough First Day
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It isn’t release day of a sports title lately without major issues becoming the topic of discussion. The NBA games have continued the trend as they struggle to get advertised features operating properly.
With NBA Live 09 the online servers appear to be down causing the much touted NBA Live 365 feature to be inoperable and making online games unable to be played. At the same time people who have already entered in their code for 365 are being prompted to do so again giving a message that the code is already in use. No one should have to spend time on the phone with customer support dealing with a game issue such as an inoperable code so hopefully this is fixed shortly. Once the server recovers everyone who has entered the code previously should be okay as it is linked to your gamertag/PSN name. All I have heard is that they are aware of the problems and working on what was described as being an EA wide server outage.
Update (9PT): It now looks like the Live problems have been resolved. My 365 downloaded without issue just now and there was no prompting for the code.
NBA 2K9 is having problems of its own with online play. Disconnects, lag, and instances of the games freezing are persistent. Also there seems to be a great deal of outrage over the removal of the 2K Camera view as well as the decision to not offer lobby rooms (the same setup as NHL 2K9 had). The 2K Community website which hosts the uploaded screenshots and videos has also crashed and is unavailable.
Update (7PT): The 2K community site has returned.
October 8, 2008 at 10:41 am
It’s just you! JK. Yeah, I’m tweaking sliders, but this may need to be patched.
October 8, 2008 at 10:57 am
i have both games. live 09 will be a coaster for me. 2k9 is way better.
October 8, 2008 at 10:59 am
hi guys, any suggestions as to what will be the best slider settings for nba 2k9? tried tweaking it myself and its kind of a hit or miss, any info and help will be greatly appreciated, thanks!
October 8, 2008 at 11:03 am
That grudge that some people have towards EA comes with good reason. EA used to be the Golden Standard of Sports Gaming, the last five years they haven’t put out a basketball, football, or golf game that exceeded expectations. They might as well hire Peter Moleneux because they over hype their games just the same. If EA didn’t promise the world and give us a rock, or took advantage of the NFL license, you would find a lot less “haters”
[quote comment="40889"]Whats up with all the Live haters? Nobody ever has anything to say besides “EA Sucks” , blah, blah, blah. I’m sure 2K9 is a really good game, I’m sure it really is. But, its like people that come to this site that buy 2K9 would rather talk about how bad Live is, instead of talking about what they like about 2K. It’s childish. It just seems like most of the people that do that, just hold a grudge against EA sports in general. I don’t get it. Buy whatever game you like. But I am positive, that if EA made the same game that 2ksports turned out, and the EA logo was on the case of that game, you would say its terrible. Why, b/c of this grudge against EA sports.[/quote]
October 8, 2008 at 11:08 am
I happen to really enjoy Live. This surprised me considering I bought 08 as well and dumped it after a few days.
I really love the FIBA Tournament. I’m playing through as England right now. I lost my first game to Serbia in a game I really had to fight to stay close in. Controlled Puerto Rico pretty well and then the stunner of the tourney, a 59-58 buzzer beating win over Turkey (just playing 6 min quarters for now). The experience felt fresh and fun for a basketball title. I was quite pleased.
I have 2K9 on order and will be getting that soon as well. Both games seem to be competent this year, so I figure I’d give them both a fair shake.
October 8, 2008 at 11:58 am
da reason
NBA Live 09 got a lower score dan 08 is b/c dey EXPECTED more
comin OFF of dat TRASH of a Video Game dat was 07 Live’s bar was set REALLY LOW which made 08 seem like such a GREAT IMPROVEMENT
but once U start 2 do BETTA people expect Betta dey had High expectations dat 09 would be da YEAR dat Live made a RETURN 2 da T-O-P & it didn’t
live up 2 da H-Y-P-E so it got a Lower Score Live got wut it was worth
cuz if 2K9 is an 8.5 dan Live can ONLY be 6.5
now if U do ur OWN rating & give Live a higher score say an 8 dat just means 2K9 is a 10
October 8, 2008 at 1:54 pm
sdot, reviews should be based on what’s in front of you, not what you expect.
As I stated, Live 07, 08, was rated higher than 09. NBA 08 was rated higher last year. Reviews are based off substance. Now here is the fundemental issue. If all these other gaming sites are giving NBA Live 09 ratings of 8.0 – 8.5, and IGN gives NBA Live 09 a lower rating than the previous year, even though the game has improved drastically, then something is wrong.
I’m not saying that all their reviews are messed up. Their NBA 2K review was on point. The NBA Live 09 review was unjust, especially when other gaming sites rank NBA Live much higher than that.
October 8, 2008 at 2:28 pm
other gamin sites a aren’t credible if 4 got which site it was exactly
but dey sed Live is BETTA cuz 2K9 is SIM WTF datz da WHOLE POINT d’s are simulation titles Live is suppose 2 be SIM itz NOT really but it is suppose 2 be
again other sites (2 me lack credibilty only sites I hav any respect 4 deer opinions are GSpot & IGN)
cuz un-like SO MANY other gamin Sites dey take da time 2 Learn da games other sites DON’T dey complain about how 2 use da ISOMOTION & so 4th
October 8, 2008 at 2:59 pm
[quote comment="40920"]actually…just madden and nba live have been sup-par recently…the nhl, ncaa, fight night, FIFA, and the former MVP baseball series are (were for MVP) all phenomenal games…though madden was actually good this year…and has potential to be great if franchise mode is re-invented next year…nba live has maybe another one or two years of considerable improvements and tweaking to catch NBA2K…considering all of the other best-selling games that EA puts out (which would include RockBand)…EA isn’t really as bad as everyone is making them out to be…that’s not being a groupie…its the honest truth…though facebreaker did blow chunks…but its not really a sports game as much as it is an arcade fighter…but at least it wasn’t as terrible as PrizeFighter…[/quote]
I 100% agree with everything you just said.
October 8, 2008 at 3:01 pm
[quote comment="41072"]other gamin sites a aren’t credible if 4 got which site it was exactly
but dey sed Live is BETTA cuz 2K9 is SIM WTF datz da WHOLE POINT d’s are simulation titles Live is suppose 2 be SIM itz NOT really but it is suppose 2 be
again other sites (2 me lack credibilty only sites I hav any respect 4 deer opinions are GSpot & IGN)
cuz un-like SO MANY other gamin Sites dey take da time 2 Learn da games other sites DON’T dey complain about how 2 use da ISOMOTION & so 4th[/quote]
Yea IGN seems to be on point most of the time.
October 8, 2008 at 4:22 pm
i returned nba to gamestop today claiming it was defective and they game a nba live in its plastic wrap i went to another gamestop and exchanged the new sulfien wraped nba live for 2k9 and 2k9 has won me over dont get me wrong live is a good game but 2k out shines live in certain aspects first the gameplay animations r so smooth in 2k while live animation are so stiff and clunky live has better graphics but 2k has better atmosphere i just wish 2k had some thing similiar to the freestyle control with right stick cause i’m so used to lives control scheme but 2k is the ish
October 8, 2008 at 4:29 pm
how do play online these 2k menus r ugly as ish
October 8, 2008 at 4:34 pm
oh ok i see it
October 8, 2008 at 4:37 pm
oh my god 2ks online component sux
October 8, 2008 at 4:39 pm
L-a-X game is ranked number 1 on 2k9 too damn games has too much time on his hands
October 8, 2008 at 5:14 pm
[quote comment="40902"]I actually liked the 2K demo this year better than the Live demo. I’ve always thought Live was more fun, but was quite impressed with the 2K game and am leaning towards picking it up. Live is more fluid, but 2K has a lot of cool little touches, and my sports gaming buddy said he liked 2K better this year as well.
BUT all the 2K lovin Live haters leave a bad taste in my mouth. It’s like by buying 2K I’ll be joining the gang of arrogant, spiteful douchebags I see all over the internet. What is it about the 2K basketball game that makes everybody so vitriolic?[/quote]
Did you say “Live is more fluid than 2K”? Haha! Man what Live are you playing? Please let us know because I want to get it! Lol!
October 8, 2008 at 5:18 pm
[quote comment="41105"]i returned nba to gamestop today claiming it was defective and they game a nba live in its plastic wrap i went to another gamestop and exchanged the new sulfien wraped nba live for 2k9 and 2k9 has won me over dont get me wrong live is a good game but 2k out shines live in certain aspects first the gameplay animations r so smooth in 2k while live animation are so stiff and clunky live has better graphics but 2k has better atmosphere i just wish 2k had some thing similiar to the freestyle control with right stick cause i’m so used to lives control scheme but 2k is the ish[/quote]
You can actually change your controller settings in 2K9, I think it’s the alternate C option, & you can use the right stick for you dribbling moves. 2K actually gives you options on the way you can play.
October 8, 2008 at 5:18 pm
hey pasta i put the code for the 365 in and it said it was sucsessful, then i backedout and it said not updated i turned the game on again later on and it said it was updated, does that mean it was updated and will work through the season?
October 8, 2008 at 6:05 pm
thanx
October 8, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Is the 2k server down still?
I checked it earlier this afternoon and it was down. Now its 7 30 and its still down whats up with this its only been the 2nd day.
Also Y in the hell did they take out the Lobbies.
November 1, 2008 at 11:37 am
Man I don’t know what is going on w/ the games this yr. but I’m just tired of defective technology. I had 2k8 and was so excited for 2K9. 2k9 is a great game, better than any other basketball game that is out there. But the online and off-line issue just kill the game. I can’t play a single game (online or offline) where the 2k camera doesn’t lag. Or when I just try to do on the fly sub. or coaching changes…it freezes. It makes the game unplayable. At first I thought it was just my copy. I’ve exchanged 2k9 3 times now, and played it on 3 other Xbox 360s and the same issues. I just hope that they fix it and don’t think that its just an online issue. No, its a whole game issue. A lot of the forums have just been saying that they are just seeing problems online, and thats mos def not the case. its Online…and Offline. I’m just tired and frustrated w/ the game and want the issues fixed.