NBA Live 09 Patched Today…Apparently Isn’t The Patch
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A patch for NBA Live 09 was released this morning for the PS3 and 360. Or was it? According to EA no patch was released, however users of both consoles (including myself) were prompted to download an update. Given the timing it was reasonable to expect that this was the patch that everyone has been waiting on as it was submitted to Microsoft and Sony a couple weeks ago.
I spent a few minutes trying to get a feel for any differences between then and now. As far as I can tell nothing has was changed by this patch. The delay in jumping to block shots as well putting your arms up with the right stick is the same, the high shot percentages seem to be the same, and the menu lag remains. Those are just some of the more noticeable things that I expect will be addressed in the patch…though EA still hasn’t provided any official details on what will be included.
While it has happened before where MS or Sony has released an empty patch by error, it would seem to be quite the coincidence that both did so for the same game at the same time. Also, generally the companies receive at least some advance notice from them as to when patches are going live. In this case no one seems to know what is going on. If there is any more news regarding what this was all about today add an update to this posting.
November 20, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I noticed the Play with Club is much faster when it searches for games and I think some of the inside shots dont go in as much. What they really should fix is the stupid inbound passing, the inbounder should be the only one with control because it creates too much turnovers in team play.
November 20, 2008 at 4:18 pm
WTF
if ur NOT 1ST ur LAST nice job ^^^trey
November 20, 2008 at 4:24 pm
First! yaya.
November 20, 2008 at 4:45 pm
If ur NOT gay ur gay
November 20, 2008 at 4:58 pm
i got the update. funny how it didnt do anything and ea is clueless about it
November 20, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Just to clarify here, once we submit a patch to Microsoft and Sony, it is out of our hands.
We were shocked today to see something go live because we weren’t aware of it.
November 20, 2008 at 5:35 pm
@ clint WTF
November 20, 2008 at 5:57 pm
i hope they fix the jumping
November 20, 2008 at 6:05 pm
i hope they fix the shot from the wing, when a player runs toward the basket and puts up a shot when he gets close, it always goes in.
November 20, 2008 at 6:36 pm
It seems like no one knows what is going on. It was posted elsewhere that the PS3 patch went through, but there are people not getting prompted to download it (myself included).
November 20, 2008 at 7:07 pm
yea trey is right and i also noticed that they now update the shot streak and the impact streaks to. other then that the patch has to fix the inbounding, and the jumping into shots for blocks. thats so fake.
November 20, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Are you going to have a roster for Ncaa Basketball 09 or do you know of one with all the correct names???
November 20, 2008 at 7:26 pm
I never got a patch i just checked must of been a thing that happen earlier?
November 20, 2008 at 7:52 pm
EA is full of shit. I’m an old school cat who has been loyal to EA for too many damn years, but the failure to fix anything and not be aware that THEY released a patch is bullshit!!
November 20, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Amar,
Just to address your last comment, we didn’t release the patch. Sony prematurely posted the patch without us knowing.
November 20, 2008 at 9:03 pm
From NBA LIVE team:
Hey everyone,
The patch for the PS3 was prematurely pushed live from Sony. They quickly pulled it, but we’re working on getting them to put it back up now that it’s out there (stay tuned on that one). The XBOX 360 patch should follow shortly, and we appreciate your patience!
We wanted to give you some details on what’s included in the patch. We listened to the community feedback very closely, and although we couldn’t get everything we wanted to in the patch due to size limitations, we do think we’ve addressed some key issues.
The reception of NCAA Basketball 09, from a gameplay perspective, has been really good. Part of the luxury of being on the same engine for our basketball franchises is that we can differentiate between the two, but through the patch process, we’re able to get some of the really good things that the NCAA Basketball 09 team did. We addressed a lot of the gameplay complaints that you guys had including tuning shooting percentages, both overall and in contact situations, so that you’ll have a more realistic shooting percentage outcome. We also made some quick strike ballhandling, analog passing (logic and receptions) and jostle improvements.
The number one thing we were able to address was the responsiveness with block animations.
We adjusted the skill level of OTP to All-Star, so with lowered shooting percentages and a higher skill level, you should have a much improved OTP experience. Speaking of OTP, you’re now able to see the “Scouting” tab to look at position leaders (not just the GMs). We bumped up the club search window to 60 seconds so that you’ll have a better opportunity to find a club to play against.
You’re now also able to put headbands on NBA players, and the team color accessory bug has been fixed.
Teams with alternate home jerseys are now wearing their HOME shoes instead of their away.
There are other under the hood things included in the patch (like the autosave in FIBA mode now working) that we won’t go into, but we’re pretty confident that you’ll notice a difference in NBA LIVE 09.
Thanks for your support!
November 20, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Patch give me shot streaks and impact streaks thats all no espn videos and espn contact.
February 15, 2009 at 4:05 am
When is the patch "expected" to be released? Cause at this rate I am guessing after the NBA Finals when my 365 update is worthless.