First Chance To See NBA 2K10

by pastapadre
Posted September 19th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

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At an event last night sponsored by 2K Sports, Kobe Bryant faced off against Carmelo Anthony in a game of NBA 2K10. The quality of the video is not good but isn’t much worse than the quality of the live stream from that event.

Should this video be used to judge NBA 2K10? Of course not. It was likely set to a low difficulty and the two guys didn’t even know how to play the game (Kobe asked “how do you dunk” before they started).

However when a game is two weeks out from release and there is no gameplay footage and no demo out it is only natural that people are going to analyze the video and make some conclusions or express some concern. Certainly this event was not an ideal showcase for the first look at gameplay but this is how 2K chose to let their game be shown publicly for the first time. Hopefully this development motivates 2K to release true high quality gameplay footage early this coming week.

Continue on for the video and leave your thoughts in the comments.

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http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

Outside of the super speed, the visuals look pretty damn good (from what I can tell). Not a fanboy of anyone but nice to see competition back in play….
http://intensedebate.com/people/Skihawks Skihawks

Outside of the super speed, the visuals look pretty damn good (from what I can tell). Not a fanboy of anyone but nice to see competition back in play….
EARoxyesthatisanX

I can't believe NBA 2k10 is running in 2P. I won't be buying this for sure.
EARoxyesthatisanX

I can't believe NBA 2k10 is running in 2P. I won't be buying this for sure.
http://intensedebate.com/people/thaSLAB thaSLAB

Couldn't see much from the video, other than the fact that it seems to be moving very fast…lol. I'm still in a holding pattern on either bball game right now. They both have their pluses and minuses…
http://intensedebate.com/people/thaSLAB thaSLAB

Couldn't see much from the video, other than the fact that it seems to be moving very fast…lol. I'm still in a holding pattern on either bball game right now. They both have their pluses and minuses…
http://intensedebate.com/people/jonathanglapion jonathanglapion

CUNT!
http://intensedebate.com/people/jonathanglapion jonathanglapion

CUNT!
BLACKFLAGZ10

for all we know that was probably pasta recording this game just trying to get some of the 2k guys to jump off the wagon and hop on with live. this will not and i mean NOT interfere with 2k10 sells watch and see! come release day the real will win and the fake will be shown! WATCH AND SEE!
BLACKFLAGZ10

for all we know that was probably pasta recording this game just trying to get some of the 2k guys to jump off the wagon and hop on with live. this will not and i mean NOT interfere with 2k10 sells watch and see! come release day the real will win and the fake will be shown! WATCH AND SEE!
TreyIM2

Yea, this is a bad video so I don't have anything to say about it, per se. For me the difference, this year, is the momentum, control factor and that Live's DNA should be ahead of the new daily update model 2K is implementing this year. Don't get me wrong, I love 2K's gameplay but I just think EA has upped the ante in game play as opposed to 2K's obsession with adding tons of animations and not quite fixing probs. I will say that I'm eager for 2K to get the demo out BEFORE Oct. 6th because otherwise, I will just be renting 2K's b-ball game, this year, instead of making the purchase like I have every year except for 2K7. I didn't get a b-ball game, at all, that year…or did I get EA's college joint? Don't remember. Eh.

Oh, I will say that it looks like 2K's player models look better than Live's this year. Live 10 has something cartoonish about them. Maybe it's the overall lively colors. Whatever. I need a demo, 2K.
TreyIM2

Yea, this is a bad video so I don't have anything to say about it, per se. For me the difference, this year, is the momentum, control factor and that Live's DNA should be ahead of the new daily update model 2K is implementing this year. Don't get me wrong, I love 2K's gameplay but I just think EA has upped the ante in game play as opposed to 2K's obsession with adding tons of animations and not quite fixing probs. I will say that I'm eager for 2K to get the demo out BEFORE Oct. 6th because otherwise, I will just be renting 2K's b-ball game, this year, instead of making the purchase like I have every year except for 2K7. I didn't get a b-ball game, at all, that year…or did I get EA's college joint? Don't remember. Eh.

Oh, I will say that it looks like 2K's player models look better than Live's this year. Live 10 has something cartoonish about them. Maybe it's the overall lively colors. Whatever. I need a demo, 2K.
Chrisjames313

So…….How About That Madden lololololol i kno what im getting and i dnt care what everyone else is getting all i can say is: the game chris decides to get ftw
Chrisjames313

So…….How About That Madden lololololol i kno what im getting and i dnt care what everyone else is getting all i can say is: the game chris decides to get ftw
Ian cummings

Super spped?Have you folks actually attended a NBA game?The one thing that stands out about NBA games and NFL games is the spped.Maybe EA will slow down the game speed like they did in that GARBAGE Madden 10.Every year Live is hyped up only to get pimp slapped by 2k basketball.

http://intensedebate.com/people/navyboy09 navyboy09

LAME

Ian cummings

Super spped?Have you folks actually attended a NBA game?The one thing that stands out about NBA games and NFL games is the spped.Maybe EA will slow down the game speed like they did in that GARBAGE Madden 10.Every year Live is hyped up only to get pimp slapped by 2k basketball.

http://intensedebate.com/people/navyboy09 navyboy09

LAME

dands8

Any clown that chooses nba live over nba 2k10 either does not know how to play basketball or is generally not familiar with the natural movement of basketball players. 2k10 obviously made this game for true fans who truly love the intracies of the game. Just like they did with nfl 2k before EA got scared.

Hova

dude give it a rest with the nfl 2k5 lol stop living in the past that game is highley overated the only 2 things good about that game was 1. the presentation 2. it was 20.00 outside of that the game was mediocre bro

dands8

Any clown that chooses nba live over nba 2k10 either does not know how to play basketball or is generally not familiar with the natural movement of basketball players. 2k10 obviously made this game for true fans who truly love the intracies of the game. Just like they did with nfl 2k before EA got scared.

Hova

dude give it a rest with the nfl 2k5 lol stop living in the past that game is highley overated the only 2 things good about that game was 1. the presentation 2. it was 20.00 outside of that the game was mediocre bro

vlpmonty

What's up with people screaming about no demo or gameplay footage? It's a luxury, not a necessity. Developers are paid to make games, not demos. If 2k is using all their man power to make sure they are making a great I'll be happy with that. The video is bad, the video feed is bad, and the gamers are bad in this video. There is no way to gain an accurate measure of the "fun" factor of this game. You never know how a games plays until it's in your hands. I’ve learned my lesson about assuming a game will transcend to awesome based on video clips, demos, and developer engagement. I just new NCAA 10 was going to recapture that moments of the good old days. Not to say it was a bad game, but it wasn’t the “Freakin’ Amazing!” game that they hyped it up to be. I got fooled by the smoke and mirrors.

As far as I'm am concern, most of what you hear and see from both 2k and EA is hot air until the games are release and you can find out for yourself.

Stay happy gamers.

t daley

Quote: "It's a luxury, not a necessity."

Did you play MLB 2k8? This is what happens when you release a game with no information nor demos. MLB 2k8 was an abomination to baseball, videogames, and game designers in general. This complete work of crap released without a demo or the slightest clue as to how the game will play.

2k remembers this game I assure you and that is most likely why they don't release any information anymore on their games. The backlash from MLB2k8 was severe and that forced Ben Brinkman out of his job.

As far as 2k goes, no new is certainly good news and besides they know all you Lemmings will buy the game regardless if they release a video or not. You fanboys look at one still screenshot of Kobe's face and you are ready to annoint them the champs of video basketball.

vlpmonty

What's up with people screaming about no demo or gameplay footage? It's a luxury, not a necessity. Developers are paid to make games, not demos. If 2k is using all their man power to make sure they are making a great I'll be happy with that. The video is bad, the video feed is bad, and the gamers are bad in this video. There is no way to gain an accurate measure of the "fun" factor of this game. You never know how a games plays until it's in your hands. I’ve learned my lesson about assuming a game will transcend to awesome based on video clips, demos, and developer engagement. I just new NCAA 10 was going to recapture that moments of the good old days. Not to say it was a bad game, but it wasn’t the “Freakin’ Amazing!” game that they hyped it up to be. I got fooled by the smoke and mirrors.

As far as I'm am concern, most of what you hear and see from both 2k and EA is hot air until the games are release and you can find out for yourself.

Stay happy gamers.

t daley

Quote: "It's a luxury, not a necessity."

Did you play MLB 2k8? This is what happens when you release a game with no information nor demos. MLB 2k8 was an abomination to baseball, videogames, and game designers in general. This complete work of crap released without a demo or the slightest clue as to how the game will play.

2k remembers this game I assure you and that is most likely why they don't release any information anymore on their games. The backlash from MLB2k8 was severe and that forced Ben Brinkman out of his job.

As far as 2k goes, no new is certainly good news and besides they know all you Lemmings will buy the game regardless if they release a video or not. You fanboys look at one still screenshot of Kobe's face and you are ready to annoint them the champs of video basketball.

Anonymous

just pre-ordered it at gamestop, can't wait til oct. 6th!
http://intensedebate.com/people/deepen03 deepen03

just pre-ordered it at gamestop, can't wait til oct. 6th!
t daley

Really dont understand all the 2k fanboys disappointment. You know you will be getting the same exact game that you got for the past 3 years. 2k hasn't changed. If you are expecting some earth shattering break thru then you should be disappointed b/c you will never get that with 2k. 2k basketball has been on top for quite some time now and quite frankly I think they have peaked both technically and creatively.

The whole basketball genre as a whole is stale and if it weren't for the fact that EA has been so far behind 2k we wouldn't be talking now about how much EA has improved the Live series.

As I see it there is only 1 viable way to improve video basketball. That would entail Using the PS3 as the lead design console and utilizing the storage space that Bluray offers. Of course designers would never make one game better on one console than another but then there was the whole 30 / 60 fps thing back when Madden came out

Anonymous

yea but we are no disappointed. im fine with solid decent NBA game every year. We don't need any breakthroughs with 2k. They have the number 1 gameplay and thats all that matters. and now the graphics are even better than live with the hiring of the people who did GTA IV.

t daley

Ok first off graphics are subjective and you will never get everyone to agree on that. Both games have very good graphics so that shouldn't even enter the conversation at this point.

Gameplay however IS a valid concern but what you 2k fanboys don't seem to understand is that you are used to the way 2k plays. It is what you know and what you will compare everything else to. You are truly past the point of objectivity. Basically 2kfanboy will not like a game unless it plays just like 2k does. Lets face it. 2k and live don't even use the same control scheme so how could you possibly like live. Its foreign to you. I have played both franchises over the years and while 2k has been the better game i actually preferred the gameplay in Live 09 to any of the 2k games.

t daley

Really dont understand all the 2k fanboys disappointment. You know you will be getting the same exact game that you got for the past 3 years. 2k hasn't changed. If you are expecting some earth shattering break thru then you should be disappointed b/c you will never get that with 2k. 2k basketball has been on top for quite some time now and quite frankly I think they have peaked both technically and creatively.

The whole basketball genre as a whole is stale and if it weren't for the fact that EA has been so far behind 2k we wouldn't be talking now about how much EA has improved the Live series.

As I see it there is only 1 viable way to improve video basketball. That would entail Using the PS3 as the lead design console and utilizing the storage space that Bluray offers. Of course designers would never make one game better on one console than another but then there was the whole 30 / 60 fps thing back when Madden came out

http://intensedebate.com/people/deepen03 deepen03

yea but we are no disappointed. im fine with solid decent NBA game every year. We don't need any breakthroughs with 2k. They have the number 1 gameplay and thats all that matters. and now the graphics are even better than live with the hiring of the people who did GTA IV.

t daley

Ok first off graphics are subjective and you will never get everyone to agree on that. Both games have very good graphics so that shouldn't even enter the conversation at this point.

Gameplay however IS a valid concern but what you 2k fanboys don't seem to understand is that you are used to the way 2k plays. It is what you know and what you will compare everything else to. You are truly past the point of objectivity. Basically 2kfanboy will not like a game unless it plays just like 2k does. Lets face it. 2k and live don't even use the same control scheme so how could you possibly like live. Its foreign to you. I have played both franchises over the years and while 2k has been the better game i actually preferred the gameplay in Live 09 to any of the 2k games.

http://intensedebate.com/people/cabrillo24 cabrillo24

2006 and 2K6 were the first ones on the next gen systems. So only for the last 4 years on next gen. On previous gen, Live and and 2K had pretty good scores, never solidifying themselves as the top game. deepen03, please fact check yourself before posting, especially if you're going to speak about next gen gaming systems.

Anonymous

i mean 2005 as in the release year idiot. i know what i said. 2k6 and live 06 came out in november 2005 on the 360.

http://intensedebate.com/people/cabrillo24 cabrillo24

2006 and 2K6 were the first ones on the next gen systems. So only for the last 4 years on next gen. On previous gen, Live and and 2K had pretty good scores, never solidifying themselves as the top game. deepen03, please fact check yourself before posting, especially if you're going to speak about next gen gaming systems.

http://intensedebate.com/people/deepen03 deepen03

i mean 2005 as in the release year idiot. i know what i said. 2k6 and live 06 came out in november 2005 on the 360.

sdot

LMAO 2K hasn't changed but YET it's BIN BETTA BASKETBALL GM da LAST 4YRS

IF U DA BEST DOIN IT Y?? CHANGE IT

& OF COURSE we'll BUY 2K w/o a DEMO cuz dey hav established a PROVIN TRACK RECORD 2 MAKE ILL B-BALL GMS unlike EA

dat puts out everything HALF BAKED

t daley

I agree and I say to you if you have the best then why pay another 60$ for the same game every year. Is 60$ for a roster upgrade really worth it?

sdot

LMAO 2K hasn't changed but YET it's BIN BETTA BASKETBALL GM da LAST 4YRS

IF U DA BEST DOIN IT Y?? CHANGE IT

& OF COURSE we'll BUY 2K w/o a DEMO cuz dey hav established a PROVIN TRACK RECORD 2 MAKE ILL B-BALL GMS unlike EA

dat puts out everything HALF BAKED

t daley

I agree and I say to you if you have the best then why pay another 60$ for the same game every year. Is 60$ for a roster upgrade really worth it?

sdot

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moe

this a dumb nigga that doesnt know what he is talking about the live graphic are horrible

t daley

I think my I.Q. dropped 50 points for having read your ignorant post. Get some life lessons son.

moe

this a dumb nigga that doesnt know what he is talking about the live graphic are horrible

t daley

I think my I.Q. dropped 50 points for having read your ignorant post. Get some life lessons son.

jon

has anyone seen carmelo in 2k10? if u google it up..man he does not look anything like himself! all the details are wrong with it. eg. he dosen't wear a sleeve AND wristband on his left arm. the nuggets blue trimmings are again too thick! he wears the tacky white headband with the away alt jersey.

i have been a life long 2k supporter ever since its release on the 360 but i am disappointed that my nuggets are looking bad once more. may wait till i am dead bored before i purchase it,
jon

has anyone seen carmelo in 2k10? if u google it up..man he does not look anything like himself! all the details are wrong with it. eg. he dosen't wear a sleeve AND wristband on his left arm. the nuggets blue trimmings are again too thick! he wears the tacky white headband with the away alt jersey.

i have been a life long 2k supporter ever since its release on the 360 but i am disappointed that my nuggets are looking bad once more. may wait till i am dead bored before i purchase it,
kdub

there’s gameplay footage of nba 2k10 on youtube people. lakers vs cavaliers. they improved on commentary a lil bit but still has some old phrases. why are people getting so mad about a demo release? act like ya’ll gonna die or something.
kdub

there’s gameplay footage of nba 2k10 on youtube people. lakers vs cavaliers. they improved on commentary a lil bit but still has some old phrases. why are people getting so mad about a demo release? act like ya’ll gonna die or something.
dam

I cant believe ppl are still into 2k………ITS THE SAME GAME AS LAST YEAR…..they didnt change a single thing…..the graphics are a lil better but still no one looks like themselves….ur better off keeping last years version and saving $60 cuz they spent a month makin the draft combine just to lure ppl into buying a game that they spent no time working on
dam

I cant believe ppl are still into 2k………ITS THE SAME GAME AS LAST YEAR…..they didnt change a single thing…..the graphics are a lil better but still no one looks like themselves….ur better off keeping last years version and saving $60 cuz they spent a month makin the draft combine just to lure ppl into buying a game that they spent no time working on
http://www.yahoo.com/ KRule

To be honest I never liked NBA Live again after NBA 2k on the Sega Dreamcast. Sega revolutionized the way we saw video games. People never seen anything like it and it was unreal that a game could look that way. NBA Live game play and player animation wasn't right. They never had any replay value. The last 2K game I actually played was 2K8. NBA 2k9 was good but not the same at all. The game has become just a little too difficult and the computer makes ridiculous shots while guarded.
http://www.yahoo.com KRule

To be honest I never liked NBA Live again after NBA 2k on the Sega Dreamcast. Sega revolutionized the way we saw video games. People never seen anything like it and it was unreal that a game could look that way. NBA Live game play and player animation wasn't right. They never had any replay value. The last 2K game I actually played was 2K8. NBA 2k9 was good but not the same at all. The game has become just a little too difficult and the computer makes ridiculous shots while guarded.
KRule

If you put 2k10 and NBA Live up at the same time, NBA Live looks better. It looks like a real broadcasted NBA game. Try plugging NBA Live up to surround sound and see for yourselves. It's like actually being at a LIVE ball game. You can tell that NBA 2k is a video game. The action is just too far away and the player spacing is awful. Think about it people, the Lead game designer for 2K left last year and joined EA Sports……??????? This year Live is worth buying and that’s a FACT!
http://www.yahoo.com/ KRule

I don't think people really pay attention to the REAL NBA ANYMORE! The NBA is a freestyle league. There is no such thing as lock down defense except in the NCAA. Players get to the rim in the NBA and NBA Live has that down this year. You might have players that have great defense in the NBA but not being able to move or get even close to the rim in 2K is 2Gay (ridiculous)! Nothing is real about that with 2K9 and 2K10. They both really suck compared to the previous games and this is coming from a Sega Sports fan. Player movements and animations are the same on 2k10 and I’m actually tired of seeing the same game every year. 2K sports have made a name for themselves and people refuse to look at their flaws. NBA Live 10 was a big surprise and I can actually play it now.
http://www.yahoo.com KRule

I don't think people really pay attention to the REAL NBA ANYMORE! The NBA is a freestyle league. There is no such thing as lock down defense except in the NCAA. Players get to the rim in the NBA and NBA Live has that down this year. You might have players that have great defense in the NBA but not being able to move or get even close to the rim in 2K is 2Gay (ridiculous)! Nothing is real about that with 2K9 and 2K10. They both really suck compared to the previous games and this is coming from a Sega Sports fan. Player movements and animations are the same on 2k10 and I’m actually tired of seeing the same game every year. 2K sports have made a name for themselves and people refuse to look at their flaws. NBA Live 10 was a big surprise and I can actually play it now.
KRule

If you put 2k10 and NBA Live up at the same time, NBA Live looks better. It looks like a real broadcasted NBA game. Try plugging NBA Live up to surround sound and see for yourselves. It's like actually being at a LIVE ball game. You can tell that NBA 2k is a video game. The action is just too far away and the player spacing is awful. Think about it people, the Lead game designer for 2K left last year and joined EA Sports……??????? This year Live is worth buying and that’s a FACT!