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NBA 2K13 Demo Now Available

by pastapadre
Posted September 25th, 2012 at 3:30 am

The demo for NBA 2K13 is out now on the Xbox 360 (can be queued up for download here) and as of this afternoon arrived on the PS3 as well.

2K Sports has chosen to make this an especially intriguing demo by including head-to-head online play. While that’s not a first – Fight Night Champion had an online demo and UFC 3 had an online beta – it could prove to be beneficial for the series’ traditionally troubled online experience by getting a head start on its coming release week.

Featuring a single five minute quarter with the Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat the NBA 2K13 demo has been stripped of commentary and comes in at a relatively small 943 MB. As always leave your observations and impressions of the demo in the comments!

Tags: demo, latest news

sim gamer

Wow… this demo is pure fire. Game over Live 13, game over.
- Amen_Ra
  
  Pasta when is the next Madden patch to fix the CPU AI dropping?
  - Avengers
    
    Wow. Stay on the madden boards.
NoFro904

Feels and looks like im playing NBA Live….

terrible imo
- MY_WORD
  
  Are you serious???
- troll fucker
  
  troll
Mr_truthman.com

LIVE is dead dawg. @nofro904:disqus You insult us by making that comment. If you want to feel your’re playing Live, then boot up that Elite 11 demo.
- http://profile.yahoo.com/PRNYYXZW5CPECODQZM2VGFZKI4 Jwaan
  
  LOL It’s still in my download history. It’s so bad…funny thing is, I liked it (never really played basketball games then – didn’t play NBA Live 10) until I played 2k11. That was the first time I ever played 2k basketball. Safe to say, I played 2k that year.
jz

Well Madden is bad as the NFL refs so hopefully we can get a solid bball game this year. Especially since I don’t want anything to do with crapy football. The worst sport right now in the world.
- Phil Shannon
  
  I love football but Madden sucks compared to the other games, so I dont buy it.
  - Keith.
    
    Amen.
  - marvin
    
    isnt that the truth man, they need to hold these guys accountable for fucking up a franchise. madden was good, now it blows. live was ehh but now it blows. and 2k baseball use to be decent.. now and for the past 3 years its sucked ass. at leats we have nba2k, and mlb the show, but no other football game? sucks ass. heres hoping nba 2k is fan-fucking-tastic.
Sim110

I checked everywhere still can’t find it
http://twitter.com/kdemel23 Kreyton

does anyone know what the deal is with the ps3 demo? can’t find it
- Keith.
  
  PSN usually updates around 5-6 pm EST. Check back later today.
  - christopher robins
    
    psn sucks ass, now i do like the ps3 however conpaired to the 360 internet options they are always way late and hella slow. oh and always getting hacked lol. i regret buying both systems. just not worth it
- Bon
  
  Did you read the article? Pasta said the PS store updates “late” this “afternoon.” Unless you live in the future, you shouldn’t be asking this.
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Steve

the crowd still looks really REALLY bad. Only played twice, but this feels like one of the non MAJOR upgrade years
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cent

lag lag lag. yea its another nba 2k release. terrible online games already and its just the demo lol
- MY_WORD
  
  Say it aint so.
- indycolts
  
  well it’s probably terrible because it’s a demo… they probably don’t have most of their servers up to run it.
http://www.facebook.com/MonsterTsForMe Bob Chonger

pure awesomness
- http://www.facebook.com/hotchest Steven S Cooper
  
  yes, yes, yes
http://profile.yahoo.com/PRNYYXZW5CPECODQZM2VGFZKI4 Jwaan

Random question for anyone that knows:

Has it been confirmed that players can gain or lose signature skills?
J.Rut

I haven’t played the demo yet but I hope we you use the shot stick this year. I never shot the ball with X. If not I’ll have to adapt but I sure don’t want too.
J.Rut

I was excited forgot to proof read. I hope we can use the shot stick this year. I never shot with the X button.
- http://profile.yahoo.com/PRNYYXZW5CPECODQZM2VGFZKI4 Jwaan
  
  Hold the left trigger to shoot. Takes some getting used to, missed about 2 open 3 opportunities because I instinctively held the right stick up, but this control scheme isn’t bad so far.
CSaintSwag

just played the demo,and it is shitty like keith’s panty’s…waiting for my live13!!!
- MY_WORD
  
  What don’t you like about it? I have ps3 so I dont have it yet.
Avengers

Demo not bad. I definitely have to learn the new controls. So far the passing is good but there is too much hesitation and fakes. Cool idea cuz I know if the pass is not there then it won’t go but it kills the flow of the game at times. I do appreciate the more control of players tho.
http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag Caleb

Mine just finished downloading lets see what its bout
http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag Caleb

ok played the demo a couple times and its sad to say but this is not the game I was hoping for. When ever you shoot free throws the shot clock stays at 24, i crossed over chalmers multiple times and i would end up sliding back to were I started, it looked very glitchy. Also I was 2 for 2 shooting one handed jump shots at the end of both games. It really was not what I was hoping for hashtag disappointed. Another thing when ever I intercepted the ball (Ball clearly hit my hand) refs called a kick ball violation…..
- mandingo jones
  
  ass clown, why are you bitching about the trivial stuff… go back to molesting your moms dog and leave the gaming to the big boi’s
  - http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag
    
    Bet both of yall parents are happy to see what you do on your free time. They must be so happy.
- rufus the bill collecter
  
  know you know you like playing that demo son, just like yo mama liked getting stuffed like a thanksgiving turkey this afternoon. that was one tight pussy for an old bitch. have to say imma be back around 020 be sure to have your little ass out of the house. imma pop that dick in her ass son. gonna make your momma work hard for it tonight.
  - Because I can
    
    LOL!! I’m sorry but that’s some funny shit there!
http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag Caleb

I was not impressed shot clock stayed at 24 for free throws, i crossed over mario chalmers and got passed him but ended up sliding right back infront of him. I got an interception that clearly hit my hand and they called a kick ball violation. I was just not impressed at all by this demo.
- calebs uncle marin
  
  thats all minor shit. little tweeks here and there can fix that trivial shit. the big issues are the ones that matter. post play, shot clock cheese lol, the demo may be a little bugie, thats normal, at least LBJ didnt go all jesus christ superstar in the middle of the court like Bynum did in Elite 11 lol. so, get over your “i was just not impressed at all by this demo” and go play a different nba game? oh wait, there are none, this demo is better then last years, and most likely this game will be better then last years. and again most likely there will be no LIVE 13. So? go away and dont feel another demo you ass clown. and no matter what they tell you, jerking off to family reunion photos are wrong… you need help.
  - http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag
    
    cool story brah.
- calebs back door man
  
  i saw you playing this game,,, you looked like you were enjoying it,,,, not as much as your misses like playing with my stick. our little demo was straight up raw nigga… yeah you know that little white bitched liked this big ol dick. you know!! catch you tomorrow at dinner time little homie
  - http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag
    
    cool story brah
- bankhead georgia
  
  oh snaps… hit it one time for bankhead nigga
  - http://twitter.com/CSaintSwag CSaintSwag
    
    cool story brah…
    - schaivo
      
      tell it again
Matt_og

how do you get the demo for 360
sunny

I have to say I really enjoyed the demo… But I did last year too…. So I’m severely tempering my expectations. I thought the animations and new passing were great, but I noticed that guys like Westbrook, who has a ridiculous handle, can still lose the ball off a defenders leg. It didn’t happen all the time like last year, but the fact that it still does- with someone like Westbrook!? When was the last time we saw that happen in reality?
- Matt_OG
  
  how did you download it
dilladawg

i know this means little to alot of yall…but who gives a shit…not this guy( thumbs directed @ me). operationsports has a video of shoes and accessories. the guy runs thru the list pretty quick but i saw the best line up of kicks 2Khas EVER had!!!!! CANT WAIT
mcmax3000

I still have the same issue I’ve always had playing the NBA 2K demos, and really the same issue I had with Madden up until a couple of years ago… It assumes you know a lot about Basketball (or in Madden’s case, football).

As someone who doesn’t know shit about basketball, it’s hard to really get into it, as it explains basically nothing at all.

That said, if you do know what you’re doing, I can tell it’s a very well made game, and I was having a bit of fun with things on the offensive side, because that’s a lot easier to pick up. Defense is where the game completely loses me though.

(Funny aside, the thing that most people seem to be commenting on having
the toughest time with, the dribble stick, is actually the thing I
picked up the easiest, because it was the one thing about the game that
they actually explained)

Maybe there’s a tutorial, or something, in the main game that allows it to be a little more accepting to players who know next to nothing about the series, or even the sport, but if there is, they really need to get it into the demo, as that’s where you can sell those kinds of players on the experience.

Few other brief notes from my experience:

- Lack of commentary sucks. I kind of understand why they do it, and I don’t really knock them for it, but any sports demo (from any company), without commentary, really loses something

- It’s a little thing, and maybe it’s not new, I don’t play the NBA 2K series beyond the demos, but adding the little ’3′ to the ring around the active player when you have the ball, and are in a spot to shoot for three points, is a nice detail that I like a lot

- One thing I would like to see them steal from Madden (and possibly other sports game demos, but I can only recall it in Madden), is the ability to play a full game in the demo. That extra 10-15 minutes can really help someone new to the game figure out what they’re doing

Maybe at some point I’ll pick up one of the older versions of this series cheap, and see if I can get into it. I’ve wanted to really give basketball games a shot, as they’re the one sport I’ve never really been able to get much out of in video game form, but I can’t bring myself to put down $60 on a game that I may never be able to get into.
Juukbox

I played 1 minute of the demo b4 i realized I couldn’t change the camera view & quit. I cant stand playing sideline. ill jus wait until the game comes out next week
Joseph

Downloaded the demo for PS3, but wasn’t too sure what to make of it. One thing that really caught my eye in a Bad way is that IMO, the player’s faces look horrible compared to 2K12. Instead of improving, they’ve regressed. As far as the new controls go, I really liked them, as it’s easier to do moves. One thing that’s a bit odd is the Shooting. Having to press L2 along with the Right Analog stick. Weird. Haven’t played it online yet. A mixed bag for me…
daley7199

Every year the 2k cronies regurgitate the same old rhetoric. Oh the NEW 2k is soooooooo much better than last years, Oh Live is DEAD. Give it rest flunkies. The game looks just like 12 and 11. You can change the wrapping paper all you want but the present still remains the same. What I cant wait for is when this game releases and to see the plethora of posts from these very same flunkies touting every flaw in the game, raging about when a patch is going to come out, and commenting on how the game isn’t that much different from the previous years. It’s lock people b/c you do it EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
- sim gamer
  
  Seems like you need some virual kleenex. it’ll be okay tim.
- Skopin
  
  Actually, after playing the demo, I can honestly say that they have improved a lot of the big issues with the game. Ball awareness when going for a block or steal is much better, and fast breaks can actually happen. Players will actually cut to the basket when there is an opening, and I’ve gotten burned a few times because I wasn’t paying attention on D. A lot of the major issues remain to be seen, because it’s hard to tell in a single 5 minute quarter with only one camera angle and no real play calling, but it looks promising.
-_-_-_-_-

just not a fan of 2K sports …
http://www.facebook.com/jamaar.holcomb Jamaar Holcomb

i cant even play the demo is not up on my 360
http://twitter.com/OllieNYankees Ollie James

Not being the biggest fan of basketball, I enjoyed 2K since 10 for a fun game with great presentation. Playing the demo this year, not a fan of the control changes and what did they do to the Broadcast style?? The overlays and scorebug look like something out of a Wii game. Have never tried an EA Live game so was going to give Live 13 a shot but with that not coming out guess I am going to sit on the sidelines this season.
http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Krisfalusci/100000457306764 John Krisfalusci

I have to agree, I am having a BLAST playing this demo. I haven’t been this excited about NBA since NBA Showtime on NBC back in the 90s LOL. And I am slowly learning the dribbling control moves so I can finally “..Shake you.. and then Bake you..” Hehe. I will definately pick this game up this coming Oct! ~Cheers ^_^
cabrillo24

Been a while since I’ve posted on here. Really enjoyed 2K11 but ended up passing on 2K12 because I ended up playing an entire 82-game season with 12 minute quarters, to include playoffs and NBA finals…so I definitely needed a break as 2K12 didn’t appear to add much from 2K11. After playing the 2K13 demo, I went ahead and pre-ordered. I always prefered Live’s right stick control, and there will be a learning curve. I find myself trying to use the same right stick movements found in old iterations of NBA Live while playing the 2K13 demo. Appears to be an improvement
randomguy

omfg honestly there are a lot of kick ball violations and a lot of self alleyoops happening.!!! do u think they can still update that for online purposes? other than that game is almost perfect.