NBA 2K9 Confirmed For PC

[eDotd]

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, In the end PC gamers always win.

No doubt I'll be picking up the PC version as well as retail. I was always fascinated with the NBA Live mod community, only problem was that I hated the game. It'll be fun to see what kind of community will develop for 2K on the PC.

[MC Fatigue]

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Because on PS3, for example, you can enjoy the game on max for years, while on PC most chances are you won't be able to enjoy 2K10 (or 2K11 if you want) on max. So what will you do? Buy a new PC every 2 years? A console usually lasts 7-8 years.

Some people aren't graphics whores, and don't care if the graphics are dumbed down a little.

Not to mention, my PC will most likely support it on full. Hell, if I can play a game like Crysis on high settings, NBA 2k9 will most certainly run at full.

And what you just said could be said for any game - so what you're basically saying is why bother with PC gaming at all... PC gaming is a huge market.

[bluedevil259]

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i was really disappointed to see the lack of editing to draft prospects in association. so this is very encouraging. hopefully we can get some really accurate draft classes on pc!

[youvalss]

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Some people aren't graphics whores, and don't care if the graphics are dumbed down a little.

Not to mention, my PC will most likely support it on full. Hell, if I can play a game like Crysis on high settings, NBA 2k9 will most certainly run at full.

And what you just said could be said for any game - so what you're basically saying is why bother with PC gaming at all... PC gaming is a huge market.

If you had read my previous posts you'd see that I had said that for me sports games are for consoles. Other generes are maybe more PC. Anyway, It's not all about graphics, when NBA 2K11 will lag on your PC the gameplay will suck.

[cocobee]

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Because on PS3, for example, you can enjoy the game on max for years, while on PC most chances are you won't be able to enjoy 2K10 (or 2K11 if you want) on max. So what will you do? Buy a new PC every 2 years? A console usually lasts 7-8 years.

Point being, you don't like PC gaming. We get it. Some people are actually excited by this news believe it or not.

Although I feel the PC version may be a little watered down, but it'll still be worth 20 dollars in my book if the modding pans out. Then it could be worth more than it's 360/ps3 counterpart in more ways that just playing the game.

[youvalss]

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Point being, you don't like PC gaming. We get it. Some people are actually excited by this news believe it or not.

Dude, I have nothing against PC games, I play quite a few myself. I'm not trying to hurt anyone's enthusiasm or something, I'm just answering some posters, that's all. Anyone who enjoys the game on his PC - have fun and god bless them. I'm happy for people having fun with the game.

[kcxiv]

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Having no idea how fast modders could get on it, I'd still be wary of picking this up with the premise that mods for it will make it worthwhile. The NLSC guys figured that stuff out over years and had it down to an art. With a more advanced graphics system and everything, I doubt everything will be accessible enough for modding potential to be something that adds value.

I'm still planning on ordering the 360 version (technically already ordered) and I just built a new desktop with a $200 graphics card in August. For one the experience isn't guaranteed as smooth as the console version since it has to be optimized for variety of setups. You'll probably need truely top of the line (i.e. closer to $300 card) to get this game running as smoothly and looking as good as it does on the 360.

EDIT: ... actually... if 2k puts out a demo... i might wait these two weeks out just to see lol. But I have to disagree at the $40 being enough to update your PC to play the game, if it was a PS2 port sure, but 360 port? Most recent games from 360 (i'm thinking Assassin's Creed, Mercenaries 2) play well enough on my PC but spurt out when you approach max settings and high resolutions, nevermind any kind of Anti-Aliasing.

I bet a 8800GT will run this game just find and i think they are in the mid 100's. I bought a ATI 3850HD 512 a few months ago. It can pretty much play anything right now. I also have a C2D8600 3.0 Ghz wolfdale and 4 gigs of ram.

I dont have to worry about running many games on the higher settings for a while.

I spent a total of about 700 bucks for the set up. I used my previous hard drive and case as i build my own computers.

You do not need a 300 dollar and up video card.

[Tha_Kid]

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I bet a 8800GT will run this game just find and i think they are in the mid 100's. I bought a ATI 3850HD 512 a few months ago. It can pretty much play anything right now. I also have a C2D8600 3.0 Ghz wolfdale and 4 gigs of ram.

I dont have to worry about running many games on the higher settings for a while.

I spent a total of about 700 bucks for the set up. I used my previous hard drive and case as i build my own computers.

You do not need a 300 dollar and up video card.

Well yes you can play anything, but i'm just saying you're not guaranteed the same smoothness or fluidity of the console version since those versions are optimized. From my experience (fwiw i'm running a ATI 4850 & 2.4Ghz Yorkfield) getting the games to run at level equal to the 360 can be hit or miss. I meant around $300 a couple months ago but yeah that was an overshoot, but I was talking about no problems whatsoever maxing settings out. You're right, you could get my card for close to $150 or a better version of it for under $200 and be fine. I'm probably being overzealous.

[timotim19]

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Personally, I couldn't care less about MODS... well maybe a custom soundtrack mod but what I want the most out of this announcement is for the game to be a GFW Live title so I can still get my Achievements and communicate with gamers on my friends list as well as cross-platform play. I know alot of gamers who dont care at ALL about gaming on their PCs and will pick up the 360 version... I want to be able to play them from time to time. Lastly, Im really excited with the prospect of increasing the games graphical fidelity, possible native 1080p, detail set to high, 4X AA all on a HDMI connection would just be a dream for me with this game. I already have the wireless adaptor so hooking up the 360 controller will be a snap as I play Halo 2 and Shadowrun over Live on the PC now.

[madmax17]

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Holly cow, amazing news. Still at 20$ I can't shake the feeling that they left some features out, maybe only online stuff if we are lucky, hopefully the core gameplay is intact.

I for one prefer the pc but I did turn the whole experience into a consolish one a little bit, I have it plugged into a plasma tv, double display it's plugged into the monitor as well, and I have a wireless xbox360 connected to the pc so I can play on the tv if I want or one the monitor with mouse&keybord, that's the beauty of the pc: OPTIONS, you can choose anything you want, of course you pay more for that choice but it's much better. I won't even go into the whole mod thing, those babys made Oblivon actually playable, more than that, turned it into goty.

[Tha_Kid]

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Personally, I couldn't care less about MODS... well maybe a custom soundtrack mod but what I want the most out of this announcement is for the game to be a GFW Live title so I can still get my Achievements and communicate with gamers on my friends list as well as cross-platform play. I know alot of gamers who dont care at ALL about gaming on their PCs and will pick up the 360 version... I want to be able to play them from time to time. Lastly, Im really excited with the prospect of increasing the games graphical fidelity, possible native 1080p, detail set to high, 4X AA all on a HDMI connection would just be a dream for me with this game. I already have the wireless adaptor so hooking up the 360 controller will be a snap as I play Halo 2 and Shadowrun over Live on the PC now.

GFW games let you get achievements on your 360 gamertag? Sold.

[timotim19]

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GFW games let you get achievements on your 360 gamertag? Sold.

No... their is a difference between a GFW title and a GFW LIVE title. Many games are GFW title but thats just means that they have to meet certain settings/options put in place by MS such as a certain amount of screen resolutions, XBOX 360 controller support etc. That doesn't mean that it supports Live (Achievements, Gamerscore, Friends list, Messages etc). However, if its a GFW Live game (Gears of War, Viva Pinata, Fallout 3, Shadowrun etc) then it WILL support all of the features found in the 360 version so you can add to your Gamerscore and still communicate with gamers on your XBOX Live friends list cross-platform. Now try to follow me here... Even if a game is a GFW LIVE game it still doesn't mean that you can PLAY cross-platform between 360 and PC users (thats a decision made my the devs) but you will still have the ability to communicate with them by sending/receiving messages (voice, text) and still adding to your Gamerscore by getting Achievements.

What Im saying is that I hope that 2K makes the PC version a GFW Live game AND includes cross-platform play with 360 users (which will still have the biggest community of gamers playing this game online) so that all will be well for me and I dont feel isolated from my XBOX Live friends.

[bluedevil259]

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it'd also be pretty sweet if you could play the same association on 360 and pc if they're both connected to the internet. idk if that's even possible, but that would be a huge selling point for me

[jerry0211]

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I am fairly unexperienced in the PC gaming department. I used to play Live on PC back in the 99-03' days but I had problems at times with the fluidy of my computer. My biggest problem is playing the game on a 17" computer screen compared to a 46" LCD. Do you guys hook it up to your TV when playing?

[timotim19]

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I am fairly unexperienced in the PC gaming department. I used to play Live on PC back in the 99-03' days but I had problems at times with the fluidy of my computer. My biggest problem is playing the game on a 17" computer screen compared to a 46" LCD. Do you guys hook it up to your TV when playing?

I do, I have a Samsung 50" 1080p DLP connected to my PC by HDMI. However, I do realize that MOST people do not and their PCs are in a totally different room than their HDTVs/Consoles. We will find out the specs/features on this version soon (hopefully) but I feel that some gamers here need to really think about this decision carefully before running out and getting the PC version. Their is a lot of factors to consider depending on what your set-up looks like, where most of your friends play and exactly what features/settings will ship with this game.