NBA Live 15 News Post

NBA Live 15 Delayed Until October 28th, Three Short Gameplay Videos Revealed

04:20 PM - September 8, 2014 by Steve_OS

According to the official NBA Live 15 website, the game has been delayed. The original release date of October 7th has been updated with an October 28 release date.

We have reached out to EA for comment. We should hear something official soon and we will update the post.

Thanks for the heads up @omole21!!

EA Sports has posted another Open Letter, explaining the delay with a few gameplay videos and new gameplay blog.

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# 261 MarvinOida @ 09/09/14 01:59 AM

I want CPU vs CPU. Or CPU vs Human, unless that's how they indicate players as red vs blue. (Which I doubt is the case)

At least give me what the CPU would do as I probably would play a couple CPU games.

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# 262 Tomba @ 09/09/14 02:11 AM

24TH! i COULD AGREE MORE WITH YOUR POST

# 263 lakers24 @ 09/09/14 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Jano


	500 animations was added for driving to the lane or layups/dunks I believe. O'Brien talked about it but he also said that those animations were only one area. There were animations added in other areas as well. I don't think he meant only 500 animations were added and they were only for driving in the lane... Cuz if that's the case you're right that is a shame lol. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Seems odd they haven't just blatantly stated how much they've added. I don't mind because it does look decent, but it's obvious more could never hurt this game. They just really need to focus on getting more signature styles if they ever want players to act/look different while controlling.

Btw, if anyone notice the contact on LeBron's dunk? He gets a forearm in the side and it looks more like a natural collision vs. a regular dunk on animation.

# 264 ClevelandinDistress @ 09/09/14 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe


	2nd it's not a matter of enforcing anybody's concept of realistic on others. It's basing the product on the video game court so that it mirrors what happens on the real court. If that isn't SIM what is? All we here from developers are how they are trying to make games as SIM as possible.

And SIM is good as a base, but don't try and tell everyone that's the only way to play. Everyone has their own opinion, and yes, that includes what people would consider SIM.

I've been playing sports games for 10 years and not once did I not play around with the settings and sliders. It's all about options and customization. Would you also like it if they only made the game playable in 12minute quarters? Because that sounds pretty sim to me. What about if they also made it so if a player busted his knee it would take 1 year before you were allowed to play with him again virtually.

I'm all about that SIM. But having options is something we deserve and in my opinion, it's the most realistic way to ensure everyone gets to enjoy the game we all play and love.

NBA 2K "its in the game."
I'm referring to sliders of course.

# 265 da ThRONe @ 09/09/14 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ClevelandinDistress


	And SIM is good as a base, but don't try and tell everyone that's the only way to play. Everyone has their own opinion, and yes, that includes what people would consider SIM. I've been playing sports games for 10 years and not once did I not play around with the settings and sliders. It's all about options and customization. Would you also like it if they only made the game playable in 12minute quarters? Because that sounds pretty sim to me. What about if they also made it so if a player busted his knee it would take 1 year before you were allowed to play with him again virtually. I'm all about that SIM. But having options is something we deserve and in my opinion, it's the most realistic way to ensure everyone gets to enjoy the game we all play and love. NBA 2K "its in the game." I'm referring to sliders of course.

It's not that I'm against sliders or customization. It's the fact that with all the things added to the game in order to have play and stats that resembles anything SIM I have to tweak and constantly be adjusting sliders. The game should be set by default to give me the most realistic style of play out of the box. Then if they want to add sliders to give people the option to deviate from the most realistic style of play so be it. I think sliders are why developers are content with shipping games like they are out of the box. If I don't have to choose great. If I have to choose between the most accurate representation or sliders so other can play a brand of basketball other than SIM than I'll pass on the sliders.

When I say I don't understand why a game needs sliders. I mean I don't understand why a game needs sliders to give to me the best simulation possible. Since that's all I here the gaming world take about from fans to reviewers to developers I assume that's the mission is to make the best SIM game possible. Sliders IMO are getting in the way of that mission.

# 266 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 09/09/14 06:03 AM

+Court Spacing looks great not crowded
+Foot Planting
+Harden Drive
+ Contests look good
+looks fluid and a good pace . Really smooth
+ player faces look pretty detailed (imperfections )
+ waiters reach after getting beat off dribble
+ Kyrie's active defensive stance on Beverly
+Lebrons jumper was very smooth
+every time players collide/touch there's a reaction !
+Player Chatter
+Bigs fighting for position
+Jerseys look good
+Momentum catches , Shots, Contests

- Waiters should have picked up Harden faster on D
-saw Harden's leg clip through Dwight's leg on D
-refs look bland
-lack of off ball movement (screens , cuts )
-Lebron Celebrating early ?
- bigs barely moved at all unless to contest a shot

Overall it doesn't even look like an NBA live game but it looks good and smoother than I thought. They really worked on fundamentals. Hopefully the A.I will attack us like Harden did at the rim. I give the videos 8/10 . As far as graphics looking ps3/360 I don't see that all. The zoomed in moments look exactly like the trailer. I think it's the broadcast view + youtube compression that's throwing people off. You can clearly see who is who unlike last year lol

# 267 DaWolf @ 09/09/14 07:51 AM

Looks like a modern version of Live 10 - I like the clips... a lot.

# 268 aholbert32 @ 09/09/14 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe


	1st calling my points dumb is very non productive and down right unnecessary. We are all grown men discussing a hobby we all share here no need to be disrespectful. 2nd it's not a matter of enforcing anybody's concept of realistic on others. It's basing the product on the video game court so that it mirrors what happens on the real court. If that isn't SIM what is? All we hear from developers are how they are trying to make games as SIM as possible. There will be game levels and honestly I wouldn't mind a arcade and SIM option for gamers. I think people undervalue the act that not having the game tuned to be sim out of the box is the reason why SIM gamers struggle to get a solid SIM product every year.

I call it like I see it. I would never call you dumb but your points on this issue are plain dumb. You want to force gamers into two boxes at best (casual and sim) instead of providing them with an option to customize the game to their liking.

# 269 Flightwhite24 @ 09/09/14 08:30 AM

With Madden 15 & EA UFC being way better than I anticipated and couple that with what I've seen with Nba Live up to this point, I'm gonna give this team the benefit of the doubt.

I'd rather them spend a few more weeks fine-tuning/tweaking things than to push out a buggy unfinished mess.

# 270 GisherJohn24 @ 09/09/14 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by magicman32


	Wow!! Very surprising. I know I shouldn't be but still. lol

you'd be surprised what an extra month of development time can do for a sports game. I support any developer that pushes for a delay to work out the kinks and get it working how they wanted it too. I think the gameplay looks promising.

# 271 GisherJohn24 @ 09/09/14 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Equinox831


	While this is bad news, those gameplay videos actually look pretty decent. The player movement and spacing looks pretty solid and it's nice to see the players attempt to get open even without you controlling it. LeBron's jumper looked spot on and Harden's drive was pretty nice. The animation was a little wonky, but it's Live, the game looks wonky all the time. I don't think all hope is lost, but the outlook is bleak. Hopefully they can pull it together because I really do want to see Live make a comeback.

the players who have the ball look the nicest in these vids. The players without the ball look a little stiff, but again, this is light years better than 14 in every sense of the word. When Live 10 was made, I just wanted them to use that engine and tweak it year after year, and I think we're getting to that point again where it will be as fun as Live 10 again, if not, more fun. Will be buying on day1. Good for them delaying it. Delaying can only bring improvements.

# 272 thesniper321 @ 09/09/14 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lakers24


	That's sad....I'm sorry, but this day and age they really need to be adding way more animations. I understand they want to give control, but people want signature playing styles and smoother gameplay. The only way is more animations. As far as dribbling and the like I prefer how they have it and always have pretty much, but everything definitely needs to be added to.

Looks like you don't understand what's going on here, they added 500 animations for driving alone, who told you they didn't add animations in others departements of the game??
also a quick look at the clips/trailer clearly show new animations for defense, contest, jumpost and all please think a bit before posting next time

# 273 DBMcGee3 @ 09/09/14 09:01 AM

It is very telling that they've waited this long to release any footage, and still only give us three 15 second clips (which are underwhelming to say the least). I really don't see how they could possibly be making any big improvements in 3 weeks.

# 274 GisherJohn24 @ 09/09/14 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DBMcGee3


	It is very telling that they've waited this long to release any footage, and still only give us three 15 second clips (which are underwhelming to say the least). I really don't see how they could possibly be making any big improvements in 3 weeks.

You'd be surprised what that extra time can do for a big crew

# 275 stillfeelme @ 09/09/14 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DBMcGee3


	It is very telling that they've waited this long to release any footage, and still only give us three 15 second clips (which are underwhelming to say the least). I really don't see how they could possibly be making any big improvements in 3 weeks.

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	What are you planning to tweak and/or add to the game with additional dev time? Sean: We'll be fine-tuning aspects of control and responsiveness, animation quality, player AI, presentation, and game balance.

That is what they are plan on improving. My take is everything is not playing as it should be when it should be or flowing as we would expect. So instead of the immediate backlash to patch they will try to patch/fix for release.

# 276 Goffs @ 09/09/14 09:29 AM

They should just delay it to next year....

# 277 DBMcGee3 @ 09/09/14 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GisherJohn24


	You'd be surprised what that extra time can do for a big crew

I'm sure they can tighten up a few things, but to me there is still a pretty big gap visually between this game and 'the competitor'. I would assume that kind of work requires a significant amount of time. It's pretty tough to tell where they are as far as gameplay, since we get such a limited glimpse.

# 278 The 24th Letter @ 09/09/14 10:04 AM

I don't have an issue with how the game looks..

You either love or hate Lives art syle...and I don't mind it...They get a lot of little things right that make up for some of the rough spots. I just hope they didnt take away that "pop" that Live has....what we've seen so far doesn't look as vibrant as past Lives...but we'll see.

The clips really do remind me of Live 10, which is a good thing...but I was definitely not impressed overall. I'll assume a lot of my issues are because it's purposely trying to showcase some things for now.

# 279 mike24forever @ 09/09/14 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	I don't have an issue with how the game looks.. You either love or hate Lives art syle...and I don't mind it...They get a lot of little things right that make up for some of the rough spots. I just hope they didnt take away that "pop" that Live has....what we've seen so far doesn't look as vibrant as past Lives...but we'll see. The clips really do remind me of Live 10, which is a good thing...but I was definitely not impressed overall. I'll assume a lot of my issues are because it's purposely trying to showcase some things for now.

My thoughts exactly.

# 280 poloelite @ 09/09/14 10:27 AM

EA has been making basketball games for 25 years and people are hoping they can make a new gen game look and feel like a game they made 5 years ago on a previous gen?? Just sad man. Live fans deserve better. I

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