ESPN Developer Interview

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/ne ... id=3900151

Basic Jist of it

And that's the thing you'll notice when we start showing the game this summer or at E3. There won't be a new Freestyle control or any sort of marketable gameplay mechanic feature. It's more about just building solid gameplay. And that may sound not very exciting, but if you understand where we are, that's an extremely serious message that we're filling in those cracks in the gameplay Mike mentioned, then adding another level of depth that we'll get into later in the summer. It's not a gimmicky feature, it's more of a core part of an NBA basketball game that is missing right now.

very good interview though, a lot of references to 2k and how they want Live to go back to the glory days mentioning retros, shoes and overall style.


just read it foos

They're calling it NBA Live 10? That sounds weird. Like it's te 10th NBA Live.

Perhaps a "Perfect 10"?

Somebody said the best NBA Live's comes out every 5 years. NBA Live 95, NBA Live 2000, NBA Live 2005.....NBA Live 10? Just reading the quote, it sounds like it will be exactly what I will be looking for come October. Oh, and if it comes out for PC......

The other thing I'll say is that Live in the past struggled with controller response and feel. It felt almost like a turn-based basketball game where you triggered an animation and then you just watched it and you had to make decisions like you were playing chess. But basketball is a fast-paced, twitch and react game. It just needs to be more explosive in general. Live always felt robotic to me, so that's my first priority of what I'm fixing.

FINALLY!!! I felt they were ignoring this or didn't even notice it.

I think 2004 and 06 were better than 2005 actually. Would be fun to have both Live and 2K on PC though.

great new and better animations coming for the next live. Finally

Good interview, they're pretty open and frank about the game. Here's hoping for a PC release.

I seriously believe what these guys are saying. . . I don't know why. Live can only Go up from Last Years Version. Thanks for the interview

Hows Mike Wang? it seems to be alot of hype having Mike on the board with the team

He used to be one of the main producers on NBA 2K.

He used to be one of the main producers on NBA 2K.

He's the reason why 2K plays the way it does. . .Just imagine, use wanting NBA Live Graphics with 2K gameplay. . .I think We Are Going To gEt that In Live 10

i hope so. i would definitely love that and that would just make live that much more better

He's a pretty cool guy and my impression of him is that he's definitely committed to improving gameplay. When he introduced himself to Pasta and I at the Community Event last year he wanted to know what we didn't like and what could be better rather than asking us what we liked; I think that kind of approach bodes well for the future of the series.