Can NBA 2K9 be played on Laptop?

Run this:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Select Bioshock, IIRC as benji said.
If it passes the Recommended specs, then you're probably good to go.

so if i can play bioshock i could definetly play nba 2k9? am i correct?

Yes, we're going out on a limb and saying that if you can play BioShock, you will be able to play 2K9 at some setting. (Likely a similar setting.)

This is because BioShock's minimum requirements are actually slightly higher than 2K9's, but are basically comparable on the CPU and GPU.

I picked BioShock because it's a game with a demo (for testing), it was early in the list alphabetically, fairly popular, on Steam (as 2K9 requires) and the requirements are very close.

Thanks alot you guys, really appreciate the responses. can't wait till it gets released on the 21st! Probably not ever gonna switch back to Live once i get my hands on 2K9!

Run this:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Select Bioshock, IIRC as benji said.
If it passes the Recommended specs, then you're probably good to go.

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I got these results...1 for the Minimum and the Other for Recommended Specs..


http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm12 ... u-hd/1.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm12 ... u-hd/2.jpg

Please Answer..

Thanks for the link benj, other than clearing space, I dont have any problems, haha so I do hope when the time my car is fixed, I can go to the Electronics Department and grab my copy, seeing the screens and vids, this is obviously zillions better than EA's, gj.

Why do people even bother gaming on a laptop?

1) it's wildly expensive to get one with a decent video card - expect to spend $2500 while the same desktop would cost you $650 sans screen.

2) Screen's small, even the 17" ones.

3) Batteries run out in 40 minutes or less if you're using full CPU and GPU power.

4) Most people with laptops I know never take them out of the house. They just like the "option" of being able to take them out if the need ever arises.

5) They run extremely hot and will scald your nuts.

6) looks gay plugging a usb controller into a laptop and gaming. And if you're using keyboard, dude I'm sorry man. That pinky shoot button is awfully hard to press.

Cool Cat, you're going to have to run it fairly low on the first PC, second one seems definitely out of luck. You probably will be able to find some combo of settings to at least play it on the first, but I'm not going to guarantee that. And by settings, I mean you'd (and for everyone else who is just hitting minimum) do well to find a camera setting that doesn't show much of the arena as that'll give you a better frame rate.

JWL3, from my experience, most people have gotten laptops for school, etc. and then decide they want to game. (Especially around colleges you see this...the ads and everything push laptops, but rarely anybody ever moves them off their desks in their room.) That's why they're always underpowered. But yeah, it's a mistake a lot of people make. I've always lived on the "build a solid desktop, and get a cheap laptop for web browsing/etc. on the go" philosophy.

[quote="benji"]Cool Cat, you're going to have to run it fairly low on the first PC, second one seems definitely out of luck. You probably will be able to find some combo of settings to at least play it on the first, but I'm not going to guarantee that. And by settings, I mean you'd (and for everyone else who is just hitting minimum) do well to find a camera setting that doesn't show much of the arena as that'll give you a better frame rate.
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it is the same PC,the other is the Minimum Requirements and the other is the Recommended for Bioshock...

Anyway,cant I really play 2k9 on that?

Will it work on an ACER TRAVELMATE 5300??

Basically take it like this. If you fail the BioShock test, you fail at 2K9. If you pass it, you'll probably be able to run 2K9.

man...the low graphics setting are already great, but a little bit sloppy, how about the high specs?

maybe i guess it'll looks like exactly the 360s

Why do people even bother gaming on a laptop?

1) it's wildly expensive to get one with a decent video card - expect to spend $2500 while the same desktop would cost you $650 sans screen.

2) Screen's small, even the 17" ones.

3) Batteries run out in 40 minutes or less if you're using full CPU and GPU power.

4) Most people with laptops I know never take them out of the house. They just like the "option" of being able to take them out if the need ever arises.

5) They run extremely hot and will scald your nuts.

6) looks gay plugging a usb controller into a laptop and gaming. And if you're using keyboard, dude I'm sorry man. That pinky shoot button is awfully hard to press.

They don't buy it for the sole purpose of gaming, they buy it for a different primary priority, which isn't gaming. Thoughts of gaming just come afterwards.

1. See reply above

2. See reply above

4. That's people you only know, not the entire population of laptop owners.

5. There are "cooling pads" which you can insert between the laptop and your nutz. It's pretty thin and small.

6. I guess you suck in the shooter genre then where the pinky finger is utilized. You suck, that's gay.

If i have a laptop with this it will be good or a little slow?

"Windows XP Home Edition SP2
DirectX 9.0c
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.86GHz
RAM 1023 MB
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (GeForce Go 6800)
Video RAM 256 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: 3.0
Pixel Shader Ver 3.0
Sound Card Yes
Free Space "

Well thanks for the future reply !

alright well i did the bio shock test and i completely pass everything on the laptop but. the only problem would be the graphic card


its a 64mb and the game requires a 128 mb. is there still a possibility i can run it ?

Nvidia Geforce 7000m is the graphic card in the laptop

^ Yes or no but it sure will be real slow. The game requires a minimum of 128MB of video memory.

If i have a laptop with this it will be good or a little slow?

"Windows XP Home Edition SP2
DirectX 9.0c
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.86GHz
RAM 1023 MB
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (GeForce Go 6800)
Video RAM 256 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: 3.0
Pixel Shader Ver 3.0
Sound Card Yes
Free Space "

Well thanks for the future reply !

Run this:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Select Bioshock, IIRC as benji said.
If it passes the Recommended specs, then you're probably good to go.

I think Bioshock's spec are similar to NBA 2K9 so just download the demo of Bioshock and play around with the options

ive downloaded the demo of bioshock and i was able to play it. does that mean that i can play nba 2k9? thanks!

ive downloaded the demo of bioshock and i was able to play it. does that mean that i can play nba 2k9? thanks!

Mostly likely yea but what do u mean by you were able to play it

Can you run it smoothly

or

You mean you can @ least open the game

i can run it smoothly..thanks man!

i can run it smoothly..thanks man!

np

What should I pass in that Bioshock test? the MINIMUM or RECCOMENDED REQUIREMENTS

Minimum - You can run the game
Recommended - You can run the game at relatively high settings

^ Yes or no but it sure will be real slow. The game requires a minimum of 128MB of video memory.

If i have a laptop with this it will be good or a little slow?

"Windows XP Home Edition SP2
DirectX 9.0c
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.86GHz
RAM 1023 MB
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (GeForce Go 6800)
Video RAM 256 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: 3.0
Pixel Shader Ver 3.0
Sound Card Yes
Free Space "

Well thanks for the future reply !

I have 256 MB ! My problem is the 1.86GHz because the minimum is 2.4GHz.
It will be playable?

No. It will fail. You need a new CPU.

No. It will fail. You need a new CPU.

well thanks! now earn money...

^ Yes or no but it sure will be real slow. The game requires a minimum of 128MB of video memory.

If i have a laptop with this it will be good or a little slow?

"Windows XP Home Edition SP2
DirectX 9.0c
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.86GHz
RAM 1023 MB
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (GeForce Go 6800)
Video RAM 256 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: 3.0
Pixel Shader Ver 3.0
Sound Card Yes
Free Space "

Well thanks for the future reply !

I have 256 MB ! My problem is the 1.86GHz because the minimum is 2.4GHz.
It will be playable?

na w8 theres a slight chance you can play the game, but w8 for the full game tho but i think u can open it @ least