Anyone who has played a new sports basketball game in the past few years has had one option—“NBA 2K.” 2K Sports has been able to dominate the NBA video game market because its top competitor, EA Sports, has recently produced failures in the form of “NBA Live.”
So, if “NBA Live” was planning to make a respectable comeback they would have to bring something new to the table—and they did. At NBA Live’s E3 presentation they introduced BounceTek, which Executive Producer Sean O’Brien said is new technology that actually separates the ball from the dribbler’s hand.
“Up to this point your hand was literally tied to the ball. Ball handling was completely unnatural and absolutely predictable,” said O’Brien who was accompanied on stage by young Cleveland Cavaliers star point guard—and “NBA Live 14” cover athlete—Kyrie Irving. “With BounceTek we separate the ball from the hand in every single dribbling animation. This gives the player impressive control and authentic responsiveness.”
In addition to the new and innovative dribbling technology, NBA Live will also have a new which feature allows you to check the latest stats and tendencies of every player in the NBA.
“The same data all 30 NBA teams receive, will be pushed exclusively to the NBA Live gamer,” said O’Brien. “Not monthly, weekly or daily but within an hour after it happens. This has never been done before.”
NBA Live will be available only on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It is scheduled for a Fall 2013* release, although no specific date has been confirmed.
O’Brien ended the presentation with a new trailer for the game.
*I previously said the game was set for a Fall 2014 release. I should have said Fall 2013.
