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[–] 43 points 1 week ago (15 children)

I'm surprised not really that people still put up with the 2K bullshit. It's hasn't been good for over 10 years now with all the micro transactions and in-game ads :(

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago (13 children)

    It’s probably because there is no other nba simulation available..

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago (9 children)

    Isn't that just like saying there's no other company selling Starbucks® coffee?

    Like yeah that's the point

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

    No, because there are plenty of other places to get coffee. The only competing franchise, NBA Live, stopped being made years ago. The irony is that NBA licensing isn't exclusive, so feasibly another studio could come in to create competition, but it won't happen.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Damn I didn't realise that, that is shitty.

    From the outside its easy to say vote with your wallet, but I imagine a lot of foss nerds aren't into sports, so actual sports fans get stuck between choosing shit or shittier.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    Pretty sure EA and 2k colluded with the NFL and NBA to make the licenses exclusive and each take one. Then they slowed gameplay improvements and tacked on the stupid money transactions and since there is no competitor to not implement those things and people who love the sports are forced to buy shit games if they want to play a game of basketball or football.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Yeah, I seriously doubt that. Again, I worked in the studio. It was well staffed and the devs were incredibly competent. Games are just more complex now and since this is a AAA game, they aim for high fidelity. The main thing they need to do is not release a game every year, but that's essentially throwing money away.

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