Rich Drummond of Richie D Rants says:
"The time is 6:10 PM on Sunday, December 29. I’m writing this post out of pure disappointment. Without the events that had transpired last night and so far today, this article would not have happened, so for those of you how enjoy this piece, be sure to thank 2K Games.
As you can tell from the title, certain game modes in NBA 2K14 for the next generation consoles are tied to the 2K servers in a way that if they go down, so do the game modes."
So NBA 2K14 won’t be joining us in 2016
you mean like the old sports games during the ps1, n64, snes and nes days that had no online at all?
No?
You can still play those now granted you have the correct hardware...
They have taken out a HUGE part of the game, multiplayer. In this day and age, that is unacceptable.
It literally costs them nothing to have a few servers open for the few people that still wish to play their purchased game online with other people.
Shit the game is only what, 2 years old?
That's pathetic support.
If they wish to stop online gameplay, they should be required to release server software so people can host their own game servers.
i am not agreeing with what they are doing but it is obvious they want people to buy the new games and not just keep playing online forever. this pushes people to play the new one or like i was referring to keep playing the old one but not online. so how is the game a waste or a rental if you can still play the game minus the online multiplayer?
this is another example of trying to keep revenue going in a market where costs keep going up to make these games. if a game is not functional at all because it relies on servers and they pull the servers then that is a better argument to put forward. then that means it is a rental.
online multiplayer has and always been a bonus in sports games but as a business it makes perfect sense for them to close their servers to help their business model. you want to have repeat customers and the tricky part with sports games is it is harder to convince gamers they need to upgrade each year because of incremental changes that some don't feel it's worth it. this is one way to try and push them but of course there are repercussions because many feel cheated now that their older games re useless. the industry really doesn't want people to sit idle with anything. they want people to keep investing. that's the business model with a lot of products.
let me remind everyone nothing is obvious. Only 2k actually knows the numbers of active users still playing 2k14. It is an old games with 2k15 and this years 2k16 both [obviously] being out. So this is actually 3 years old in sporting years. Also it seems to me that like NHL & maybe even Golf that NBA is somewhat of a niche market in gaming and it's easy to consider that few if any are still online w/ 2k14. Either way we simply don't know. I personally don't like the idea of online games or games that require online connectivity because of this. However from a business perspective if it's no longer feasible to keep the servers dedicated to an older game no one, or very few are playing then it's time to shut down. After all you can go out and buy NBA 2k15 for $10-20 now? Even those who can't afford to upgrade annually can at least scrape up that to buy last years and stay online. Shite, I'd donate to someone who truly couldn't afford it.
Its ok I hated 2k14 it was complete ass. 2k16 is miles better you'd be doing yourself a disservice sticking with that old shit.
You are missing the point, they are forcing you to buy the next game which is wrong.
This is not unheard of 2k has to pay for and maintain those servers. Its their perogative to shut down a two year old game. Get over it bro
No i wont get over it, it is wrong and you are an idiot if you suggest it is ignored.
What is so wrong? Companies do this to older games all the time. Its not like the moment 2k16 comes out they make 2k15 unplayable. 2k14 is two years old at this point, outdated, and was barely playable online the year it launched. 2k probably looks at the metrics, sees barely anyone touches that game, and so they stop supporting it. I really dnt understand your argument im sorry if u feel forced to abandon 2k14...
I think it's pretty sad when they do this to a two year game. But I suppose, when they make yearly releases it's to be expected. But, there are games that still have servers up. I know it's not nearly the same, but I can still play Call of Duty 2 on the 360 online and there is still some people playing. That came out in 2005. A 10 year old game is still active with the sequels also active.
I would welcome a future where sports games just released new updates/add-ons instead of releasing new games each year. Just upgrade the graphics and so on and release a new game every few years maybe.
The sports series really should be updateable platforms at this point instead of yearly releases. Problem is i imagine its way more profitable to sell a 60 game every year
Realistically, there probably were not enough people playing 2k14 to justify keeping the servers running. It's more practical to repurpose those servers for the newer games that more people play. I'm sure the vast majority of sports gamers moved on to 2k15 or 2k16.
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So, the complaint is that the internet is inconsistent and so shouldn't be used in gaming?
Ok.
WoW says hello.
I agree that this policy of tying SP game modes to the internet does ruin the game a bit. I have played NBA 2K14 substantially less after this feature was incorporated. I still enjoy the base game...but hhmm I don't know, this feature has indeed turned me off.
yup totally agree as much as i loved ac4 i could not link to uplay which caused a few issues . could not link phone app and earn coin could not get white whale and earn trophy so i find these things rather annoying
Used to be my favorite sports series of all time but the forced online of SINGLE PLAYER PARTS OF THE GAME are ridiculous and I will NEVER EVER buy a 2K sports game again.
Absolutely game breaking and makes me so so angry.
I emailed them and asked for a refund and they copy and pasted some boilerplate crap from the agreement we had when I inserted the disc, even though the box does not state I needed online to play single player.
Screw you 2K Sports! You can go straight to hell and take the last $50 I will ever give you. Too bad 2K also makes Civilization.
2K is right behind EA on my shit list, that's for sure!
Single player needs to be as much offline as posssible. Tons of server issues from everyone during the holidays. Nintendo, 2K, EA, lots of games and consoles affected.