PS3: NBA 08 First Look

Sony Computer Entertainment showcased its newest basketball game, NBA 08, on PlayStation 3 at Sony's Gamer's Day event in San Diego. The assistant producer of the game, Bob Stait, gave SportsGamer a hands-on walkthrough of some of the features of the new game. While still early in development, the game shows major signs of improvement for this go-round.

[THWIP]

...because they're an embarrassment to the console. How can a dev with nearly unlimited resources,and the ultimate access to the inner workings of the new hardware....continue to churn out such mediocre crap???

I've been seeing the ads for MLB '08 The Show, and it looks worse than anything EA has put out, this generation...and they've always been multiplatform. :o

[sonarus]

While Nba 07 sucks it still shines in some areas better than nba live 07. MLB the show may have looked like crap to you but not to me infact it is the highest rated baseball game on next gen consoles

[Maddens Raiders]

that's about the most absurd thing I've ever heard.

-- "How can a dev with nearly unlimited resources,and the ultimate access to the inner workings of the new hardware....continue to churn out such mediocre crap???" --
speak for the Gates camp 'cause NBA '07 is better than I thought it would be...[seriously doubt you've played it] and MLB the Show looks great.

Now, I didn't read anything in the article about this game including some kind of NBA presence in the way of quality announcers -- [any announcers are needed!lol]. If they don't include an announcer on '08 I won't be getting it, so that point goes to you if you will.

Cheers

[AkUmAzRaGe lRl]

WoW look at the power of the cell at its best.These screens definitely makes me want to go buy a ps3.

[power of Green]

He said he's proud of the level of detail in the charector models. Looks a bit DreamCast-ish to be boasting anything about this game visually.

[AkUmAzRaGe lRl]

just playing, this game looks like crap.... sorry sony fanboys but you know its true :)

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

The screens look bad...but if they've improved from NBA 07, it's still gonna be the best-looking NBA game out there...

[VirtualGamer]

While I agree the screen shots in the article are horrid the game does not look like that. Check out the game in motion and its far better graphically then the screen shots would indicate.

http://www.gametrailers.com...

Another thing to consider is gameplay and both IGN and Gamespot seemed to have some nice things to say about this version of the game. Be interesting to see what the final verdict is once the game is released.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles...

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3...

[popup]

heh, I see what you mean about the NBA shots. Either way they all look real compared to what used to be considered real...

[Robotz Rule]

Here's a couple next-gen baseball games review's:

MLB 2K7(PS3) http://www.gamespot.com/ps3...

7.4

MLB 2K6(360)
http://www.gamespot.com/xbo...

6.8

MLB 2K7(360) http://www.gamespot.com/xbo...

7.8

And now look at MLB 07:The Show(PS3)
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3...

8.2

There you have it.

And NBA 07(PS3)
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3...

4.9

I gotta agree that game was HORRIBLE from gameplay to bugs,but 1080 graphics were a MAJOR plus!

But hopefully they will get it together next year and fix and add everything that made the PS2 versions so good.(mostly gameplay)

And check out last years NBA Live 2007 for the Xbox 360 review:
http://www.gamespot.com/xbo...

6.5

And look at the screenshots!

Absolutely awful for a next-gen basketball game!

So inconclusion MLB 07:The Show is the highest rated "next-gen baseball game and series"

And Live has ALWAYS been a terrible basketball series compared to the almighty king of all sports games:2K!

Edit:@Vojkan

Are you serious?

2K has been outselling/outsold NBA live for the past two years!!!!!

[closedxxx]

The graphics look about the same as the last round of NBA games. It's the animations that really need to be focused on now to give the game a more fluid look instead of the jeaky stop and go movement that the players have.

Also, I wish they would stop talking about SIXAXIS. I hate using it, it's not responsive, and I ended up juking unexpectedly on occasion when I had it turned on. Leave the motion crap to the Wii, it was their gimmick first.

[Vojkan]

You people are missing the point. No matter how ungly this game is its still the best selling basketball franchise game. Its a money maker! That is why i find retarded comments of people that say "Sony should drop this blabla like Microsoft did blablabl EA".
BTW- i dont care about basketball so dont call me fanboy or soemthing

[power of Green]

WTF is all this Base-Ball and hater" Bullshit! you guys have posted?. We can go on for ever and posts scores of past games, that won't change the fact this game looks like sh*t in the pics provided and the dev sounds funny talking about it.

Is this thread about Baseball?. What exactly are you trying to prove with the Baseball scores from different years and developers?.

[fenderputty]

your opinion means less then dirt to me. You have your 360 crammed so far up your ass that your eyes are turning green.

[SmokeyMcBear]

his mind is still warped from his horrible childhood in his "not yet socially evolved country" You should leave him alone.. he is traumatized

[tehcellownu]

who check gamespot for reviews?? ign is the best place to go..because they know where they are talkin about..

[DADO]

I still looks better than halo 3. LOL

[Numark]

it actually doesn't.

[popup]

if you gave them guns it would :)

[xg-ei8ht]

Halo 3 does look crap, theres no doubt about that. Bungie, need to go on holiday, and figure something out.

maxed out on the 360 already, oops no, lost planet did that.

Besides all basket ball games are crap, because the sport is crap, nearly as bad is baseball. World series, but you know, the americans are the only ones who play it. Still don't get it.

[DADO]

football rules(soccer)

[ApocalypseShadow]

but the last nba 07 was a dunkfest.some like it.i didn't.which is why i have nba 2k7.great playing game.but i wanted simulation.

but to say sony should drop sports,now that's dumb.

mlb,soccer and hot shots were good games on psp.

mlb,hot shots and the new hot shots tennis will be good on ps3.

microsoft made a good choice with dropping sports.nfl fever anyone?inside drive was okay and so was links.but they never went anywhere really with baseball.even nintendo still makes their own sports games.i think microsoft dropped sports because of EA GAMES.

that's the problem with some 360 gamers,you rely to much on third parties because microsoft refuses to spend money getting talent to better their own games.they have to buy third parties to get them to support them.

carry on.

[freeza]

i didnt know sony made this game

[Bloodmask]

will never make a good sports game. It's all about the animations and the gameplay. It doesn't really matter though. EA pumps out the same abysmal crap every year, and the drones line up like flies to get it. 2K sports makes the best games for basketball and football. I would give Sony second on this one for basketball. EA is always gonna be dead last in my book.

Boycott EA: FTW