The demo drew harsh criticism however, leading to a delay and finally full cancellation of the game. Although NBA Live 10 was better-received, sales didn’t improve, and EA sought big changes. It can be assumed that this was a knee-jerk response to the series’ decline in sales, as NBA Live 09 finished behind NBA 2K9 in copies sold. In 2010, EA Sports planned to rebrand the long-running NBA Live series as NBA Elite, at the same time introducing new tech and a new direction. I’m guessing that most people are at least vaguely familiar with the story behind the game, but it’s worth recapping all the same. Let’s begin with one of the most obvious examples: NBA Elite 11. I fancy myself a collector of basketball video games, but I’d need to be much wealthier to consider picking up these expensive titles. As I said though, there are a few rare hoops titles that are difficult to find, and quite expensive to obtain when you do locate a copy. Annual sports games aren’t big money-makers on the second hand market, so with the exception of PC releases of NBA 2K being removed from Steam, older basketball games are readily available (and affordable). Of course, the most widely released NBA games usually aren’t expensive to track down and acquire, unless they’re in mint condition. Such is the benefit of a game that doesn’t feature any licensed players. While original copies can still demand a large sum, it has since been re-released digitally on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. One exception is Street Hoop for Neo Geo. Because licensing and likeness rights make remakes and re-releases highly unlikely when it comes to hoops games, anyone who wants to own a legal copy of these rarities will have to search high and low, and pay a hefty price. There are some rare titles that don’t come cheap, and among them, you’ll find a few basketball games.
This week’s Five lists five of the most expensive basketball games that collectors can buy.įor the serious collector, retro video games can be an expensive hobby. The feature is presented as either a list of five items, or in the form of a Top 5 countdown. Welcome to this week’s edition of The Friday Five! The Friday Five is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that’s related to NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games, as well as the real NBA, and other areas of interest to our community.
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