NBA Jam on PS3 and Xbox getting day-one online multiplayer patch
by Ben Gilbert 
on Nov 15th 2010 2:40PM
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Reader Comments (32)
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 2:46PM John Deadly said
If I can get this game on black friday for $29.99 then maybe, maybe I'll consider it. Any other higher price point is a non starter.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 3:19PM lessthankris said
@grayskul
ROFL. I had not idea they wanted 50$ for this.
I'll wait for the more appropriate 15$ price. How silly
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ROFL. I had not idea they wanted 50$ for this.
I'll wait for the more appropriate 15$ price. How silly
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 6:26PM NuttyBalls said
@dapoktan
seriously, this is how I feel. I was expecting $20 to be honest, though. I'll wait for the inevitable price drop, like most smart folks that have a clue in their brains.
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seriously, this is how I feel. I was expecting $20 to be honest, though. I'll wait for the inevitable price drop, like most smart folks that have a clue in their brains.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 2:52PM JoshHood said
The video thumbnail is terrifying. That is all.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 2:54PM Teancum said
This was such a letdown. I would have totally bought it as an XBLA title, but it's not worth 50-60 dollars.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 2:55PM Kendomo said
Weird how it's a patch, maybe to fight piracy? I would guess it probably was pirated a couple times on Wii
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 4:29PM Hoops said
@Kendomo It's a patch because originally this was going to be a free add on game to people who bought NBA Elite 2011. When that died, EA decided to release just this, but being the greedy ****s they are, they decided to jack up the price to $50, and put their team hard at work at tacking on extra content to 'justify' the price. They want to release it this holiday season, so we're getting whatever they have at the moment so it can be pressed and shipped and submitted for raings, which buys them more time to release it online later.
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Posted: Nov 15th 2010 3:02PM maaax said
I really don't understand how this isn't a $15 or $20 XBLA/PSN game. The only thing I can think of is they had to price it the same as the Wii game so Wiikids wouldn't be mad about getting ripped off.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 3:05PM Riley Freeman said
Great game but not a lot to it, Just basic game-modes.. Honestly, It would had been better as a XBLA/PSN tittle. 10$ less of a full price game isn't gonna sway anybody to pay less for NBA Jam over Black-Ops or any new tittle.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 3:15PM MystileArmor said
You can add or not add whatever you like, EA. I'm not buying $60,- XBLA games, cause that's what this pretty much is.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 3:56PM Trmn8r said
@MystileArmor
It's actually $50 not $60. But your point is still valid that price is WAY to high. I maybe, maybe would 've paid $30 but in reality this game shoulda been $15-$20 as an XBLA title. Ill wait til bargain bin on this one. Nobody buy it so we can get it at a reasonable price sooner.
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It's actually $50 not $60. But your point is still valid that price is WAY to high. I maybe, maybe would 've paid $30 but in reality this game shoulda been $15-$20 as an XBLA title. Ill wait til bargain bin on this one. Nobody buy it so we can get it at a reasonable price sooner.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 3:15PM SEGA Scream said
I love the Jam series, but I'll stick with the old Saturn and PlayStation versions until this one hits $20. Hopefully, there'll be a "fire" sale soon.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 3:28PM SuMtOnE said
dam ima pick this up DAY ONE
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 3:40PM CtrlBurn said
Artest and Gasol? That's like picking the Bulls in the 90s and getting Pippen and Grant. Oh wait...
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 4:26PM stevestone said
$50.00 BUCKS!!! EA is out of their ffing minds! Im sorry NBA elite tanked (big surprise) but do they really expect to try to get their money from NBA Jam?
I was really looking forward to getting this game but now I will wait unitll it drops to $19.99.
I was really looking forward to getting this game but now I will wait unitll it drops to $19.99.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 5:28PM IRONSAM said
You can buy it at launch if you want but the fact remains that NO multiplayer-driven concept is worth the investment unless the value attracts a large contingent of players online, both at launch and weeks after...
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 5:41PM chex said
i pretty much echo everyone else in saying they won't pay $50 for this. i was hoping this would be on sale in the black friday ads for the 360 but all i have seen is the wii version. ea just messed this up so bad by advertising this as a free bonus to the $60 nba elite and then turned this into pretty much a full, retail release. that basically gave everyone the mindset that this is a 10, 15, or 20 dollar tops dlc type game. then all of sudden they added a few features and it becomes the nba game this year for ea. hopefully everyone on here actually doesn't pay $50 for this like they are saying so that it only goes to the bargain bin that much quicker!
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 6:14PM babysnakes said
Why on earth would I spend this much on a game that has far fewer features than NBA Street, which came out 15-ish years ago?
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 6:30PM NuttyBalls said
EVERYONE should downvote the ratings everywhere online. Best Buy, Gamestop, Amazon, .... everywhere. EA is just trying to rappe(minus 1 p) kids and ignorant parents for literally nothing.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 8:05PM 8bitartist said
@NuttyBalls
good thing you put minus 1 p in parenthesis. i had no idea what you meant without that.
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good thing you put minus 1 p in parenthesis. i had no idea what you meant without that.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 6:43PM Jacksons said
Wow, I'll join the ranks that thought this was going to be an XBLA/PSN release. If it's anything like the original, I'm sure it's a blast, but $50? Come on now.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 7:35PM wazza12 said
Seriously, are we surprised about this. They (EA) try to sell us a shambles with "Elite 11". Now that has been killed from sale EA have to get their money back somehow.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 7:54PM Lerkero said
Its a shame that they avoided HD release for so long that when it came time for them to own up to their mistake of focusing on the Wii they decided to release the HD version unfinished and still charge full price at launch.
If this would have started off an a 360/PS3 project this would have been entirely avoided.
If this would have started off an a 360/PS3 project this would have been entirely avoided.
Posted: Nov 15th 2010 8:48PM Raspy said
Release date:
Nov 17th (the video) or Nov 16th (Like every other place I looked)?
Nov 17th (the video) or Nov 16th (Like every other place I looked)?
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 4:56AM Captain Slender said
So much winging for a game no one is apparently going to buy. The game is available for $40AU (w/ free worldwide shipping) on a handful of import sites. More than half off the game at Australian retail.
And I repeat, again, this game is the Wii game AND MORE. Which is presumably what no one in this comment thread wanted, but hey, it's what I wanted since announcement of the Wii game.
And I repeat, again, this game is the Wii game AND MORE. Which is presumably what no one in this comment thread wanted, but hey, it's what I wanted since announcement of the Wii game.
Posted: Nov 16th 2010 10:33AM suade94 said
When is the Wii patch coming out?
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