A description of the release identified it as a sports simulation game, and a demo for the next iteration of NBA Live. It was later confirmed that the mobile and console versions of NBA Live are developed by different teams, thus the development of one does not interfere with the other.Īlthough references to NBA Live 17 had previously been made, in mid January 2017, leaked artwork and a game classification decision for Electronic Arts Korea seemingly confirmed a release titled 'The Drive to NBA Live' for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
In the letter, Sean reiterated that the development team was committed to the console version of NBA Live, suggesting that the decision was simply made to allow for more development time, rather than shifting the entire focus of the series to the mobile platform. On May 10th 2016, Executive Producer Sean O'Brien posted another open letter on the game's official website, announcing that the next console version of NBA Live would not be released until early 2017, and instead a new version of NBA Live Mobile would be made available in the Fall of 2016. It is the direct sequel to NBA Live 16, and was followed by NBA Live 19.
James Harden is featured as the game's cover player. It is the twentieth game in the NBA Live series (not counting cancelled titles), and the fifth game in the series to be developed by EA Tiburon. NBA Live 18 (stylised as NBA LIVE 18) is an NBA basketball simulation video game by EA Sports, released September 15th 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This year is especially exciting because we’ll get both NBA 2K18 and the newly returned NBA Live 18.It. The magical time of year is upon us where all the sports video games are being released.
At its core, it feels like single NBA seasons linked together with the draft and free agency wedged in between. In short, the Franchise mode in NBA Live 18 is, for all intents and purposes, unplayable in its current form.