NBA 2K14 Server Shutdown Wipes Player Save Files [Update]

I can't wait to never buy any more of their games.

almost all games nowadays get there servers shut down almost immediately after the next version of said game comes out, its not to inconvenience players its cause it makes no sense to keep paying to keep servers alive only so afew hundred people can keep playing, its time to go buy 2k15, when 2k16 comes out it ill be the same effect most game nowadays only have a year or two lifespan so i dont know why so many people are shocked at this lol

lol you "went out on top" whats not to like about this?

That's not very nice, now, is it?

So you basically are paying $60 for a game that will lose half it's content (multiplayer) after just one year, and also wipe out your progress in the other half; effectively leaving the game almost unusable. That's utter BS. People should not tolerate this, don't buy the next 2K NBA game if you want to let them know your thoughts about this BS. I can still play Red Dead Redemption multiplayer and that's a 2009 game, they should learn from other devs.

$60 a year service 2k exposed

Wow, 2K's reaction is quite impressive. So they've lied to their fans and now they just don't give a f*** even though they know how messed up this situation is.

That's how you ruin your reputation but it seems like they're not too worried about people still buying their games. Which they'll do anyway, but usually publishers pretend like it wasn't so.

So how was this possible in the first place? Was this game mode only playable with an online connection in the first place or were the offline saves deleted by "syncing" with the servers?

I quit playing my career in 2k14 when the save file became corrupt for the second time mid way through year two (I don't sim any games).

fail

I will make sure I no longer buy games that require online saves. This is insane. I no longer buy MP only games because of the shelf life on consoles is pretty small. I caved and got Titanfall on 360 for $7.49 which included all DLC. But from now on, no games which REQUIRE online connection to operate. On Steam, these games will continue to operate as long as there are at least couple of players, but on consoles, the support seems to die fairly quickly as companies switch focus somewhere else.

"all good things must come to an end and rest assured your MyCareer or MyGM went out while on top" must be the stupidest answer a company ever gave to a consumer

These sports games might as well be FTP with how they're opperated. I don't buy any of them.

this is shocking and appalling! i can't believe they did this to their customers. And their support message blows my mind on so many levels. This is the first generation that's actually taken a step back rather than forward! Cloud gaming and saves in the cloud has had almost no positive affects on gaming for the users. I see more and more friends abandoning consoles and I feel it's the game developers eroding their own bussiness with practices like this meant to make them more money, but why can't they see its so counter intuitive. fk 2k

Wow they are really saying F U to the the players.

Ye Gods. I don't even play the game or like basketball and that last part made me want to break something. Shocking arrogance, of a sort we seem to be increasingly seeing in this generation of gaming. It's starting to feel like the whole industry is run by Ferengi.

Wow, the end of that support message really shows they don't care. "... all good things must come to an end and rest assured your MyCareer or MyGM went out while on top!" Really? How about just a genuine apology and not making some BS comment in jest?

EA did this with MAdden games, shut down servers when the new versions came out. Not sure if they still do it, but yeah, its bullsht, especially if the newer version isnt as good as the previous one.

This why digital not good back day nothing like this players have right to take them court lawsuit

The Power of the Cloud Rains On Your Parade

This is the future of anything cloud-related, including gaming. Every dollar spent on cloud products goes towards those companies making fun of you when they close the servers down.

Wow, I don't really play any sports games but this line sounds downright offensive even to me:

"but all good things must come to an end and rest assured your MyCareer or MyGM went out while on top!"

What? Seriously? "All good things must come to an end"? No... Just no... Someone's single player game should not have to come to an end because some server somewhere got turned off. And then to write it off like this is just one of those inevitable things in life is absolutely appalling.

I smell a class action suit coming!

Sorry as hell and I thought 2k wash better than ea.well no more 2k products for me either burn in hell 2k you sorry bitches

Your move, EA

Next to go bust? 2kSports.

I'd say I'm surprised but I'm really not. Every year I say "That's it! No more 2K products!". This year I really really doubly really mean it.

I'll give myself a stern talking to if I break my own self imposed embargo. It's easy not to buy EA products, the hate runs deep.

Welcome to the future of gaming.

At least allow LAN functions for your older sports games. But 2k is known for this. Hope fifa 14 on the pc last for atleast another year

Absolutely unbelievable. The last NBA 2K i bought and still play is 13, but honestly, i been done buying sports games. I still play Madden 9 and 10, FIFA 12, NHL 13, MLB The Show 13 etc. I'll never buy the new stuff given everything that's going on.

I think that the sports game business is a huge racket. They charge you 60 bucks for roughly the same exact game every year (roster and uniform changes, and little bits of happy horse sh** as a selling point), and people fall for it, and get bilked.

They shut down servers a year after the new game comes out (can you imagine them doing that with BF or COD?). Look i can't understand why people fall for this racket every year. To make it worse, Next Gen seems to be the ones getting creamed even more than last gen.

What is the incentive to move to Next Gen? They won't make anymore games for last gen? Sounds good to me, being they all suck. I'll stick with my 360 and PS3, and take advantage of the great sales and deals on games that are 10 times better than this racket..