The cancellation of NBA Live 20 and NBA Live 21 may indeed result in the extension of their online support. This is far longer than usual, and it remains to be seen if NBA Live 18 and NBA Live 19 will receive similar service. As it stands, NBA Live 14, NBA Live 15, and now NBA Live 16 will have all had online support for over five years by the time their servers are shutdown. This includes acquiring Trophies/Achievements that require online connectivity, LUT challenges, and if you’re a content creator, getting video and screenshots of features that will soon be unavailable.ĮA Sports has been shutting down the servers for older NBA Live games over the past twelve months, as the number of gamers still playing them has continued to dwindle. Upon the shutdown, all online content such as Ultimate Team, Head 2 Head, and LIVE Pro-Am will no longer be available.Īs usual, my advice would be to wrap up any unfinished business between now and the shutdown. The NBA Live 16 servers will be shutting down on October 19th 2020 at 11 AM EST, as per a new in-game notification. ![]() With that in mind, NBA Live 16 is a rather interesting release to reflect upon. At the same time, the good things that it did were cause for optimism, and deserve credit. That makes it a pivotal title in the series, and in hindsight, there were some red flags about what was to come. On the other hand, the game also introduced concepts that while fun, have since taken the series in the wrong direction upon becoming the main focus. I also had the opportunity to play it early, and to date, that was the last community event that I attended. On one hand, it’s a very solid game that was an improvement on NBA Live 15. I have mixed feelings when I look back at NBA Live 16. Whether you’re a long-time basketball gamer who grew up with NBA Live and are keen on taking a trip down memory lane, or you’re new to the series and want to learn about its history, we hope that you enjoy celebrating the 25th Anniversary of NBA Live here at the NLSC! Next up is a retrospective of NBA Live 16. To mark the 25th Anniversary of NBA Live, we’re taking a look back at every game in the series with retrospectives and other fun content! This also includes re-running some features from our 20th Anniversary celebrations, with a few revisions.
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