More gameplay details will be shared sometime in July, with more "in-depth insight" provided through August and September. We’ve been laser-focused on making sure that this isn’t the case with NBA LIVE 15 and I’m really excited with our progress in those two areas." Trailer We are unsure of the details surrounding the match but as it will be an EA release, any announcement is very likely to come at the 2020 E3 Expo, which is held in Los Angeles between June 11th and June 9th. 5-on-5 gameplay didn’t have the depth and polish of an EA Sports game and our visuals just weren’t up to expectations for a next-gen title. However, it would not be a surprise to see EA miss out the consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) and develop NBA Live 21 exclusively for its PS5 and new Xbox upon their launch. "We know we fell short in two major areas with NBA LIVE 14. With that in mind, let me give you some insight into our plans to release assets for the game. Until then, Ultimate Team and other online elements will continue to function as normal. In a post over on the series’ official subreddit, the NBA Live development team has announced that online support for NBA Live 14 will be ending on November 1st, 2019. "We have very lofty goals for NBA LIVE 15, and we knew that the most important thing we could do to improve our chances for achieving these goals was to put our heads down and work as hard as possible with minimal distractions. NBA Live 14 Servers Shutting Down November 1st. "Another equally important area of focus is improving flow and responsiveness in every area where you touch the ball, and we feel that shooting, passing and dribbling all feel much better this year. "We want teams to play just like their real-world counterparts, and to that end we’ve spent a lot of time this season talking with NBA coaches to better understand their schemes and philosophies, which we can then implement in-game," said O'Brien. The gameplay experience promises to be "more realistic and more fun with a much better overall flow," he added. Speaking in an open letter on the EA Sports Blog, O'Brien said most the of the NBA league has been scanned resulting in "refined player models and new lighting, makes our characters look really amazing."
NBA Live 15 will be released in October on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and according to executive producer Sean O'Brien, the basketball title will contain more "depth and polish" than last NBA Live 14.