With the release of the next iteration in 2K Sports’ NBA franchise still about 5-6 months away, Sony showed off a preview of NBA 2K12 at the recent E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles. The game will feature new functionality with the PlayStation Move controller and it was tested out here by special guest Kobe Bryant.
Watch the video and listen for the huge (denote sarcasm) reception that Bryant gets by the gaming faithful. It’s likely that most of them were too busy fixing their video cameras and smart phones on the Lakers star to be able to clap and cheer for their hometown hero.
Whether we see a return to the market by EA Sports’ NBA Live/Elite franchise in 2012 will be interesting, after their infamous crash-launch in late 2010.
