So, contrary to earlier fears that EA Sports’ announced release of NBA Jam would only be available on the Nintendo Wii, there is hope. Now EA have come out with the (already rumoured) news that NBA Jam will also be available for those fine folk possessing Playstation 3s and XBox 360s…. but there is a catch.
In order to get your hands on the Boom-shak-a-laka fun of NBA Jam on your PS3 or 360, you will need to purchase yourself a copy of the latest iteration of the reinvigorated NBA Live franchise, now known as NBA Elite 11.
As always, kotaku has the lowdown:
While the game will technically be coming to the PS3 and 360, it won’t be available individually. Instead, it’ll be included as a downloadable title (via a code) in $60 copies of EA’s regular basketball title, NBA Elite.
“We’re still holding back the Remix Tour for the Wii consumer, and that’s about 20 hours of gameplay,” EA Sports’ Jordan Edelstein tells ESPN. “But for the PS3 and 360, we want people to try ‘Elite’. We feel like ‘NBA Elite 11’ is a great product and we want people to give it a chance and see all the changes we’re making. So as a way to say thanks to these people, we are going to let them experience ‘Jam’. It’s not the full product, but it’s a good portion of it.
“And the only way to play ‘Jam’ on the 360 and PS3 is by picking up ‘Elite’. There’s a one-time use code that will be in every copy of ‘Elite’, so you just go online and redeem it. We’re not selling ‘Jam’ on PSN or Xbox Live. If you still want the full product, the full experience is on the Wii, but if you pick up ‘Elite’, you’re still getting a good taste of it, especially with the inclusion of online play.”
