‘NBA 2K16’ SOCKS Problem Fixed! 2K Sports Trumped EA Sports’ ‘NBA Live 16’ With September Sales

By Roemart Tamayo

Oct 23, 2015 07:01 AM EDT

"NBA 2K16" may not only be the best basketball video game, but probably the best sports game ever. However, it has a teeny tiny problem — socks.

Yes, socks. The one you wear before shoes. There were ongoing reports that a bug in the MyCareer mode does not allow you to see your players' socks. We know it sucks but luckily, 2K Sports issued a fix, Design & Trend has learned.

According to OperationSports, you can now see your players' socks however, it's only ankle-length socks. The website also reported that you can select Stance socks but not Stance team socks and unfortunately, you still cannot adjust the length.

But the good news is, "NBA 2K16" added two new shoes into the game: The Nike LeBron XIII and the UnderArmour Curry 2. These new shoes can be edited and equipped to your player of choice when editing rosters and can also be purchased to your MyPlayer creation for the price of 2,750 VC for LeBrons and 2,000 VC for the Curry 2.

Furthermore, other major bug fixes were also included and players can now be able to play games without much issue. Some of the new patches included were:

Resolved a rare case where the game would hang when entering/exiting the Tattoo editor when customizing the tattoos on your MyPLAYER.
Addressed an issue on the main menu where the title would freeze for a period of time before proceeding to the selected action (e.g. loading a MyCAREER save).
Tuned player sweat so that its effects are much more visible when playing longer quarter lengths.
Players will no longer slide/skate when pressing the block button during an inbound state. It was funny while it lasted.
Tuned crowd excitement and intensity on made buzzer beaters.
Resolved a case where certain players (e.g. Kristaps Porzingis) would have their hairstyle change slightly when zooming in the camera very close in replay.

This further establishes "NBA 2k16's" dominance in sales and the closest competition does not even come close. As reported by Gaming Bolt, EA's "NBA Live 16" just sold over 8,000 copies of their game in September, compared to 2K's 1 million.

As for the two games' reception, "NBA 2K16" managed to get a score of 87 while "Live" only got 59 according to Techno Buffalo. If these numbers are the indicators, it's easy to understand why video game analysts are saying that they are wondering why Electronic Arts even bother to compete with 2K sports.