NBA 2K18 Players Report Problems With Corrupted Save Files

Uh oh. Maybe if they made those saves a teensy bit smaller...

NBA Playgrounds gives me all the VG basketball I need. Still holding out hope for an NFL Blitz successor.

Uh oh... !
Need a Right Switch cart size I guess to fix that corrupt. (32 GB)

Imagine paying £150 for the game only to have this happen. Ouchies.

5GB's of a save file and they still can't get it right. LOL

Well at least you can enjoy that 5GB of save file space again and again and again and again.

I'm still waiting for someone to come forward and say they have bought the €150 version on Switch.

@Shiryu I'm waiting for someone to come forward and say they've bought the €150 version for Switch AND paid €100 for the 450,000 Virtual Currency pack. It'll take someone dedicated to the sport like this guy to buy the lot.

@JTMnM Look no further my good man:

The Switch version is still on the table for this after the release on other console platforms of course. I also hope this one ensures that they will work next on "Mutant Hockey League" so we also end up with the "NHL Hitz" sequel for the modern age we all deserve.

Yep have had this same issue. Just playing exhibition matches to improve my skills until patch comes out.

We want third party.

2k18 comes along.

I don't want to buy this.

No more third party support.

We want third party.

And repeat

@MariOnline If only the fate of all third-party support on the system didn't depend on 2K18's sales.

This story and loads of comments with regards to his have been ridiculous. And the circle is not even round yet!!!

Glad to see the Switch version is getting the exact same treatment as the other console versions! That's what we wanted right?

NINTENDOOOO-

"A multiplatform issue"

Tsk, way to kill the mood.

@Spoony_Tech I thought we moved on to wanting Switch BD.

@MarcelRguez until the next game comes along

Story mode doesnt interest me so I can live without it.

Straight on to franchise mode once I get this. I would Rather get this over FIFA and I am not even a huge basketball fan

I was waiting for the physical version of this game, but if they F'ckd up the game to that degree I'm gonna have to pass

@MariOnline Doom's coming out this Holiday, and Skyrim before that. People seem pretty stoked for those.

Another couple of gigs on those save files should right the issue.

5GB is just too much for save data as it is. Save data typically is just whatever progress (all track stats game wide) where you've moved the meter somehow and likely your game options screen. With bloat that size no surprise something turned up wrong. To think very similar data could be backed up in the 90s on those tiny PS1 memory cards too.

I told them to put a 15GB save file.
They didn't listen.
They said 5GB was enough.
FOOLS.

Hopefully 2KGames fix the issue, like they said it's not just the Switch port that had that problem but the other ports as well.

Well at least the game has parity with the other systems bugs too,I mean we all wanted the same for the Switch as the other platforms, bugs are per for the course with third party games

@Shiryu I'm glad I'm not the only who wants a new NHL Hitz game.

5 Gb save + game needs SD card + corrupted files + 30fps on switch = EPIC FAIL

@Shiryu @JTMnM
Wow ! Really hyped for that Mutant thing. If only a MLB version could happen too...

@MarioPhD
I had no bias on the game, but you must admit they're accumulating bad press, and for good reasons it seems.

Basketball is not a game that I participate in. In addition, Sports is not a genre I game at all, I would rather be playing a sport in real life.

With that said, I want to point out that if the Switch is having the exact same issues as other game consoles, 2K has a game on switch very similar to the full AAA release on other systems. While it is very disappointing glitch, the similarities with it and the other systems means they did put in a very considerable effort.

I get 2K and FIFA yearly for my PS4, and was losing forward to getting both for my Switch this year. Not sure about this now. I thought the space requirements were...harsh, but until the issue is resolved it's a no go.

With FiFA, Mario, Skyrim, and Doom, there isn't time to play everyyhg and looks like 2K is playing the waiting game. Unless there is a Black Friday sale but I wouldn't count on that.

That's what you get for letting save games get to 5Gb. It's the magic limit where stuff becomes self aware. It just realized that corruption is preferable to bureaucracy and that you did not spend every last cent you had on in-game currency. Stuff happens.

Still Nintendo's fault.

This is the stuff that drives me nuts in the current world of video games. It's the reason I stick mostly with Nintendo games. There is always something. Companies regularly ship broken or untested products at full price and fix the problems later. They ship a 50gb game with a 5gb save file (which is bigger than many full games), and then crap like this happens. The sheep still buy the game, but the smart consumer protests with their wallet. Then they blame Nintendo fans if their game doesn't sell well. How about they put out a quality product first. Switch owners will buy the game in droves (as evidenced by the attach rate for the quality games being released on Switch this year).

@neufel Morons, even. Probably don't even know what a double helix looks like.

@MarioPhD as someone who doesn't follow the NBA I was always hesitant to by NBA games. Had both on Dreamcast mind you.

Soon as I saw 2K18 running on switch though I was like damn I gotta have that on the go. Looks so impressive.

Plus I played the PS4 FIFA 18 demo and have seen playing against the CPU is still garbage. NBA gonna be my switch sports game

@Shiryu
Yes please!! I want ice hockey back on Nintendo consoles! ..it's after all "the coolest game on earth"

@MarcelRguez I am. Especially skyrim

So, we played this game all weekend. 5 people in my family now have a save file and it's seen hours and hours of play (all my career we haven't played anything else)
I looked to see how much internal storage has been used by the 5 save files as I wondered if it's completely full yet...
LESS THAN HALF A GIG!!!
Now let me be clear, that's still much bigger than it should be, but it's not ANYWHERE NEAR as bad as it's been made out to be.
Maybe each save file CAN get up to 5 GB, but so far the combination of all 5 isn't even 0.5 GB.

Also, luckily I haven't seen a single corrupted file. Although I wouldn't put it past 2K, before 2K18 I've only owned 2 versions of NBA 2K (NBA 2K11 PS3 and NBA 2K13 on Wii U) and the one I had on PS3 had a bug where our save info would get corrupted.

@Fred13 sites and the public need to stop with the OTT about each save requiring 5GB as it's simply not true.

I just want a new NBA JAM. That's all the basketball I want to play.
Maybe with a 3 on 3/5 on 5 mode, and online play.......that would be awesome!

@MarioPhD what's the level below pro? Think I will start my franchise on s lower level just to get to grips with the game again. Can you change the level during franchise mode or do you need to start a new franchise?

@kobashi100 Pro is the easiest option available

@kobashi100 AGREED!!!

This is a great game. Note a couple settings you might want to adjust. If you feel the players are moving awfully slow... that is because the default player movement speed is set at 50. Bump that to 100 and you will feel much better. Also, set the shot to player percentage. As for the corrupt file. I've had this happen a couple times so I make sure I exit out of any mode that I might be in back to main menu before closing the game. This seems to of helped. I will however stick with Exhibition until the patch is released. Most likely very soon. Have fun ballin!

@MarioPhD #41. True.
When skyrim then doom comes, let start the negative rumours again and blame these developers for making games for Nintendo.

I bought the legends version to get shaq stuff. I got the corrupted dater. Shame too as story mode is really fun. My team was fun and more (didn't try GM mode yet) but my character was how I wanted him I grinded my way up a bit and boom gone. If this gets patch then fantastic as it's really good and something I was really loving

hey, that's not great

@MarioPhD
I'm buying it, just waiting on physical cart.

I do have my criticisms for the issues around its launch, but I have no intention of mindlessly bashing the game.

I just want to play basketball whenever I want, and pass a joycon In tabletop mode at work.

I may not even download the patch. It's playable from cart, and offline I won't have to deal with those cutscenes that have audio desync issues.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I saw that going into the eshop. WTH, I can't believe someone would pay that.

Hope they don't screw up WWE 2K18....

I hate sports in general and basketball in particular, I have never in all my life enjoyed a sports game. I know maybe three modern basketball players' names, and would not recognise a single one of them if he passed me on the street. If my passing on this game is what causes third parties to ignore the Switch, which causes the Switch to fail and eventually forces Nintendo to file for bankruptcy, which then causes Western civilization to descend into chaos and anarchy, with the end result that our great-great-great-granchildren are a bunch of illiterate cannibalistic savages worshipping feral tree spirits, I want all of you to know that I'm very, very sorry.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
dude, comish's signature and all. such attention to detail. haha

Lol, mens netball with massive save file corrupts, oh dear lol, that's what happens when you make a woman's game for men

Wow, if there's this much backlash and jokes to be had over a false save file amount, you guys are in for a real treat when Bugthesda starts releasing their games on Switch. I'm stashing some popcorn for that

@EDF What are you talking about?

@Ryu_Niiyama
I was just messing about, basketball reminds me of women's netball that's all,

Two years to develop the game and it still has bugs and glitches. A third year may have helped. Nothing like a bad launch to stop people from buying the game...

a few KBs would be enough for any sports games save file. They should have set the save file to 512KB that would have been more than enough its only saving stats and league positions etc.

5GB save file and it's still not working right? 2K should be ashamed. Why are these losers considered a AAA company?

My inner conspiracy theorist says this is all on purpose to sabotage the Switch. As absurd as that idea is. lol

Apparently, according to losers like MariOnline and MarioPhD, we Nintendo fans are supposed to just cave in to the modern AAA industry's sh***y practices and openly embrace every single third-party title that comes our way regardless of quality or genre, or else we're stuck-up brats who don't deserve third-party support.

I say "F**k that."

@Shiryu u can roast me...

@Saumensche ... good lord, man!

@Seanmyster6 These guys would ANYTHING for companies who don't who know who they are lol.