NCAA '09 to be 60 FPS and more

  • Posted March 8th, 2008 at 10:50 EDT by
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EA Sports may catch a lot of flack from the gaming community about subpar ports to the PlayStation 3 or games that may be filled with bugs. Fortunately for sports fans though, NCAA '09 will come through with the promise EA had made last year.  Kendall Boyd, NCAA Football product manager, has stated that NCAA '09 will run at a smooth and beautiful 60 FPS.

With last year serving up a poor 30 FPS in both football franchises, it seemed like EA just didn't care about the PlayStation 3, but Boyd then let these magical words slip through: "The PS3 version will run at 60 frames per second."

One of the coolest things gamers have been given this generation is full analogue control.  Whether it was through Skate, Fight Night Round 3, or MLB 2K8, we had the ability to feel more "in" the game with complete control. Boyd is promising that NCAA will be no exception this year.

"But now, much like when you play Fight Night, you can rotate the analog stick to go into a spin move, and instead of just letting that animation play out, you can now go from animation to animation and juke to juke by your control," commented Boyd. "It's all about the fluidity."

With Boyd promising a plethora of new tackle animations and with the upcoming announcement of the PS3 exclusive NCAA '09 cover in April, it seems like the Sony faithful will have one more bright spot to look forward to in 2008.  With a year that is shaping up to be an incredible year in gaming history, we'll see how well it delivers. 

We'll keep you sports fans updated about this title as more information is released.

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  1. justme911

    • 10:56am GMT - March 8th, 2008

    Well it's about time.

  2. Windu88

    • 11:06am GMT - March 8th, 2008

    I hope they do the same with Madden 09!!!!!

  3. TekkenLord | HitMan00

    • 11:18am GMT - March 8th, 2008

    those are just his words, i want to see it in motion.

  4. Morganator | Hero_Nakamoura

    • 11:27am GMT - March 8th, 2008

    Yeah right!  And pigs have been flying since the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kittyhawk.  I don't believe a thing EA says in regards to PS3 ports.

  5. jlch

    • 11:35am GMT - March 8th, 2008

    this is hard to believe especially coming from ea

  6. Deusthousand | Deusthousand

    • 11:49am GMT - March 8th, 2008

    When they start making Madden on the PS3 like they did with the ps2 and not the crapbox version and maybe I will buy it.

  7. Link64 | Link64

    • 11:53am GMT - March 8th, 2008

    yehh, they've come through

  8. CWEBB04z | CWEBB04z

    • 11:55am GMT - March 8th, 2008

    sweet!

  9. wcupk

    • 12:03pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    i hope they decide to put in 1-aa teams. i mean come on they can not say there is no room.  it is a blu ray disc and they did it on the ps2 dvd disc

  10. PerezStation3 | HYper_MAN456

    • 12:19pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    LOL.When I read the title I thought it meant First Person Shooter and I was like what?! well thats one way to be different lol.

  11. CONFLICT__01 | conflict01

    • 12:23pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    yawn

  12. stovich | TasteLikeBurning

    • 1:44pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    I hope nobody actually believes this until it's demoed. More than likely, there will be something later on that will hamper that 60FPS, proving once again that EA can't cut it.

  13. bplewis24

    • 2:17pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    Yeah, well we'll just see about that.  And how about fixing the slow and clunky online play while they're at  it?

  14. gingo | gingo

    • 2:43pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    psn id: gingo.... there is no reason not to make a sports game 60 fps as it doesn't take up much power as they are not exactly graphic heavy

  15. big black oni

    • 3:20pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    alright Now!

  16. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 3:29pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    @Deldwin

    Don't get on people because you are a dork that doesn't like sports because you were never good at them...You realize that all First Person Shooters at any time are basically built on one of 2 or 3 graphics engines, right?  So essentially, YOU'RE playing the same fVcki'n FPS over and over again and no one seems to question that.

  17. mcwups1

    • 3:47pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    That's great.  If anyone here has pull with EA, tell them to make it so you can turn the QB passing on Auto, and that you have the option to turn it off....just like the PS2 version.  That's the main reason I resold my game.  I like coaching, but I want to do it in NCAA Football, so I call the plays, and the players execute it.

    Also, take off the "difficulty levels".  The game and players should run soley by their attributes.  The game shouldn't make it more difficult, or more easy, just by hitting some buttons.  If a player out-matches another in their attributes, it should play that way.

  18. D3v1lwqer23

    • 4:12pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    Havent we heard this before?

  19. funkybudda | funkybudda

    • 4:52pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    I will believe it when it happens...

  20. Whip1242

    • 5:49pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    With EA thou, you can never be sure. Anyway, while your at it , Can we please have in game stats and some sort of halftime show. Just integrate at little ESPN into the game please. Is that to much to ask!!!!. Oh and lets make the sidelines a little more active with moving players. Is that to much to ask. Otherwise a good step forward....

  21. Doody | Moe-sherif

    • 7:24pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    dont like this game

  22. the-great-one

    • 7:37pm GMT - March 8th, 2008

    i think al stick with maden lol

  23. Muzikguy | Muzikguy

    • 8:56am GMT - March 9th, 2008

    @ gingo psn id: gingo

    lol, I just had to say that. I agree though. How much processing power can one football field with 22 players really take up? I mean, that TOUR game was HORRIBLE!

  24. funItalian

    • 10:49am GMT - March 10th, 2008

    I'll believe it when I see it!!

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