EA has announced that NBA Live 20 will not ship this year after previously announcing the title would be delayed to late 2019 . Now, EA is looking to retool the series for next-gen consoles before releasing NBA Live 20.

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During EA’s quarterly financial earnings call for Q2 2020, EA CEO Andrew Wilson revealed that the company will not release NBA Live 20. Instead, NBA Live will be redesigned for next-gen consoles.EA Sports released the following statement on Twitter:“We’re excited by our progress but remain hyper ambitious – so we’re not going to release NBA Live 20 this season.” Instead, EA says it has “sights set on creating something fresh for the next generation of players and platforms. We know we need to earn our future every step of the way, so we’re taking time to get it right for our players.”It’s unclear whether this means NBA Live as a brand will continue, or if the whole experience will be retooled as something new entirely. IGN has reached out to EA for further clarification as to what this means for NBA Live going forward.NBA Live is EA's answer to Take-Two's NBA 2K series. Although not as financially successful, the NBA Live series has introduced new features like the addition of WNBA teams in NBA Live 19 EA’s 2020 is shaping up to be a transitional one for the company. Alongside the news regarding NBA Live 20, EA has announced that there will not be a new Battlefield game in 2020 in favor of focusing on Apex Legends

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