From what I've seen from watching streams and browsing OS:
- Way too much in-game advertisement and product placement
- Presentations seems to have gotten priority over gameplay
- Same issues as years past not getting fixed (points in paint totals, rebounding is BAD again)
- Terrible, terrible ratings.
- Frivolous game-modes that I don't give a shit about.
- MyPlayer still looks amateurish and lazily put together.
- Dated soundtrack filled with JayZ (I usually mute the menu music a week or two after anyway)
- No crew.
If crew was in I wouldn't give a shit about any of the other issues, but they left it out because they're lazy developers. EVEN JUST A PORT OF CREW FROM 2K11 WOULD HAVE SUFFICED. JUST PORT THE FUCKING CODE OVER. NO UPDATES EVEN NECESSARY.
I can wait a year. I skipped 2k10 as well. I'm not a diehard. I'm not a sheep. I buy good games.