This year’s version of the basketball game created by Visual Concepts is called NBA 2K23. Since EA ended the NBA Live series (the final installment was NBA Live 19), there has been zero competition in the basketball simulation genre, but NBA 2K23 continues the trend of improvement.
The Standard Edition of NBA 2K23 is already available for pre-order, costing $59.99 on PC and previous-generation platforms (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) and $69.99 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S|X.
After being absent for ten years, the Jordan Challenge mode comes back in this year’s iteration. Players of NBA2K23 will be able to relive 15 significant moments from Michael Jordan’s career, from the NCAA National Championship in 1982 to the NBA Finals in 1998. A larger emphasis on the post and mid-range game, as well as modifications to the transition game that include tighter transition lanes and more players cutting to the basket with a numerical advantage, will be made to adapt to the times.
If you are pre-order on Amazon, you also get an exclusive bonus: 2,000 Virtual Currency & 1 MyTEAM Pack.
The NBA 2K23 Michael Jordan Edition is priced at $99.99 on all platforms and includes:
• 100,000 Virtual Currency
• 10,000 MyTEAM Points
• 10 MyTEAM Tokens
• Sapphire Devin Booker and Ruby Michael Jordan MyTEAM Cards
• 23 MyTEAM Promo Packs (Receive 10 at launch plus an extra Amethyst pack, then 2 per week for 6 weeks)
• Free Agent MyTEAM option package
• Diamond Jordan Shoe MyTEAM
card • Ruby Coach MyTEAM card package
• 10 upgrades for each MyCAREER type
• 10 upgrades for each type of Gatorade upgrade
• 4 Athlete cover T-shirt for your MyPLAYER
• MyPLAYER backpack and armband
• Personalized skateboard for MyPLAYER
• A 2 hour Double XP token
The NBA 2K23 Championship Edition is priced at $149.99 on all platforms and includes:
• NBA League Pass 12-Month Subscription
• 100,000 Virtual Currency
• 10,000 MyTEAM Points
• 10 MyTEAM Tokens
• Sapphire Devin Booker and Ruby Michael Jordan MyTEAM Cards
• 23 MyTEAM Promo Packages (Receive 10 at launch plus an extra Amethyst package, then 2 per week for 6 weeks)
• Free Agent MyTEAM option package
• Diamond Jordan Shoe MyTEAM
card • Ruby Coach MyTEAM card package
• 10 upgrades for each type of MyCAREER
• 10 upgrades for each type of Gatorade upgrade
• 4 Athlete cover T-shirts for your MyPLAYER
• MyPLAYER backpack and armband
• Personalized skateboard for MyPLAYER
• A 2 hour Double XP token
• MJ-themed go-kart
• XP boost 10% on progress in MyTEAM and MyCAREER
NBA 2K23 will be released on September 9th for all platforms.
The general gameplay improvements envisioned for this iteration were also recently described in detail by Visual Concepts. Player AI on next-generation platforms has better ball handling, pick and roll execution, defensive tendencies, and coaching judgments (PC is still behind PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, alas).
All platforms now have shooting properties, giving each signature jump shot its special shooting numbers that help determine how effective it is. Five new shooting meters were also added by the developers, and fifteen more will be made available over the year through Seasons.
The defense has also been improved. Blocks have been adjusted to be more realistic, resulting in outcomes that are more predictable when the correct players time their block attempts well. Additionally, Visual Concepts asserts a noticeable boost in ball security for proficient dunkers, among other things.
Thanks to new Gesture Combos for both shooting and ball handling, playmakers aren’t left out. Players now have three Adrenaline Boosts in every possession, and after using them to conduct a hard go or an explosive sprint launch, there is a considerable speed and deceleration drop for the duration of the possession. This new idea was included to discourage overdribbling. In NBA 2K23’s updated Team Takeover system, everyone on the team contributes to a single meter’s operation.
NBA 2K23 PC System Requirements
MINIMUM:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Operating system: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, or Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10 GHz / AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60 GHz or better
- Memory: 4 GB of RAM
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 450 1GB / ATI Radeon HD 7770 1GB or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Net: Broadband Internet connection
- Memory: 110 GB of available space
- Audio card: Directx 9.0x
- Additional Notes: Dual-analog Gamepad recommended. Initial installation requires a one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C ++ Redistributable 2012. To play NBA 2K23 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting SSE 4.2 and AVX.
RECOMMENDED:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Operating system: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, or Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3 GHz / AMD FX-8370 @ 3.4 GHz or better
- Memory: 8 GB of RAM
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB / ATI Radeon R9 270 2GB or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Net: Broadband Internet connection
- Memory: 110 GB of available space
- Audio card: Directx 9.0c
- Additional Notes: Dual-analog Gamepad recommended. Initial installation requires a one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C ++ Redistributable 2012. To play NBA 2K23 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting SSE 4.2 and AVX.
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