In the FAQ section of the NBA 2K website, the creators of the next game in the series have confirmed that there will be no next gen version neither for computer nor for Nintendo Switch. “It’s a possibility the team is excited about,” the explanation reads, “but for now we focused on optimizing NBA 2K23 for new consoles without the experience ceasing to be current or innovative for players on the rest of the platforms. We will continue to explore the possibility of moving forward.”

While this is the same policy the franchise has always flaunted (the revamped version for PS4 and Xbox One also took its time reaching PC), many expected NBA 2K23 to already bring the update to the rest of the games. platforms, well, no stop being the third installment of the series with next-gen versions. But given what has been seen, we will have to wait a little longer.

NBA 2K23 and its 5 different covers

In addition to these types of details, we have known in the last few hours all the covers of NBA 2K23, no more and no less than five. Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker will star in two of them (the regular edition and the deluxe digital cross-gen edition), Michael Jordan, the 23 most famous in historywill do the same with two others (the championship edition and the michael jordan edition), and Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird (of Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm respectively) will be the faces of the WNBA Editiononly available in the United States and Canada.

A Legendary NBA 2K11 Game Mode Returns

side covers, NBA 2K23 will bring back the Jordan Challenges, a game mode we fell in love with in NBA 2K11. We had to recreate there 10 illustrious moments from the best basketball league in the world. Now they will be 15, they will focus on the GOAT and they will offer us to reproduce all their exploits from the college scene, national team achievements and other career highlights, all with comments from rivals, teammates and big names of the sports world.

This will be one of the great novelties of NBA 2K23, which we will be able to enjoy from the next September 9, 2022when the game releases on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch, as well as for PS5 and Xbox Series X | S in its new generation version.

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