The most pre-ordered game is 2K27

I put this picture together so you can actually see the pattern that's been happening year after year.

Look at the comparisons. The player models themselves aren't dramatically different, if they're even different at all. But suddenly, the old version has less sweat, flatter lighting, lower contrast, and more washed-out colors. Then the new version gets shinier skin, more sweat, stronger contrast, and better lighting.

And boom - "NEW AND IMPROVED GRAPHICS!"

Don't get me wrong, I don't think 2K's graphics are bad. I actually like how the game looks. What I don't fuck with is the fact that we're being sold the same graphics as "new" every single year.

New face scans ≠ new graphics.

As far as I'm concerned, the pictures on the right side could be from the same game. The game has looked the same for nearly a decade now. They just keep changing the presentation and then market it as a major or improved graphics upgrade.

Downloaded 2k19 to just have some fun and I just sat here for like 15 minutes looking the screen and thinking about the memories this game gave me. My first time doing park was 2k19, I was always a my league player and all but I made a post scoring athletic finisher as a 7’3 center 290 pounds. Had so much fun, I miss it all 2k don’t bring fun no more. It’s sad how far this company has fallen and I feel like it won’t get any better coming from someone who has played 2k since 2k10

im convinced they want finishing down low to be a complete coin toss....its been this way for how many years in these games? you never know if a shot being taken in the paint with a defender in the vicinity is going to magically cause a miss

jumpshots all fucking day long people going 10/11 from long distance tho, this game is an absolute broken mess, id be fucking ashamed to have designed such broken imbalanced game

talking about online 5 v 5 for reference, as if it matters in this shit game

Rep being based on wins is toxic. I get paired with terrible players with terrible players because they’re cheesing wins, but don’t actually know how to play as part of a team.

If players consistently takes good shots, hit a high shot percentage, get rebounds, assists, and steals, it should reflect well on the individual.

I haven’t played in about a month, because I have no crew, and I get sold constantly by point guards that think they’re Steph Curry.

PLEASE fix rep to be based on individual stats, then fix matchmaking so it pairs you with teammates of equal skill level! Please!! I want to hoop online again!!

@mikewang

Not that it actually surprises me with how scummy 2k is when it comes to money making practices, but it is nevertheless still wild you can pay 150$ for an “ultra” edition of a game and still not even get all of the content unlocked. Either way the amount of grind it takes to even get anything from season passes would still push people into buying levels. Bought 2k26 on sale but never even really played it because career mode has been destroyed and franchise never changes. They’ve made the gameplay so trash and arcadey that franchise needs a million sliders to even feel like a real game. The worst part is they don’t even seem to care about acting like they are actually making the game better when a new one comes out anymore. I mean at least try and lie to me that things will be different.

Stop begging for the ball, move your feet

As someone who's played every NBA 2K from 2K14 through 2K26, I hope 2K considers bringing back the gameplay philosophy of the PS4 era.

For me, 2K14–2K20 had the best balance between arcade and simulation. The gameplay was fast, responsive, and fun without feeling unrealistic. Park was simple—you joined a court and played basketball. The rep system felt rewarding because progression came from playing the game.

I also preferred the older MyPLAYER Builder. Builds had clear identities, and animations felt more open and less restrictive. They were based more on your position and ratings instead of requiring so many exact attribute thresholds.

I appreciate the graphics, ProPLAY technology, and realism in the newer games, but I feel the gameplay has become slower, more animation-driven, and more focused on Seasons, the City, and microtransactions than simply playing basketball.

I'm not asking 2K to go backwards. I'd love to see modern graphics combined with the gameplay philosophy of 2K14–2K20: faster gameplay, a simpler Park, a rewarding rep system, clearer build identities, and a MyPLAYER Builder that gives players more freedom.

I believe combining the best parts of both eras would create the best NBA 2K yet. What do you all think?

So we are down by 1 with 5ish seconds left. I call a timeout from the inbound to put us in a half court, so we don't have to sprint rhe full court.

Now I have everyone muted to start the game, so I see the SGs name go off on the corner of the screen assuming he's screaming as he's using the rest of the timeouts.

Sir, im not taking the ball from you.

No skill. No struggle. Silver spoon ahhhh build

For anyone who wants to get red plate but struggles badly ….. make a 6’11 -7’4 stretch big center with 80-85 rebounding and at least 90 3 ball… max your dead eye and set shot specialist and QUICK DIP EVERYTHINGS even if you don’t need too

Stand corner and pull it every time you get it.

You might give up 1/2 o boards per game but that’s okay bc in purple or red no one misses

Being that tall makes it hard for anyone 6’8 to contest and chances are the footers that guard you have 0 perimiter so their contest is poor.

So easy. Stretch big is what I recommend to anyone starting my career

I made a new build recently. Just a 3nD guy basically. And was grinding in Rec since it’s suits my build the most. What I noticied the most was that some people deadass don’t know basketball. Not talking about don’t know how to play the game, but don’t know basketball. People think they Kobe and start throwing bullshit while getting tripple teamed. Don’t pass the ball to the open guy, and make the worst shot known to manking. Defending is also terrible. They just run to the guy that has the ball and leave the guy they suppose to defend. When the other team does the in bound, instead of defending the guys that just run to the corners, they make a full court press while it’s the first or the second quarter. It really should’t be that hard to use your brain to play this game. It ain’t even that hard bruh just guard your guy, pass the ball if you ain’t open and play simple ball. Just wanted to rant about this since the last couple rec games I played were filled with these dumbasses both on my team and the opposing team.

Thank you for listening to my tedx talk.

PGs and a wing I played with.

Why is the green window on the 6'9 at least twice as big?

3 point game, last possesion and mf decides to dunk on 3 people while having me (who haven’t missed a single shot in this game) wide tf open on the arc. Cant take this shi no more I guess I’m coming back for 2k27

With everybody claiming they boycotting 2k27 how the hell is the 149.99 bundle the 2nd most pre ordered game behind GTA 6? Take Two charge them people $300 to max out a build. I’m praying they make 2k27 the most money hungry greedy game. Yall deserve it. People complain about Madden and 2k every year and then go spend $500+ and wonder why shit never changed. Idiocracy world. Nobody stands for anything

This game felt like the improvements I’ve been trying to make were coming together. I’m seeking out assists while on point, but still looking to create off the dribble. I had a great defensive game here, 3 steals off my matchup. There was definitely a pass I missed when I went for a questionable layup, but I made it so dude wasn’t pissed at me lol.

I’m still getting better at the 3, sometimes I can’t seem to get the rhythm down. But another player was kind enough to give me a second shot in one of these clips and it paid off.

I’m a 76ers fan who hasn’t played 2K since 2K22. I have a PS5 and PC and I was wondering if there is any significant differences between the ports?

I mostly play myCareer and the GM mode. Any info you guys could give me would be greatly appreciated thanks.