NBA 2K22 will be released this year and we have all the information you need to know ahead of the basketball game being available to play.
Sports games are heavily enjoyed by the community and there is a lot of hype around NBA 2K22, especially due to the fact that NBA 2K21 saw the game receive quite a bit of criticism.
Developers 2K Sports are huge when it comes to sports games, but alongside NBA 2K22, they will have to compete with other franchises like FIFA and WWE.
The information released so far about NBA 2K22 makes us understand why expectations for the game are so high.
Here is everything you need to know about NBA 2K22:
Latest News
UPDATE September 9th: Fans of the franchise have been given another sneak peak. This time it is of a new scene in MyCareer.
Read More: NBA 2K22: Fans Given a behind-the-scenes look at MyCareer
UPDATE September 7th: Fans of the franchise have been given a sneak peak of a new celebration coming to the game. NBA 2K also confirmed the clothing brands that would be in the game as well.
Read More: NBA 2K22: Clothing Brands Coming To Game Have Been Confirmed
Read More: NBA 2K22: Fans Given Sneak Peak at Brand New Celebration
UPDATE August 5th: NBA have finally revealed the soundtrack that will be in NBA 2K22 and if features some great artists.
Read More: NBA 2K22: Soundtrack List Has Been Released
UPDATE July 26th: Reports have revealed that major hip-hop stars could be added to NBA 2K22 as part of the game's The City mode.
Read more: NBA 2K22: Hip-hop stars reportedly being added to MyCareer
Update July 19th: We have predicted all of the NBA 2K ratings for upcoming game NBA 2K22, and will update you when the official ratings come out.
Read More: NBA 2K22 Ratings: Release Date, MyTeam, Players, Team, Predictions And All You Need To Know
Not only that, but a decision has been made by 2K Games regarding the element of cross-play across all platforms.
Read more: NKA 2K22: Will cross-play be available?
Release Date
The official NBA 2K release date is the same on all consoles and will be released on Wednesday, 22nd September 2021.
Read More: NBA 2K22: What is the release date?
Cover
Three cover athletes have been revealed for the game. For the first time in the history of NBA 2K, we will see a female athlete on the GameStop Exclusive Cover.
Candace Parker, who plays for Chicago Sky, is the athlete that has been picked for this historic moment.
Meanwhile, Slovenian professional basketball player Luka Doncic, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki, who plays for the same team, will also feature on the NBA 2K22 cover.
Read More: NBA 2K22: Announcement Trailer Revealed
Pre-order
Gamers who are excited for NBA 2K22 to come out, and who don’t want to wait until the release date to pay for the game, can pre-order the game today.
Read more: NBA 2K22 Pre-order details announced
Price
The price will be the same as the pre-order price, so fans, depending on the platform they are getting it on, will pay from £49.99-£64.99.
Trailer
Players were recently treated to an announcement trailer by the developers. Despite only being 30 seconds long, this trailer gave fans a lot to get hyped about and no doubt some longer trailers will be arriving soon.
Read More: NBA 2K22: Gameplay Trailer Released
PS4
For those worried about NBA 2K22 not being available on older generation consoles like the PS4, they do not have to worry as the game is available on the PS4 and Xbox One.
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