Xbox, as they are want to do have just announced that NBA 2K24 is coming to Game Pass
The game will enter Game Pass on March 11th for console and cloud. We reviewed the title back closer to its launch
“As 2023 rapidly comes to a close, we can’t forget about our yearly basketball sim ‘NBA 2K24’. Developed by Visual Concepts and published by Take-Two Interactive, this years entry focuses on changes to badge progression in MyCareer, salary capping in MyTeam, the giant City, the new animation technology ProPLAY, and seasons. This entry also marks the 25th anniversary of the NBA 2K series, Visual Concepts has been working on the series since its inception and has changed the game’s fundamentals plenty of times since that first SEGA published title hit stores.”
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NBA 2K24 is a marginal improvement from the last game and that’s been the case for a while now. The Womens NBA mode remains largely unchanged from 2K23 as is MyLeague. But the game offers a solid tracklist this time around, songs like ‘Bad Habit’ and ‘Rumble’. The changes made to offence play feel good but I felt like unless you have a strong defense build, you’re better off just hoping they miss.
The new animation system is great and even to the untrained eye it’s a solid upgrade to prior releases. There’s still not much of a tutorial system still, especially with the dribble system which Visual Concepts have made some significant changes to. The badge system time around is really tough too, as I felt that I could barely nudge any of them past the first tier and they would keep regressing if I didn’t focus on a particular play like 3-pointers. But I digress.
NBA 2K24 continues the series’ strong basketball simulation elements, but some egregious monetisation this time around and changes to progression make this entry a little more frustrating than it has to be. Still, the ‘Mamba Moments’ mode is a super cool tribute to an awesome player and for me, quickplay with family is where it’s always at. “
Are you going to give NBA 2K24 a download on Xbox? Comment below and let us know.
I love the options this game gives with its sliders. I was having difficulty with the modern controls and found that turning up the player speed, blocking, stealing, and dunking gives me more of that classic Dreamcast 2K feel that I prefer.