NBA 2K22 first gameplay features, mode details, screenshots revealed

Filed under:Visual Concepts insists it didn’t ignore the older platformsWhen the new console generation began last November, 2K Sports was there with a version of NBA 2K21 that was designed for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X — a separate product from the NBA 2K21 that had debuted in September on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows PC, and Xbox One. 2K Sports is continuing that tradition this year with NBA 2K22: If you want all the bells and whistles — all of the latest gameplay upgrades, the expanded modes of play, the WNBA career mode that debuted last year, and more — you’ll have to buy the new-generation version of the game.“We made two brand-new games again,” Erick Boenisch, executive producer at NBA 2K developer Visual Concepts, said during a press briefing over Zoom on Friday, ahead of the studio’s initial NBA 2K22 feature reveal on Tuesday.Once again, 2K Sports has set the pricing accordingly: NBA 2K22 costs $69.99 on PS5 and Xbox Series X, $10 more than on the older platforms. To that end, NBA 2K22 will offer matchmaking options that aren’t based on Got Next; you’ll be able to walk into certain buildings for a quick one-on-one battle.“I want MyCareer to be more than it’s ever been,” Boenisch said, adding that he felt the mode’s traditional structure — the cinematic setup that has been the norm since the franchise’s debut on PS4 and Xbox One eight years ago — “really needed a freshening up.”Instead of The City, the last-gen version of NBA 2K22 will still feature The Neighborhood as its MyCareer hub, although it’ll be a floating home base instead of an urban playground.