NBA 2K24 gets cross-play, puts Kobe Bryant on the cover again

Cross-platform multiplayer involves NBA 2K24 when the bestselling basketball sim launches Sept. 8, 2K Sports activities introduced on Friday. The function, lengthy requested by NBA 2K’s group, will likely be accessible just for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X variations of the sport.

NBA 2K24 may also launch on Nintendo Swap, PlayStation 4, Home windows PC, and Xbox One, however with out cross-platform play and with fewer options than the present console era’s model. Kobe Bryant, the late basketball hall-of-famer, stars on two of the sport’s 4 totally different covers.

Bryant is on the duvet of the usual version for the primary time since NBA 2K10. He’s additionally on the duvet of the $99.99 “Black Mamba Version,” referencing Bryant’s nickname. Bryant beforehand appeared on particular version covers for NBA 2K17 and NBA 2K21.

Picture: Visible Ideas/2K Sports activities

For basketball followers with heartier appetites and a pockets to match, there’s a twenty fifth Anniversary Version of NBA 2K24 for $149.99, which comes with a ton of in-game content material for each the MyTeam and MyCareer modes. And GameStop will likely be promoting an unique WNBA version, disc-only, with Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty on the duvet.

2K Sports activities’ announcement mentioned NBA 2K24 will function a mode referred to as Mamba Moments, which can recreate a few of Bryant’s most memorable performances, considerably akin to The Jordan Problem that returned in NBA 2K23. The assertion additionally mentioned NBA 2K24 will function “a groundbreaking new know-how” referred to as ProPlay, which “instantly interprets NBA footage into NBA 2K24 gameplay.” Developer Visible Ideas will share extra on each options later this summer time.