Ludography
63/100
Players33 ratings
80/100
Critics4 reviews

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NBA 2K23 cover

2022 · Visual Concepts · Basketball · Simulation

NBA 2K23

Rise to the occasion in NBA 2K23. Showcase your talent in MyCareer. Pair All-Stars with timeless legends in MyTeam. Build your own dynasty in MyGM, or guide the NBA in a new direction with MyLeague. Take on NBA or WNBA teams in "Play Now" and feel true-to-life gameplay.

Released
8 September 2022
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
BasketballSimulationSports
Developers
Visual Concepts
Publishers
2KTake-Two Interactive
Series
NBA 2K
Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Themes
Non-fiction
Age ratings
CERO APEGI 3ESRB EUSK 12GRAC 12+
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Spain)
Copies sold
13 million as of 2023-08-09
Time to beat
33hmain story

About

NBA 2K23 is a 2022 basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. Based on the National Basketball Association (NBA), it is the 24th installment in the NBA 2K franchise, the successor to NBA 2K22 and the predecessor to NBA 2K24. The game was released on September 9, 2022, for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The NBA 2K23 Arcade Edition was released on iOS, macOS and tvOS through Apple Arcade on October 18, 2022. The online servers for the game were shut down on December 31, 2024.

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Reception

NBA 2K23 received "generally favorable" reviews, garnering a 78/100 on PS5 and 80/100 on Xbox according to review aggregator Metacritic.

However, players have slammed the game's microtransactions, stating that it would cost over $100 in VC just to finish building a player, and have also said that the game feels extremely pay-to-win and puts the player at a significant disadvantage if they cannot afford or do not wish to spend extra money to improve their MyCareer player. Players also criticized the fact that the brand-new eras are only available to PS5 and Xbox Series X players, not PS4, Xbox One or PC.

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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo Switch9 September 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 49 September 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 59 September 2022Worldwide
Xbox One9 September 2022Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S9 September 2022Worldwide
Windows9 September 2022Worldwide

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Included in
PGA Tour 2K23 x NBA 2K23 Bundle

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