NBA 2K20 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the 21st installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K18. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on September 6, 2019.
Development
NBA 2K20 was officially announced in the spring of 2019 with a release date set for September 6, 2019. The covers were revealed on July 1, 2019, though they were both leaked earlier. Although current star Davis is featured in the game as a member of the Lakers, he wears a generic jersey on the cover because it was released before Davis was officially traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis was one of three players on the NBA 2K16 cover. All three versions of the game have pre-order bonuses. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Trivia
- When former Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020 a tribute appears upon loading the game that reads "Kobe Bryant 1978-2020".
- Notibly, the Phoenix Suns has announced to play out virtual simulations of their official NBA schedule using NBA 2K20 after the 2019-2020 season was suspended. The first match started on March 14, 2020.
Pre-Purchase Offer
- 5,000 Virtual Currency
- 5,000 MyTEAM Points
- 5 MyCAREER Skill Boosts
- MyPLAYER Clothing Capsule
- 10 MyTEAM League packs (delivered one a week)
- 5 Heat Check packs (delivered one a week beginning at the start of the NBA season)
Editions
Deluxe Edition
- 35,000 Virtual Currency
- 10,000 MyTEAM Points
- 10 MyCAREER Skill Boosts
- MyPLAYER Clothing Capsule
- 10 MyTEAM League Packs (delivered one a week)
- 10 MyTEAM Heat Check Packs (delivered one a week beginning at the start of the NBA season)
- 1 Sapphire MyTEAM Cover Athlete Card
Legend Edition Gold
- 100,000 Virtual Currency
- 50,000 MyTEAM Points
- 20 MyCAREER Skill Boosts
- MyPLAYER Clothing Capsule
- MyPLAYER Apparel Collection
- MyPLAYER Shoe Collection
- 20 MyTEAM League Packs (delivered one a week)
- 20 MyTEAM Heat Check Packs (delivered one a week beginning at the start of the NBA season)
- 5 MyTEAM Themed Packs (one per theme release across the next five releases)
- 2 Sapphire MyTEAM Cover Athlete Cards
Reception
NBA 2K20 received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic holding a metascore of 78/100 on PS4[1] and 80/100 on Xbox One.[2] It received "mixed or average" reviews and gave a metascore of 74/100 on PC[3] and 73/100 on Nintendo Switch.[4] On whatoplay.com, it receives an aggregate score (playscore) of 6.01 on PC,[5] 7.92 on PS4,[6] 7.87 on Xbox One,[7] 8.16 on Nintendo Switch,[8] 6.79 on iOS,[9] and 7.55 on Android.[10]
References
- ↑ Metascore for NBA 2K20 on PS4Metacritic, Retrieved April 27, 2020
- ↑ Metascore for NBA 2K20 on Xbox OneMetacritic, Retrieved April 27, 2020
- ↑ Metascore for NBA 2K20 on PCMetacritic, Retrieved April 27, 2020
- ↑ Metascore for NBA 2K20 on Nintendo SwitchMetacritic, Retrieved April 27, 2020
- ↑ Playscore for NBA 2K20 on PCwhatoplay.com, Retrieved April 27, 2020
- ↑ Playscore for NBA 2K20 on PS4whatoplay.com, Retrieved April 27, 2020
- ↑ Playscore for NBA 2K20 on Xbox Onewhatoplay.com, Retrieved April 27, 2020
- ↑ Playscore for NBA 2K20 on Nintendo Switchwhatoplay.com, Retrieved April 27, 2020
- ↑ Playscore for NBA 2K20 on iOSwhatoplay.com, Retrieved April 27, 2020
- ↑ Playscore for NBA 2K20 on Androidwhatoplay.com, Retrieved April 27, 2020
| Preceded by NBA 2K19 |
NBA 2K20 2019-2020 |
Succeeded by NBA 2K21 |