2K has announced the names on the cover of NBA 2K23, the latest version of the most acclaimed and best-selling NBA game simulation series of the last 21 years. Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, who was selected to the 2021-22 Kia All-NBA First Team and was selected to the All-Star team three times, will grace the cover of this year’s Standard Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition versions. Michael Jordan, who has been shown among the best basketball players of all time, won the NBA Championship six times and won the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player award five times, will also appear on the cover of the NBA 2K23 Michael Jordan Edition and the new NBA 2K23 Championship Edition.
Devin Booker said, “My dreams came true when I saw myself on the cover of the play. As a great NBA 2K player since I was a kid, being on the cover of a game where only basketball legends can take place seems like a dream to me. Also, I am proud to have Michael Jordan, who changed basketball completely and whom we take as an example, and Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, two of the best players of the WNBA, on the cover of the game.”
This year, NBA 2K23 will be available in four different versions, in physical and digital format. These will be the Standard Edition, the cross-platform Digital Deluxe Edition, the Michael Jordan Edition, and the all-new exclusive Championship Edition, which includes a 12-month NBA League Pass subscription. All versions available for pre-order will be available on September 9.
● Standard Edition will present all the content of the game as well as a new version that brings together music and basketball culture in Autumn. More information on the subject will be shared in the coming days.
● Cross-platform Digital Deluxe Edition, 10K MyTeam points, 10 MyTeam tokens, 23 MyTeam Promo Packs; Cover Star Players: Sapphire Devin Booker, Emerald Michael Jordan: Free Agent Pack: 1 Diamond Jordan Shoe (Not for Sale) and 1 Emerald Coach Card; For My Career mode, 10×6 different MyCareer Skills Support, 10×3 different Gatorede Support, 2-hour double XP Coins, 4x MyCareer T-shirts, backpack, specially designed cover star skateboard and armband.
● Unlike the Digital Deluxe Edition, Michael Jordan Edition offers 100K virtual currency that can be used in MyTeam and MyCareer modes.
● The new Championship Edition comes with a 12-month NBA League Pass* subscription. In addition, MyTeam 10 percent XP support in season progression, 10 percent XP support in MyCareer season progress, a Michael Jordan-themed Go-Kart at the exit, additional 100K virtual currency, plus MyTeam and MyCareer content. This version, which can only be sold by pre-order in digital format, will also be sold physically in selected regions and will be limited to stocks.
● The Digital Deluxe Edition, Michael Jordan Edition, and Championship Edition versions will have cross-platform access to PS4 and PS5 consoles.
Alfie Brody, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing Strategy for NBA 2K, said, “We couldn’t have found a more fitting name for the global cover stars of NBA 2K23 than Michael Jordan and Devin Booker. Michael, whose influence on the game will last for generations, has proven to be one of the greatest athletes in history. MJ’s achievements, along with Devin Booker’s young but already outstanding career, will inspire basketball fans around the world for years to come. It should also be noted that this year’s WNBA cover also features Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, who left their mark on history and continued their successful performance.”
Players living in the US and Canada will be able to purchase the WNBA Edition of the special NBA 2K23. On the cover of the game, Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi, twice named Kia WNBA Finals MVP, three times WNBA Champion, WNBA all-time top scorer and five Olympic gold medalists, and Seattle Storm’s four times Sue Bird, who is the NBA champion, was selected to the WNBA All-Star team 13 times, and has five Olympic gold medals, is the WNBA’s all-time assists player. The WNBA edition will also include Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi’s WNBA kits in the in-game bonus content. In addition, NBA 2K aims to support greater representation of women in basketball. In this direction, NBA 2K, which has partnered with Every Kid Sports, supports more than 550 girls across the USA with a donation of 100 thousand dollars.
Compiled from press release.
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