NBA 2K23 cover athlete revealed - and there's four of them

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The 👍NBA 2K23 cover athlete reveal has culminated in the announcement that Devin Booker will headline the standard edition of the game.

Visual Concepts has confirmed three s🍌eparate covers, featuring four different players, for NBA 2K23. This year’s basketball sim hits the street on Friday, September 9, and comes in five different flavours – giving you the choice of a basketball icon, 🤪a modern day favourite, or two of the sports’ greatest-ever female players.

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Announced this past Tuesday, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Michaelꦺ Jordan Edition and Championship Edition both feature the six-time NBA champ on the cover. The latter version crosses over from videogame into real life by including a 12-month subscription to NBA League Pass. Also included is the returning Jordan Challenge, recreating 15 iconic moments f💎rom his astonishing career. 10 of these playable moments originally featured in NBA 2K11, and have been rebuilt from the ground up.

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Those more interested in women’s basketball will be intrigued by the WNBA Edition of NBA 2K22. This one is fronted by all-time leading score Diana Taurasi and all-time assists leader Sue Bird. It looks cool, but there’s a catch for European fans: at present it’s tabbed as a Gamestop exclusive across the USA and Canada. Should that change we’ll let you know, via GR’s NBA 2K23 guide.

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The fourth and final cover star is three-time NBA All-Star Devin Booker, meaning Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid yet again miss out on a first-ever box appearance. Maybe next year eh, lads? Booker fronts both the Standard Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition. Not only that, he’s pegged for a sixth edition of the game comin꧙g later this year. “A special version of the Standard Edition, recognising the cross-section of music and basketball culture, will be released later this autumn,” says 2K in a statement. “More information will be shared inཧ the coming months.”

As ever, there&rsquo🍷;s a sliding scale in terms of pricing and extras. The Standard Edition of the game is £59.99/€69.99 on last-gen and PC, and £69.99/€79.99 on PS5 and Xbox Series X. At the other end of the scale, the Champions Edition will set you back $150 (UK price TBC). Here’s everything you get if you go all in with the super-expensive version:

  • 12-Month NBA League Pass subscription
  • Michael Jordan Themed Go-Kart
  • 10% XP Boost on MyTEAM and MyCAREER Season Progression
  • Dual-Gen entitlement – PS4 and PS5, Xbox One and Series X/S
  • 100K Virtual Currency
  • 10 MyTEAM Tokens
  • Ruby Michael Jordan MyTEAMCard
  • 23 MyTEAM Promo Packs (Receive 10 at launch plus an Amethyst topper pack, then 2 per week for 6 weeks)
  • Free Agent Option MyTEAM Pack
  • Diamond Jordan Shoe MyTEAM Pack
  • Ruby Coach Card MyTEAM Pack
  • 10 Boosts for each MyCAREER Skill Boost type
  • 10 Boosts for each Gatorade Boost type
  • 4 Cover Athlete T-Shirts for your MyPLAYER
  • MyPLAYER backpack and arm sleeve
  • Custom-design skateboard for MyPLAYER
  • One 2-Hr Double XP Coin

It’s a big bundle, but is it worth that much moolah? Only you can decide on that on𓃲e.

NBA 🀅2K23 is released for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on Friday, September 𒆙9.

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