Similarly to FIFA 21, the PC version of NBA 2K21 will be based on the current-gen and not the next-gen version. 2K Games has officially revealed this via a new promotional image, so this is now official; PC gamers will not enjoy the benefits of next-gen NBA 2K21.
2K Games has not revealed the reasons behind this decision. If we’d have to guess, we’d say that the publisher currently wants to reach a bigger audience on the PC. Thus, and from a business perspective, it makes sense to release the current-gen version on the PC.
Of course this isn’t what most enthusiast PC gamers want to hear. Still, and at least for now, PC gamers won’t enjoy any next-gen sports game. Whether this will change in 2021 remains to be seen.
Now since the game won’t have any major graphical, physics or AI enhancements on the PC, it makes me wonder why PC gamers should invest on it. Why should they spend $59 on a game that will feel similar to its 2019 version? Of course this applies to pretty much all sports games that release on a yearly basis, including PES and FIFA.
At least the good news here is that the PC version will be cheaper than the next-gen version, and will come out this September.
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Wow, using old tech for an NBA game?
Clearly racism is a foot.
so, that is, thief game for PC, don’t complain afterwards, the pc platform is strong, don’t let it down
It doesn’t make sense at all, because next gen versions will be the default, while PC users will be constrained to current gen plastic toy boxes.
2k are worthless anyway, so I can’t say I’m not surprised that they’d still charge high and do less for PC gaming.
really? can’t wait to pirate it!
You’re a moron if you buy these games.
Yep, but it didn’t stop people buying PES 2k whatever, when they did the same with that. People are morons, its why we still have things like DLC horse armour and AAA games releasing in a beta state.
Look at the downvote, one consoomer got triggered.
I don’t play 2k. But definitely buying the first next gen 2k for the next gen quality.
I wouldn’t buy every year lol
I remember when NBA 2k 13 or 14 blew me away
What the f*** again! i feel like we stuck on time loop every time a new console arrive
So they pulled an EA on this one. …
expecting nothing from the biggest money rippers of the market
Uh oh….i see a 69.99 price becoming more common with the next gen of games….thats before micros, loot boxes, dlc, season passes and whatever they think of next to rip people off
We need more devs like CDPR.
Is obvious that they make the “new version” of sports games to sell consoles on launch.
Into the trash it goes…
I will skip the next sports games.
AHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA! Console games are going up to 70$!!!! What a joke of a industry.
Another Overwhelmingly Negative rated game on Steam coming up.
True but that won’t stop it from topping the charts
Overwhelmingly Negative rated games don’t appear on the Top Seller list on Steam even if they are selling great.
No but very negative ones appear all the time
no john, PES is worth the price cause it actually does change things and makes the game better. Please inform yourself before saying PES is the same sh*t like fifa when its not.
PES is the same game since 2014, you can say the same for FIFA since 15 on PC.
LOL That was funny to read. PES/WE11 has been a pile of dogs**t for at least a decade now, and Konami will make sure that doesn’t change anytime soon.
I’ve played every PES and FIFA game in the last ten years, it does not deserve to pay $50 for some gameplay tweaks (because that’s what they are). Every, and I mean every bug, that was present in the four previous PES games is still present in PES 2020.
Roster updates are not worth full price.
I hope you’re laughing right now seeing we didn’t get the sarcasm.
I really really want to believe this is sarcasm.
If you’re a PC player and still give either of these companies money (among others), then well, you’re simply a moron who deserves everything you get in return.
Only thing that bothers me, is that the rest of us are stuck going along for the ride with this trash market, due to your stupidity. Well done.
You forget that the majority of gamers don’t go to news sites, so yeah, lots of people are going to buy this (shiet), not even knowing what is happening behind the curtains.
Sad, but that’s how it is.
man that image is haunting.
each gen its the same story with sport games
the first 1,2 versions are based on old gen on pc with no reason whatsoever
There are reasons for that in fact, 1st promoting new consoles, also that means lower system requirements for PC players, since sports games are mainstream, a lot of casual players with potato PCs and laptops are buying them
Those players would just need to put those games on low settings and lower the resolution,it would be better than playing the “bad” version where the less focus and work has been done on.
They’re already playing on low settings on the old version lol
Hard to believe that unless their pc are older than pc from 2011-2012
Sport games can run on mid range pc from those years
FIFA since 15 can hurt an Intel HD very bad, a 2011 PC can’t even play them on medium, and it’s worse with NBA since it’s more demanding, the majority of people buying these games on PC are casuals, most of them are on Intel HD
Well if thats true that most of them are on intel HD then i can understand why they wont make the pc versions based on the next gen.
But selling those crap versions at 60$ is greed audacity at its worst.
Well at least lootboxes might disappear soon due to UK forcing regulations as soon as possible
https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/video-game-loot-boxes-are-gambling-and-should-be-regulated-says-house-of-lords-12019532
“But selling those crap versions at 60$ is greed audacity at its worst”
Not only those version, all annual sports games as a whole
This is BS they did the same BS with nba 2k14. Same with EA
Unreal times! This greed could be the end of gaming as we know it. Sad!
I’ll never reward organizations who race-monger and disrespect the American flag.
what a slap in the face to pc gamers. DONT SUPPORT THIS!
Wouldnt support this even with next-gen graphics.
Pssst. There’s no such thing as next gen. Also, why would you buy this? I have 2k17 and 19 and its’ because they were in bundles.
Lol, what a joke…
Not only these games became casino simulators, with all the microtransactions and loot boxes crap,
Not only these games will bring them at least 2 billions,
…but these companies don’t even want to spend 20 or 30 millions on a new engine.
As long as the microtransactions- engine is running flawlessly and smoothly, and gamers can spend 500 bucks in just a few seconds, that’s all that matters !
People should avoid these sports games like a plague…
… but unfortunately, millions of fifa players are 3 to 10yo kids, who have no ideas they are spending real money on those items, and simply ask mom or dad to buy a playstation card.
This reminds us of call of duty and Activision… Activision were making billions and billions, with call of duty, but they kept using their old heavily modified quake engine, for almost 10 years !
Most PC gamers can’t handle a next gen version anyway…
Nobody cares anyway. Game is a mAcrotransaction mess with the same graphics and physics from NBA 2K16.
Have not bought this bs since the very first PC version to have not have HDR. You wanna make console version better PC version better be cheaper.
Since you got a version that needs to support Xbox one X, and you gotta version for Xbox Series X oh and a version for cheaper Xbox coming how hard would it really be to make PC version support both and maybe you just need an SSD drive to play it? But even that I doubt it and even if it was the case how many PC legit gamers don’t have an ssd? It is more than likely just better graphics/4k textures so what would be so hard in adding higher graphic settings on PC version while keeping the lower ones? They likely don’t want PC version being superior to console version for 2-3 months and if that’s the case why you charging PC users the same amount of $?
PC version is cheaper? Its the same regular price! Why aren’t you complaining that the next gen is $10 dollars more?!?! Or better yet WHY isn’t the PC version getting a next gen upgrade? This is some bullshit and you are an idiot if you think this is a good deal!