'NBA 2K17' Latest Updates and Release Date: Pre-order Bonuses, Prelude Video and Friction Details Revealed
It's safe to say that NBA 2K17 is not just the most anticipated basketball video game this year; it's one of the most awaited video game in general. That's due to the fact that each year, the NBA 2K maintains great gameplay and graphics while adding amazing improvements on a regular basis.
As 2K slowly reveals much more about NBA 2K17, including actual ratings of players and new features, the hype increases as well. Here are some of the latest updates.
Pre-order bonuses
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Fans might want to not just buy the game, but buy it in advance because of the following bonuses. When you buy the standard edition in advance, you will get 5,000 VCs, MyTeam Bundle (3 packs) and 2 more bonus items.
Buying the Kobe Bryant Legend Edition in advance gives you 30,000 VCs, 3-pack MyTeam Bundle, 2K Kobe XI, Kobe No. 8 Mitchell and Ness Jersey and Kobe Hoodie. You will also get 2 Panini Kobe Trading Cards, Controller Skin featuring Kobe, and a Limited Edition Poster of the Black Mamba.
Purchasing the Kobe Bryant Gold Edition gives you the following virtual items: 100,000 VCs, 5-pack MyTEAM Bundle, and a collection of Nike Kobe Shoes. You will also receive a special Kobe Lenticular Cover, aside from the other physical items you will get with the Kobe Legend Edition mentioned above.
Prelude Video
The Prelude is a pre-order bonus which allows you to play through the college level with a player you created. It's an actual game, a demo-version of sorts, tied to NBA 2K17, and is available on September 9, 11 days before the actual September 20 release.
If you play the Prelude, then your player's performance and progress will be carried over to the actual NBA 2K17 MyCareer mode; offering a great head start. According to Polygon, 10 college schools will be featured in the Prelude.
These teams are Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Connecticut Huskies, Oklahoma Sooners, Michigan State Spartans, Louisville Cardinals, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas Jayhawks, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgetown Hoyas, and Arizona Wildcats.
Friction
The NBA 2K17 preview for the game, called Friction, partly named after the song by Imagine Dragons playing on the background, reveals better graphics, a more realistic on-court environment, and so much more.
Pre-game introductions, for one, are much improved. The video shows intros that are commonly found before games in actual NBA games, including floor projections, pre-practice warm-ups, and more. Player reactions to fouls, individualized player gestures, and even facial expressions seem to have an upgrade as well.
Uproxx added that one of NBA 2K17's biggest upgrade is giving you the ability to control how players finish going to the basket. In previous 2K's animations are packaged, but now, with joy stick moves, you can instinctively choose to finish on either side with either hand.
