Rise to the occasion and realize your full potential in NBA 2K23.

Prove yourself against the best players in the world and showcase your talent in MyCAREER. Pair today’s All-Stars with timeless legends in MyTEAM. Build a dynasty of your own in MyGM or take the NBA in a new direction with MyLEAGUE. Take on NBA or WNBA teams in PLAY NOW and experience true-to-life gameplay. How will you Answer the Call?

14-time NBA All-Star, five-time Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, six-time NBA World Champion and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Michael Jordan, will appear on both covers of the NBA 2K23 Michael Jordan Edition and the ultra-premium NBA 2K23 Championship Edition.

Along with Michael Jordan returning to grace the covers of NBA 2K23 this year, the game will also reintroduce The Jordan Challenge, which encourages players to recreate 15 iconic moments from Jordan’s illustrious career. All ten of the original Challenges from NBA 2K11 have been completely rebuilt from the ground up and will make their return this year - alongside five new iconic Jordan moments - for an entire new generation of players to experience. These Challenges take advantage of more than a decade of technological leaps to provide a completely new way to play through Jordan’s accomplishments - all housed within its own game mode.

The Jordan Challenge also elevates an array of spellbinding performances across Jordan’s college, NBA, and Team USA Basketball careers that players can experience across all 15 Challenges and includes unique video vignettes that come with special commentary from an array of NBA luminaries: Jordan’s teammates, opponents, and other sports personalities, who saw him do it live and can bring to life his legacy to a younger generation of NBA fans.

The W will introduce new ways to control how the league expands,  community challenges, and more all-new content. 

“The WNBA is quickly growing and evolving, and we are ensuring that we also expand the breadth and scope of The W mode to bring fans of the WNBA more ways to experience it,” said Felicia Steenhouse, Senior Producer at Visual Concepts. “This year The W provides an even more authentic WNBA experience that players can enjoy, from choosing how to expand the league to leading the community to new heights.” 

The W mode adds a number of new features, including:

• Community Goals: Every Season will feature six weekly goals the community can work together to reach. If the community is able to reach the collective goal in four out of the six weeks in that Season, every NBA 2K23 player will receive a reward**;
• League Expansion: Progressing in The W to the maximum level 10 in League Popularity will unlock two Expansion Team slots. From here, players control how the league expands. Pick the city, build the arena, create the logo, and design the uniforms. 
• The W Rewards: New content and epic rewards, including WNBA Jerseys, Logo, and Coach MyTEAM cards, can be exclusively found in the W Online. Players can flaunt their jerseys, brand new historic gear, and more in both The W and The City; 
• Game Changers: Players who dedicate an immense amount of time and effort to achieve the community goal will earn Game Changer status. Game Changers will be granted exclusive access to rewards such as Team Takeover Boosts and will have the ability to imbue other players in The W Online with Player Boosts; 
• Contact Challenges: As players progress through the mode and gain contacts, they will be issued challenges.These challenges will have players circling certain games on the calendar, teaming up with new players in Contact Workouts, aiming for season-long stat goals, and stretching their game in new ways;
• All Star & Commissioner’s Cup: For the first time in The W, players will have the opportunity to make the All-Star team and participate in the All-Star game, as well as the Commissioner’s Cup; 

The WNBA is growing, changing, and shining brighter than ever before. In NBA 2K23, we’ve made some big moves on PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series S|X to help reflect that shine. This year in The W, only available on New Gen consoles, you’re going to deepen your connections with WNBA stars, expand the league, and come together as an online community to accomplish big things! This is going to take creativity, cooperation, and some serious skills. Are you ready to take your game to the next level?

ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY

In NBA 2K23, we’re excited to introduce The W Online community progression. Everything about this mode is structured around what we can accomplish together. Every Season will feature six weekly goals the community can work together to reach. If the community is able to reach the collective goal in four out of the six weeks in that Season, every NBA 2K23 player will receive a reward.

We want to reward members of the community for their individual accomplishments, but we wanted to experiment with the mode by providing a common goal for everyone to work toward—after all, basketball is a team sport. Your reward will depend on your contribution level, but when The W Online community wins, everyone wins.

THE W REWARDS

The W is packed with all-new content and epic rewards, including WNBA Jerseys, Logo, and Coach MyTEAM cards. You can flaunt your jerseys, brand new historic gear, and more in both The W and, on New Gen, in The City. All of the rewards will be exclusively found in The W Online. You will not pull a Las Vegas Ace’s Uniform Card from a market pack; you will not find a Candace Parker Rebel jersey elsewhere; despite the variety of clothing options available in The City, the Dawn Staley T-Shirt is a W exclusive. Put in the time online for exclusive rewards that’ll be the envy of the community.

WNBA JERSEYS

NBA 2K23 features a plethora of noteworthy brands you can add to your wardrobe, including WNBA Jerseys. This year, we’re rolling out 60 WNBA player jerseys spanning multiple Seasons. Coming in Season 1, you can expect Seattle Storm, Phoenix Mercury, and Chicago Sky, featuring two players from each team.

GAME CHANGERS

As we mentioned up top, there will be community goals to chase, but there will also be smaller weekly goals for you to reach personally. Those special community members who invest an immense amount of time and effort to achieve the community goal will earn Game Changer status. Game Changers have the ability to imbue other players in The W Online with Player Boosts to help push the community to reach our goals. In subsequent weeks, Game Changers will also be able to unlock new and exclusive rewards to The W Online, including Team Takeover Boosts. Check out each of the Team Takeover Boosts and their perk below:

• Helping Hand - Gift a percentage of your takeover actions to a teammate who needs help filling their bucket
• Accelerator - Fill the takeover meter faster
• Extender - This useful boost extends the duration a takeover is active
• Resilience - Minimizes the effect of a negative action that would otherwise cause the meter to decrease
• Game Changers have the ability to make a significant impact, and quite literally change the game.

CONTACT CHALLENGES

In the spirit of bringing you closer to the league, NBA 2K23 expands on our contacts feature by introducing Contact Challenges. In previous games you’ve been able to connect with WNBA All-Stars, legends, and coaches to improve badge categories, and we’re happy to take those experiences a step further. As you progress through the mode and gain contacts, they will issue you challenges. These challenges will have you circling certain games on the calendar, teaming up with new players in Contact Workouts, aiming for season-long stat goals, and stretching your game in new ways. Challenges will get progressively harder and completing them will earn you Player Boosts and Historic Contacts. Contact Challenges are an excellent way to grow your game and brush up on the game’s legends.

ALL-STAR & COMMISSIONER’S CUP

For the first time in The W, your MyPLAYER will now have the opportunity to make the All-Star team and participate in the All-Star game. Display your skills in front of adoring fans in a premier showcase of elite basketball talent. Commissioner’s Cup games are another new addition, culminating in the high stakes final Cup game. The mid-season tournament was implemented in the WNBA last year and offers a potential preview at a WNBA Finals matchup down the road. We’re thrilled to highlight two of the WNBA’s most competitive formats in NBA 2K23.

LEAGUE EXPANSION

The additions of the All-Star game and the Commissioner’s Cup this year better reflect what the league is, but we didn’t stop there. We also want to give you the opportunity to build the future you want to see. Progressing in The W to the maximum level 10 in League Popularity will unlock 2 Expansion Team slots. From here, you control how the league expands. Pick the city, build the arena, create the logo, design the uniforms. Revive a historic team? Put a team in your City? It’s all up to you.

CLOSING REMARKS

As you can see, change is the name of the game this year in The W. As the WNBA continues to evolve, we want to evolve with it, continuing to expand The W’s scope. We can’t wait to see how you choose to grow the game and the league. Everyone is capable of being a Game Changer and helping lead the community to new heights in NBA 2K23!

Phoenix Mercury's two-time Kia WNBA Finals MVP, three-time WNBA Champion, WNBA all-time leading scorer, and five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi, along with Seattle Storm’s four-time WNBA Champion, thirteen-time WNBA All-Star, WNBA all-time assists leader, and five-time Olympic gold medalist, Sue Bird, will grace the cover of the NBA 2K23 WNBA Edition. 

Phoenix Suns’ shooting guard, three-time NBA All-Star, and 2021-22 Kia All-NBA First Team selection, Devin Booker, is featured on this year’s Standard Edition and cross-gen Digital Deluxe Edition.

NBA 2K23 will feature MyTEAM Cross-Progression and a Shared VC Wallet within the same console family (PS4 <> PS5, Xbox One <> Xbox Series X|S). MyTEAM Cross-Progression enables all MyTEAM Points, Tokens, cards and progress to be shared across both versions of NBA 2K23 on generations of consoles in the same console family. Similarly, the Shared VC Wallet means any earned or purchased VC is accessible across generations of consoles in the same console family. There will not be crossplay between different platforms.

Through backwards compatibility, the PS4 and Xbox One versions of NBA 2K23 will be playable on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, in the same console family. However, if you are using a physical copy of NBA 2K23, the PS5 Digital Edition and Xbox Series S are not able to play physical game discs. The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of NBA 2K23 are only available on those consoles, as it takes full advantage of the power, speed, and technology of the new hardware and includes additions and improvements only possible on those consoles.

Key Features:

• TAKE MORE CONTROL: Feel refined gameplay in the palm of your hands on both sides of the ball in NBA 2K23. Attack the basket with a new arsenal of offensive skill-based moves, while you unleash your potential as a lockdown defender with new 1-on-1 mechanics to stifle opposing players at every turn.
• AN EPIC VOYAGE AWAITS: Embark on a swashbuckling basketball journey aboard a spacious cruiseliner equipped with pristine courts, scenic views, and a boatload of rewards for you and your MyPLAYER to enjoy. Plus, there’s even more to explore during shore excursions.
• JORDAN CHALLENGE RETURNS: Step back in time with era-specific visuals that captured Michael Jordan’s ascent from collegiate sensation to global icon with immersive Jordan Challenges chronicling his career-defining dominance. Lace up his shoes to recreate his otherworldly stat lines and iconic last shots, while listening to first-hand accounts from those who witnessed his maturation from budding star to basketball legend.
• BUILD YOUR SQUAD: Ball without limits as you collect and assemble a bevy of legendary talent from any era in MyTEAM. Dominate the hardwood each Season, and bring your vision to life with a broad set of customization tools to create the perfect look for your perfect starting five.

Players that purchase the Digital Deluxe, Michael Jordan or Championship Edition will receive both versions of NBA 2K23 across generations of consoles from the same console family (PS4 and PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S). So, using PS4 as an example, you will receive the PS4 version of NBA 2K23 and an accompanying digital copy of the PS5 version, which remains a separate product. For digital purchases of the Digital Deluxe, Michael Jordan or Championship Edition, the accompanying digital copy will be automatically entitled to your platform account.

For physical purchases, a redemption code for the accompanying digital copy will be included in the game box along with the bonus digital content.

NBA 2K23 will be available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) on September 9, 2022.