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2K has released a new trailer for its forthcoming title NBA 2K18, this time showing off some of the All-Time legends that will make it onto the virtual court for the very first time. The trailer also marks a shift away from the hip-hop anthems of previous trailers, and ups the ante with an orchestral score that builds to a three-point swishing, lay-up dunking and fade-away-laden montage of points being scored by a number of basketball legends.
For the first time in the series, NBA legends will be able to team up with modern day stars and playoff to see exactly who is, or even who was, the greatest player or team. No doubt, people will be doing battle between Michael Jordan and Lebron James to see who really is number one. You’ll notice I didn’t include Kobe Bryant there. Moving on.
Sadly, there are some players that haven’t made the cut, and this is probably due to external licensing issues that 2K has no control over. Players have to be in the retired players association or have a deal with 2K to be in the game, and some players aren’t affiliated with either and don’t want to be. Notable players missing from NBA 2K18 are the likes of Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, Rasheed Wallace, Moses Malone, Anthony Mason, Gilbert Arenas, Juwan Howard, Antwan Jamison, Marcus Camby and finally Lamar Odom. But maybe that’s a Kardashian issue?
NBA 2K18 is out on September 19 for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Players who pre-order get early access from September 15. The Nintendo Switch version will be released digitally initially, with a physical release to follow later in 2017.
