Dying, taxes, and a brand new NBA 2K sport yearly, proper? 2K and developer Visible Ideas have unveiled this 12 months’s entry of their annual basketball sim franchise, NBA 2K25, revealing its launch date and, as is conventional yearly, revealing who the sport’s cowl stars might be.
This 12 months, the sport’s Commonplace Version might be adorned by Boston Celtics ahead Jayson Tatum, whereas the WNBA Version (which you’ll learn extra about, alongside the sport’s different editions, by means of right here) will characteristic Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson.
“It’s an honor to be named a canopy athlete for NBA 2K25,” mentioned Jayson Tatum. “I’ve been taking part in NBA 2K since I used to be a child and it’s been a dream to in the future be on the duvet. Even after coming off an NBA Championship, it’s humbling to see this come to life.”
“Being featured on the NBA 2K25 cowl is a giant second for me and a testomony to the ever-growing fandom of the WNBA,” mentioned A’ja Wilson. “Seeing increasingly WNBA athletes scanned into NBA 2K25 to greatest seize the type and confidence of the league has been empowering, and I can’t await followers to expertise it in-game.”
In the meantime, 2K has additionally confirmed that NBA 2K25’s PC model goes to lastly have parity with its PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S variations for gamers who’ve the specs to run the sport nicely sufficient, which implies all the greatest gameplay and technical enhancements on this 12 months’s sport aren’t simply going to be restricted to gamers on current-gen consoles. Cross-play might be accessible on PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S solely, nevertheless.
The aforementioned WNBA Version will retail for $69.99, and might be accessible solely on PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S, solely in the US and Canada, and solely as a bodily version. In the meantime, the Commonplace Version will retail for $69.99 on all platforms besides the Swap, the place will probably be priced at $59.99 as it’s yearly.
NBA 2K25 launches on September 6.
