NBA 2K23

 PlayStation 5
User Score
4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 90
  3. Negative: 45 out of 90
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  1. ihategeezy
    Sep 17, 2022
    0
    VC microtransactions have made MyCareer mode pretty much unplayable, the Jordan mode is great but for a full priced game to charge even more and more to play a mode I’ve already essentially paid for is just crazy greed on 2Ks part and shows no sign of slowing down with it getting worse each year.
  2. smfd333
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    PlayStation 5 Review: Please don’t waste money on this game like I did. This game is pretty much like a hole in a wall being fixed with tape and getting a new coat of paint. The obvious problem is 2ks greed, cheating cpu(they can make any shot they want even as a 40 ovr no badges with all the sliders at 0 etc), inconsistent gameplay( the ball will literally be touching your hand butPlayStation 5 Review: Please don’t waste money on this game like I did. This game is pretty much like a hole in a wall being fixed with tape and getting a new coat of paint. The obvious problem is 2ks greed, cheating cpu(they can make any shot they want even as a 40 ovr no badges with all the sliders at 0 etc), inconsistent gameplay( the ball will literally be touching your hand but someone online or offline just runs past you and scores but when you try to do the same they just snatch it from you) and them not giving af about the people that work their a** off to purchase the game/vc( they only incentivize sweats) yea I can get “good” but when i or other are just playing the game to have some sort of enjoyment or unwind from a long day why tf should I be good at the game just to have fun?. I’m done with 2k I just can’t deal with their bs anymore I’m done giving them my money. There needs to be competition for this franchise to even think about stepping up their game but sadly there probably won’t be any in the near future. Hopefully this review saves you time and money please do not buy this game.… Expand
  3. dg80cruz
    Sep 23, 2022
    0
    absolute garbage from the first second. my career is the only mode i was interested but it took all of five hours for me to wish i could get a refund. please dont waste your money like i did
  4. Shane123456
    Sep 17, 2022
    0
    Bugs make this game unplayable. The purchasing of VC has been finely tuned, and 2k put heaps of effort into any game mechanic that allows them to drain more money off you, but the rest of the game is not designed properly. You'll likely spend heaps of money purchasing VC, only to e counter a game breaking bug, then wk will refuse to support the issue or offer any compensation.
  5. menbobsen
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    The game contains no prelude and the entire MyCareer story is terrible. The new gameplay mechanics have made the game feel much slower and make it much easier to cheese. The Jordan challenge would be a nice edition if it gave you any VC for playing. The endorsements feel like a bunch of side quest that you have to go out of your way to complete. The amount of VC you earn from anything isThe game contains no prelude and the entire MyCareer story is terrible. The new gameplay mechanics have made the game feel much slower and make it much easier to cheese. The Jordan challenge would be a nice edition if it gave you any VC for playing. The endorsements feel like a bunch of side quest that you have to go out of your way to complete. The amount of VC you earn from anything is extremely low. You can average a 50-point triple double but still have to stay on the bench and people keep saying Shep is better despite him constantly losing and averaging 10 points. The other parts of the game have hardly if any changes made to them. The soundtrack is the worst it has ever been, if you like the music that's cool but the soundtrack now lacks variety for those that don't enjoy that genre of music. Just an overall disappointment from 2k games, people hyped this up as what could be the greatest 2k game, but it is definitely one of the worst.… Expand
  6. MoneyMitchell00
    Feb 5, 2023
    0
    Yet again ANOTHER 2K with a broken jump shot system where even if you green light it, it STILL misses and then the other team brings it up court and hits the same green I just did and it's an excellent release. Straight garbage game and they need to fix how broken and unbalanced their Mypark s*** works because it's dogwater. You have to dump money or CONSTANTLY grind to even make you'reYet again ANOTHER 2K with a broken jump shot system where even if you green light it, it STILL misses and then the other team brings it up court and hits the same green I just did and it's an excellent release. Straight garbage game and they need to fix how broken and unbalanced their Mypark s*** works because it's dogwater. You have to dump money or CONSTANTLY grind to even make you're guy somewhat playable and decent. But yet the overall 68 with the broken build in Mypark is BUSTING everyone's a**. Dumbest s*** I have ever seen.… Expand
  7. BlueMan_86
    Feb 2, 2023
    4
    Game is like every year, same. They stopped to improve game. Graphics is not well optimized, I got frame drops on Performance mode, replays and cut scenes as always low fps... I purchased on discount, played few matches and deleted this 150GB game... Jesus, GTA is smaller
  8. Hbrass23
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    You have to shell out at least a good $150 to experience the main game mode and it's still a mess. You have to pay real money to boost your stats in a pvp game. Games crash and it still takes your "boost" you paid for. A virtual t shirt or durag cost more than in real life. Bugs that have been in previous games just don't get fixed. Commentators comically will say things from say, the 2018You have to shell out at least a good $150 to experience the main game mode and it's still a mess. You have to pay real money to boost your stats in a pvp game. Games crash and it still takes your "boost" you paid for. A virtual t shirt or durag cost more than in real life. Bugs that have been in previous games just don't get fixed. Commentators comically will say things from say, the 2018 season. Game is a joke.… Expand
  9. TheHQ98
    Sep 20, 2022
    0
    I'm just so impressed that 2k could have robbed me of the $70, but he gave me a game instead!
  10. Oliredfgndjcu
    Sep 19, 2022
    0
    The absolute WORST 2k of all time an un real amount of things are wrong with it
  11. KingTee
    Oct 4, 2022
    0
    Horrible shooting, bad latency even with good internet, stamina runs out too fast, jumpshot changes every time you shoot, small Rec courts, steals too frequent, horrible inside game, overpriced VC, big players are the same speed as small players. Everything about this game is garbage. Do not buy !!!!!!
  12. Nobodies19
    Oct 6, 2022
    4
    Bad MyPlayer mode, with awful UI, terrible graphics in the MP mode. Horrendous story, that insults your intelligence as a basketball player and as a video gamer. I buy the game every few years as an updated roster, but this time it was egregious how bad the campaign is. The other modes are good, and the gameplay is very smooth, but locking a game mode behind a paywall is ridiculous.
  13. MichaelTsavaris
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Every year it’s getting worse. Servers full of lag . Disconnecting all the time and often make game slow . They give you NOTHING for a win and they want you to pay everything . Jumpshot keeps changing all the time because of the stupid server lag . 2k you are a disgrace. Hope your company closes . Please EA make an nba live and I will support you
  14. aiden_ross
    Jan 17, 2023
    0
    ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS CASH GRAB!!! Avoid game at all cost! Broken and lazily made, pay to win, and recycled… DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY
  15. josdwa
    Feb 3, 2023
    0
    Developers know very little about actual basketball and care only about money. Terrible mechanics, terrible ratings, very monetized system.
  16. Homesliice
    Sep 14, 2022
    0
    Once again, more micro transactions, more drama in my career mode. If you like soap opera this game is for you. When will they actually listen to the players? The majority doesn’t want to pay for a game on top of insisting on buying in game currency. No one asks to pay more to progress nicely in any games. They desperately need competition because this business practice is keeping me awayOnce again, more micro transactions, more drama in my career mode. If you like soap opera this game is for you. When will they actually listen to the players? The majority doesn’t want to pay for a game on top of insisting on buying in game currency. No one asks to pay more to progress nicely in any games. They desperately need competition because this business practice is keeping me away from 2k basketball games for good, hoping that each year changes. Thank goodness for game rentals!… Expand
  17. Psmark1
    Sep 12, 2022
    3
    Game play is TERRIBLE can't make one shot feels like I'm playing a game from 2004 only good thing to do is to simulate a season and try to win a championship. Playing the jordan challenge is more like playing a player that is 2x better then what he was in college come on Patrick Ewing was 88 overall in his senior year at Georgetown
  18. 2k23sucksass
    Sep 11, 2022
    0
    This game is utterly trash! Same copy of last year with the cringiest MyCareer story mode. Big money cash grab updating your Mycareer player with "The City" full of ads banners everywhere.

    I get it, you want your game to have the MMORP-isk feel, but it's bland there is no context to it. People playing Mycareer wants to play ball, We don't want to be rapper, fashion icon., remove that    This game is utterly trash! Same copy of last year with the cringiest MyCareer story mode. Big money cash grab updating your Mycareer player with "The City" full of ads banners everywhere.

    I get it, you want your game to have the MMORP-isk feel, but it's bland there is no context to it. People playing Mycareer wants to play ball, We don't want to be rapper, fashion icon., remove that garbage!

    It's cool you want this game to be harder to shoot, that is fine, but 2k never even consider the input lag on this game especially when you're playing out of your region.

    This game is turrrible! - CB    … Expand
  19. flblasted
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    MyCareer has become one of the greediest modes I've ever seen in a AAA retail game. They stripped out all of the ways to make decent amounts of VC without paying. Way worse than even last year. Don't be a sucker like me and avoid indulging this predatory developer.
  20. nutakoe
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    It's the same game with new number in name. MyCareer is one of the greediest modes I've ever seen.
  21. aj587
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    As an only Play-Now Online user, shooting is practically impossible online. There's a noticeable delay compared to 2KU, people are even missing free throws most of the time like they are prime Ben Wallace. Layups are still bad if somebody dares breathes near you in the paint but that's always been the case in 2k.... last year was braindead easy to shoot, but this year you need a PERFECTAs an only Play-Now Online user, shooting is practically impossible online. There's a noticeable delay compared to 2KU, people are even missing free throws most of the time like they are prime Ben Wallace. Layups are still bad if somebody dares breathes near you in the paint but that's always been the case in 2k.... last year was braindead easy to shoot, but this year you need a PERFECT release or you will miss 99% of the time. There is no real player % for online either now.

    While the shooting in park/rec could make sense, nobody is gonna remember every jumper for every player in Player Control/ Quick Match .... especially with input delays.

    This is coming from a guy that always reaches GOAT tier. Don't ruin the real basketball modes for the 2nd job grind park mode.    … Expand
  22. Heavy_
    Sep 11, 2022
    0
    Same thing from last year 2K seems to not care to make a sports game again all they care about is making money and exploiting fans of sports and children to make as much money as possible and repeat this every year please make a good sports game again
  23. OnlyOneHere
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    This game is a worthless pile of garbage. It is about the same as the last game. All the lazy developers did in this game is slapped the number 23 on the game and called it a day. For goodness sake, why are the developers so obsessed with the so-called city? Enough already. How about they spend time actually improving the gameplay, instead of wasting their time with gimmicky features.This game is a worthless pile of garbage. It is about the same as the last game. All the lazy developers did in this game is slapped the number 23 on the game and called it a day. For goodness sake, why are the developers so obsessed with the so-called city? Enough already. How about they spend time actually improving the gameplay, instead of wasting their time with gimmicky features. That's the least these greedy developers can do after charging a ridiculous price of $70. The skateboard physics and animation are a joke.

    The multiplayer is complete trash. If these developers are going to waste their time with this "City" trash, how about they actually learn what a city looks like. You call that thing a city? Where are the cars? Why aren't there enough people? Why is it so lifeless? I don't recommend this game at all, unless you want to support laziness.    … Expand
  24. wtc15
    Sep 24, 2022
    0
    This is the worst 2K mycareer. Horrible story and insanely money hungry with horrible online.
  25. netbattler15
    Mar 6, 2023
    2
    I have to give this game a similar rating to what I gave to Gran Turismo 7, except this time it's on me for getting my hopes up.

    To be fair, I had no intent of buying this game, but there was a deal where it was packaged with NBA league pass, so I pulled the trigger. This game is a solid basketball simulation, though the franchise mode can move more slowly than you would hope. I    I have to give this game a similar rating to what I gave to Gran Turismo 7, except this time it's on me for getting my hopes up.

    To be fair, I had no intent of buying this game, but there was a deal where it was packaged with NBA league pass, so I pulled the trigger.

    This game is a solid basketball simulation, though the franchise mode can move more slowly than you would hope. I enjoyed bringing a franchise through the past with knowledge of which players would be great. It was a fun fantasy.

    MyPlayer mode is slow and grindy with a bunch of BS that you really don't want to do. I just wanted to hoop, and it was making me chase down sponsors and do fashions shows and a bunch of stuff that isn't basketball.

    MyTeam is what it is. You know what you're getting with that.

    My real issue is the size of the install. It was more than 100 GB. I wound up uninstalling so that I could actually play games that I wanted to play. I had been playing an occasional game, but not anymore.    … Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. GRYOnline.pl
    Nov 16, 2022
    80
    I can safely recommend NBA 2K23 to every sports games fan, even though the microtransactions are extremely aggressive. The gameplay is too good, and I hope future updates won’t break it.
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  2. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Oct 23, 2022
    85
    NBA 2K23 offers fun content by adding new modes to the series. In addition to the 10+ hour Jordan Challenge mode, it is also a pleasure to play NBA seasons in different eras.
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  3. PLAY
    Oct 15, 2022
    80
    The same great core experience and slick presentation we’re used to, with a number of welcome changes. A superb basketball game. Alley-oops, they did it again. [Issue#20, p.70]
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