It’s NBA Playoffs season, the Cleveland Cavaliers swept another opponent, and NBA 2K18 is on its way to store shelves everywhere. NBA 2K18, the world’s #1 basketball sim, was officially revealed in what could perhaps be the funniest way possible, involving an old teammate of Shaq’s during his championship days. (Hint: It’s not Dwayne Wade.)
Inside the NBA analyst and multiple time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal will be on the cover for the NBA 2K18 Legend and Legend Gold Editions. This will be Shaq’s first time on the cover since NBA 2K7. It is currently unknown who will be on the cover for the Standard Edition, but we do know that the game will be officially releasing on September 19th, with Early Tip-Off access for pre-orders on Friday, September 15th for Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.
In addition, NBA 2K on Twitter unveiled the pre-order incentives for the NBA 2K18 standard edition, plus what comes with Legend and Legend Gold:
Pre-order #NBA2K18 today for early access starting on 9/15 & the biggest pre-order offering in @NBA2K history! https://t.co/LAk0Oo980r pic.twitter.com/QpXb8BtxLr
— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) May 8, 2017
Those who pre-order the the standard edition will recieve 5000 VC, 10 weekly MyTEAM Packs with a Team 2K Card and unspecified MyPLAYER apparel. The Legend edition comes with 100,00 VC, 20 weekly MyTEAM packs, a digital pair of the Shaq Attaq shoes, Shaq jerseys and apparel, and a championship ring. Physically, players will receive Shaq MyTEAM stickers, 5 Shaq trading cards and a Shaq Poster. Legend Gold Edition buyers will get everything in the Legend Edition plus 150,000 additional VC, 20 additional weekly MyTEAM packs and Shaq’s Jersey collection in game. Physically, players will also receive 5 additional trading cards and a lenticular cover.
The kicker with all this additional content is that both the Legend and Legend Gold editions of the game will be subject to a price hike across all versions. The Legend edition will increase in price from $79.99 to $99.99 (79.99 via Best Buy Gamers Club Unlocked and Amazon Prime). The Legend Gold Edition is exclusive to GameStop and will cost you $149.99. The Standard Edition remains at $59.99.
Which edition of NBA 2K18 will you be getting?
