NBA 2K23 aims to keep the "old gen" experience on PC
Visual Concept and 2K Games have abandoned the basketball simulator that astonished the Dreamcast two decades ago due to a lack of competition. It no longer innovates, instead introducing micropayments and intrusive advertising, and its PC version appears to be dormant. Unfortunately for basketball fans, none of this appears to have improved, at least in the PC edition of NBA 2K23.
One of the primary criticisms leveled towards the PC version of NBA 2K22 is that its graphics engine is based on the one used by the previous generation of consoles (PlayStation 4 and Xbox Series), and all indications point to this continuing in NBA 2K23.
"This is something the crew is passionate about, and we will continue to research what is feasible for the franchise in the future," says 2K Games. "For the time being, the focus has been on optimizing NBA 2K23 for newer consoles (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S), while also keeping the experience fresh and unique for gamers on older platforms."
That remark from 2K Games is pretty similar to what it said two years ago, thus everything points to PC customers continuing to have an old-gen experience on technology that can plainly outperform the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. In other words, if what has been reported is true, the PC edition of NBA 2K23 will be another rehash based on outmoded technology, with a base price of 59.99 dollars on Steam.
PC users appear to be second class when it comes to sports titles, as Electronic Arts opted to take the same way with its well-known FIFA, which will be rebranded and will also deliver an old gen experience to PC users in the 22nd edition.
Both 2K Games and Electronic Arts' sloth can be traced back to a lack of competition. NBA Live, Electronic Arts' basketball title, died a few years ago, while Pro Evolution Soccer, now eFootball, appears to be as lost as an octopus in a garage, with the release of more than dubious deliveries. FIFA 22 appears to have pleased Steam customers, whereas NBA 2K has received numerous bad reviews in previous iterations.
PC gamers who enjoy sports do not deserve such treatment, and we are charged 60 dollars for rehashes created under the law of least effort, but because negative reviews have no effect on 2K Games, the only solution is for quality competitors to emerge capable of displacing the present sagas.
Post by Bryan C.
