2K Sports had unveiled four editions of its NBA 2K23 but there will be one more, at least in the United States and Canada, since a DREAMER Edition with rapper J. Cole on the cover will also be available.
While it is Devin Booker, Michael Jordan, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi who are on the covers of the classic editions, this version will therefore honor the rapper, basketball player correct to the point of having played a few matches in the Basketball Africa League , last year, then in a professional league in Canada.
“NBA 2K has always been a place to discover new musical talent through gaming and continues to be a benchmark for all things basketball culture”, explained J. Cole. “It has been an incredible process to appear on the cover, but also to be part of the plot and soundtrack of the MyCAREER mode. “
In addition to being in the soundtrack, in the company of Drake, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, JID, Jack Harlow, Doja Cat, Kaytranada, Joey Bada$$ or Baby Tate, J. Cole will thus appear in the history of the MyCAREER mode, notably alongside its acolytes at Dreamville, Bas and Elite.
To obtain this edition, the first to display a rapper on the cover of an NBA 2K, you will however have to go to a GameStop store (video game distributor) in the United States and Canada and buy the game in next-gen version. , on PlayStation 5 or on XBox Series X|S.
The game’s release date is scheduled for September 9, 2022, on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Series.