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NBA 2K22 will be old-gen on PC, won't support cross-play

Similarly to NBA 2K21, the PC version of NBA 2K22 will be based on its old-gen build.

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Similarly to NBA 2K21, the PC version of NBA 2K22 will be based on its old-gen build. What this means is that the game will – more or less – look and play the same as last year’s offering. Moreover, NBA 2K22 will not support cross-play between different platforms.

 

[amigastar]

Hmm, sucks tbh.

 

[Armorian]

lol

 

[BennyBlanco]

I have 2k21 on ps5 and you’re not missing much

 

[KellyNole]

I understand EA and 2K are using last-gen versions to reach a broader hardware audience, but still sucks for those who do have capable hardware.

 

[SlimySnake]

Did not expect this from both EA and Take2. I guess the high end PC adoption isnt as large enough at the moment.

Looking at the steam spy charts, I see that the RTX 20 and 30 series cards are roughly around 15% of the market.

The 5700 and 5700xt are very low at around 2% and I dont even see the new 6000 series cards from AMD. If I had to guess, there are around 20% of users with next gen cards. So 20-30 million? Surely that market is large enough for them to release a next gen SKU? Maybe PC gamers dont buy yearly sports titles?

Steam Hardware & Software Survey

 

[Imtjnotu]

All hail PC master race

 

[Gamezone]

Didn't publishers quickly move on from PS3 and Xbox 360 once next generation was released? I honestly can't wait for that to happen this generation as well.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Did not expect this from both EA and Take2. I guess the high end PC adoption isnt as large enough at the moment.

Looking at the steam spy charts, I see that the RTX 20 and 30 series cards are roughly around 15% of the market.

The 5700 and 5700xt are very low at around 2% and I dont even see the new 6000 series cards from AMD. If I had to guess, there are around 20% of users with next gen cards. So 20-30 million? Surely that market is large enough for them to release a next gen SKU? Maybe PC gamers dont buy yearly sports titles?

Steam Hardware & Software Survey

Well, as said before, 95% of PC's or more are weaker than PS5 and XSX.

 

[zcaa0g]

All hail PC master race

Yep, that aren't stuck with shitty gamepads and genre limited.

 

[eastcoastkody]

at least theyre getting it. remember the like 2 decade period where they didn't even get sports games on PC

 

[NickFire]

The leading soccer, US football, and basketball games would all like to have a word with the every game can easily scale crowd.

 

[Haggard]

Well, as said before, 95% of PC's or more are weaker than PS5 and XSX.

Duh 90% of PCs are office/work machines ....

 

[Strider Highwind]

at least theyre getting it. remember the like 2 decade period where they didn't even get sports games on PC

And when they did, the versions of Madden(Specially 08 I think?) on PC was broken as hell, missed a bunch of stuff, and ran terribly lol

Its always kind of lagged on PC and honestly you have to depend on the mod community to make it worthwhile(Which is why I don't buy the sports titles on PC - when/if I buy them). The NBA 2K mod community is actually pretty damn dope, but this still sucks

I don't think its as much of a "PC Hardware" issue as much as I do the respective companies being wack. Sports titles on PC have a history of not being supported/pushed like their console counterparts IMO

*With regards to Madden and 2K. I can't comment on FIfa since I always play it on Xbox where all of my friends have been historically

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Duh 90% of PCs are office/work machines ....

Go check Steam stats, those are gaming PC's.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Did not expect this from both EA.

EA do this since the PS2 gen.

lol at the optional monthly steam survey brought as accurate measure of current total hardware of the pc market.

 

[LordCBH]

Lmao fucking lazy microtransaction filled trash. All those casinos in game and they can’t even use the current Gen version s the blueprint for the pc release.

 

[Raonak]

Good

 

[Werewolfgrandma]

Go check Steam stats, those are gaming PC.

20 ish percent are 2060 or better

 

[Bo_Hazem]

20 ish percent are 2060 or better

2060 are weaker than PS5 and XSX, so you need at least 2070 or 2080 to break even.

 

[octiny]

Well, as said before, 95% of PC's or more are weaker than PS5 and XSX.

And 95% or more of the console market are comprised of owners w/ consoles weaker than the Series X/PS5.

Funny how that works.

Regardless, this move is simply based on sales. Sports games have never been huge sellers on PC (hence why they didn't bother w/ ports for awhile) & never will be, regardless of the effort put into the casino port.

 

[nush]

GTA V taught Take 2 that they could sell a based on the old version for an entire gen.

 

[rodrigolfp]

2060 are weaker than PS5 and XSX, so you need at least 2070 or 2080 to break even.

You don't need to have the same or more power to run the games. Gladly you can lower resolution and graphics settings if "needed".

 

[Skifi28]

I sense a pattern here.

 

[THE DUCK]

Spiral of death going on here, lack of PC sales for sports games had lead to lack of support / new games, which will now lead to even less pc support/development......

 

[Itachi87]

Good, 1 less game to worry about.

 

[Something_something]

Oh no! A handful of games nobody cares about (FIFA, Madden, this one) are shunning PC, I guess having the superior version of every multiplatform game won't be enough to mitigate this tragic loss.

 

[Andodalf]

And 95% or more of the console market are comprised of owners w/ consoles weaker than the Series X/PS5.

Funny how that works.

Regardless, this move is simply based on sales. Sports games have never been huge sellers on PC (hence why they didn't bother w/ ports for awhile) & never will be, regardless of the effort put into the casino port.

Those consoles also don’t run the next gen version!

 

[octiny]

Those consoles also don’t run the next gen version!

/wooooosh

 

[Something_something]

2060 are weaker than PS5 and XSX, so you need at least 2070 or 2080 to break even.

False. While doing a bit worse on rasetrized games, the RTX 2060 has better raytracing capabitilites; they trade blows.
The consoles pack inferior versions of a RX 6700XT (in PS5's case, lower boost frequency, inferior texture fill rate, almost half transistor count, less shading units, lower TDP with similar manufacturing technology: 7nm,... you get the picture) and even this GPU doesn't always come on top taking into account raytracing performance and DLSS's performance boost in a RTX 2060. So, it is not a night and day difference: consoles possess entry-level GPUs too.

 

[Imtjnotu]

Yep, that aren't stuck with shitty gamepads and genre limited.

 

[Unk Adams]

I remember when this was a great franchise when Sega was the publisher. 2K did a good job on it for a few years and then eventually turned it into the greedy, lazy joke it is today.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Haha wow.

This is crazy. Guess NBA 2K is out of the question.

 

[lefty1117]

It’s another reminder that annual releases don’t need to be purchased annually

 

[bender]

Spend more on microtransactions you filthy PC Gamers.

 

[Hustler]

Did not expect this from both EA and Take2. I guess the high end PC adoption isnt as large enough at the moment.

Looking at the steam spy charts, I see that the RTX 20 and 30 series cards are roughly around 15% of the market.

The 5700 and 5700xt are very low at around 2% and I dont even see the new 6000 series cards from AMD. If I had to guess, there are around 20% of users with next gen cards. So 20-30 million? Surely that market is large enough for them to release a next gen SKU? Maybe PC gamers dont buy yearly sports titles?

Steam Hardware & Software Survey

I would assume this is more due to the standardisation of SSD on next gen hardware and not in the PC space.

 

[Werewolfgrandma]

2060 are weaker than PS5 and XSX, so you need at least 2070 or 2080 to break even.

Depends on the rt

 

[Jigsaah]

Oh...no

What ever shall I do...

 

[VolticArchangel]

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

2060 are weaker than PS5 and XSX, so you need at least 2070 or 2080 to break even.

Not with anything that supports Ray tracing or DLSS.

 

[FlyyGOD]

Duh 90% of PCs are office/work machines ....

Not according to NeoGaf. Everybody on here has a super computer.

 

[Kenpachii]

Should release the PS3 version on PC for maximum coverage.

 

[Cannibalisme]

The goal is to sell copies, not to look pretty

 

[Kenpachii]

False. While doing a bit worse on rasetrized games, the RTX 2060 has better raytracing capabitilites; they trade blows.
The consoles pack inferior versions of a RX 6700XT (in PS5's case, lower boost frequency, inferior texture fill rate, almost half transistor count, less shading units, lower TDP with similar manufacturing technology: 7nm,... you get the picture) and even this GPU doesn't always come on top taking into account raytracing performance and DLSS's performance boost in a RTX 2060. So, it is not a night and day difference: consoles possess entry-level GPUs too.

Also consoles target 4k, PC's with a 2060 1080p big difference here.

 

[Brofist]

And 95% or more of the console market are comprised of owners w/ consoles weaker than the Series X/PS5.

Funny how that works.

Regardless, this move is simply based on sales. Sports games have never been huge sellers on PC (hence why they didn't bother w/ ports for awhile) & never will be, regardless of the effort put into the casino port.

These guys act like shops handed PS5 and XSX out at the store free for previous gen console owners.

The average console owner owns a base PS4, Switch or lower in specs.

All of a sudden in the last few days consoles guys have become the biggest sports game and Takuya Kimura fans on the planet though

 

[Derktron]

Lol and people will support it but then again people who buy NBA2K are on PlayStation and maybe Xbox.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Maybe this will change after Direct Storage is out a few years?

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Maybe this will change after Direct Storage is out a few years?

What does that have to do with this? PC has better performance, and will only make that gap even bigger.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

What does that have to do with this? PC has better performance, and will only make that gap even bigger.

Of course you don't know what it has to do with it.

 

[Something_something]

Not according to NeoGaf. Everybody on here has a super computer.

Yes, it is called a PS5 and it offers NASA levels of computing power for a few hundred bucks. It even includes technology from a distant future like SSD storage, an impressive GPU that rivals entry level cards from years ago and plentiful amounts of fairy dust which renders everything running on it the most impressive stuff ever.