NBA 2K21 Next-Gen Reviews

NBA 2K21 Next-Gen is ranked in the 89th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8 / 10
Nov 16, 2020

It should be no great shock that next-gen NBA 2K21 is the best-looking basketball game ever made. What's perhaps more surprising is that 2K has added two substantial modes (in the new WNBA career mode The W and the massively multiplayer The City) to make it the most feature-packed one ever too. Much of its content still has the weight of microtransactions hanging over it, but as long as you don't mind ignoring that and putting in the grind instead, this is a great purchase for NBA fans: especially if you held fire and haven't played 2K21 on Xbox One yet.

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Worth your time
Dec 13, 2020

The next generation version of NBA 2K21 is arguably the best of this year's game. Technically the upgrade is substantial and, indeed, not completely decorative, contributing to a smoother and more enjoyable gameplay experience.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 23, 2020

Stellar on-court action is slightly brought down by the now-standard obnoxious microtransaction system

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8.7 / 10.0
Nov 21, 2020

NBA 2K21 Next Generation takes full advantage of next-gen hardware, improving graphics and physics but also adding more content and welcome new modes; playing at 4K 60fps with great graphics and truly alive arenas is a real joy. We just wish 2K would pull back a bit on their microtransactions push.

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7.5 / 10.0
Nov 21, 2020

Visually stunning, and just fun to play, NBA 2K21 is an awesome sports title for fans of the genre to own and appreciate before developers decide to completely overhaul their engine heading into the next generation.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 20, 2020

Graphics worthy of the new generation, zero loading screens, full utilization of the DualSense (for the PS5), changes, additions and improvements in all modes, make NBA 2K21 for the new generation, a truly fresh and at the same time great game.

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