NBA 2K21 Next-Gen Reviews

NBA 2K21 Next-Gen is ranked in the 89th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
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7 / 10
Nov 23, 2020

A first glimpse of the future on new generation consoles: this is what this next-gen NBA 2K21 offers, with additional content, enhanced gameplay, even better graphics qualitative and a very convincing optimization, with finally non-existent loading times. But the room for progress and work is still important, with technical slag to erase, a lack of risk-taking at the career level for men but also for women. Projects which we can not wait to see the progress for the future. In the meantime, this opus, although being a big preview of the next-gen, does the job.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 9, 2020

NBA 2K21 for nextgen consoles brings a nice visual boost and additional content. Some areas of the game are still slugish, though. And there are more microtransactions that you can handle.

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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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Unscored
Nov 18, 2020

A significant improvement in every respect.

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Unscored
Nov 25, 2020

NBA 2K21 next gen is a much better game than NBA 2K21 current gen. I instantly felt differences in almost every area I checked out. In saying this, there are still some areas of improvement needed. Some of the things were out of everyone's control due to the current pandemic around the world and a tight development schedule. Some areas of improvement definitely sit on the 2K team to correct, and some of them have been areas of concern for several years now. Let's hope that changes for the better are made to improve the next-gen experience for all.

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Unscored
Jan 13, 2021

NBA 2K21 on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S is definitely an improvement over its current gen partner, and, without a doubt, the best next gen sports upgrade out of them all. The gameplay is night and day, and The City, while it does have faults, fully shows off the power of next gen gaming in its scale to give gamers a completely new experience. There’s something for everybody in this game, and if they work to correct the issues it does have the future of NBA 2K is as bright as ever.

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