NBA 2K24 Release Date Window, Mamba Moments Mode, And Everything We Know So Far

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The late great Kobe Bryant returns to the cover for the fourth time.

By Mark Delaney on

NBA 2K24 is nearly here, which means it's time to start unpacking all it will have to offer. While the 2K team has just begun sharing details on the game, which will surely wind up as one of the year's bestsellers yet again, there's already enough to compile for the biggest fans to dwell on as we approach the game's presumed September launch. Here's everything we know so far about NBA 2K24.

2K and Visual Concepts have not yet revealed the official release date for NBA 2K24, but common sense points to a particular window. Historically, the game's latest installment launches in early September, with optional early access included in some of the game's more expensive versions sold in stores.

With that in mind, we can expect NBA 2K24 to launch sometime between Tuesday, September 5 and the following Tuesday, September 12. We'd be surprised if the final release date reveal doesn't confirm this estimation, but in either case, we'll update this story once we know for sure.

Kobe Bryant, the late great Lakers guard who has already been on the cover of NBA 2K three times, is back for another season. As you'll read a bit later, there's a direct gameplay tie-in, too.

In GameStop stores within the US and Canada exclusively, players can also grab the WNBA Edition, featuring New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu on the cover.

NBA 2K24 will join the trend (NHL, Madden, EA FC, others) of sports games adding cross-play functionality, but it does have a few wrinkles to be aware of. We've broken out those NBA 2K24 cross-play details into a separate story here.

Gameplay-wise, 2K hasn't shared a heck of a lot yet, but of course, that will change over the weeks