WWE 2K23 Has Secret Commentator Dialogue When AFK

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Fans have been uncovering hidden details and secrets in WWE 2K23 all week long, and now it’s been revealed that the game’s commentators will notice if players are standing still for too long. While WWE 2K23 isn’t set to release in full until March 16, players who pre-ordered the Deluxe and Icon versions of 2K’s latest wrestling sim have had early access since Tuesday — and have kept themselves busy diving into WWE 2K23’s many match types and game modes in the days since.

In that short time, would-be grapplers have spotted several neat glitches, details, and unlockables while playing WWE 2K23. For example, players looking to recreate the recently reformed team of Ricochet and Braun Strowman can give the pair their impressive tag team finisher, while solo fans looking to strike out on their own in WWE 2K23’s MyRise mode might spot an amusing reference to superstar Sami Zayn’s days on the indie circuit. Even WWE 2K23’s referees have been getting in on the fun, as fans have discovered that these virtual officials change how fast they count a pinfall attempt after one too many bumps in the ring.

WWE 2K23 Referees Can Change How Fast They Count a Pinfall

As it turns out, WWE 2K23’s commentary team has a few hidden secrets up their sleeves, namely in how they will call players out for standing around in the ring doing nothing. As noted in a video post by ThisGenGaming, current WWE commentators Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton will start to make remarks about players if they stand idle for too long, with one of them suggesting that the player should hit pause the next time they want to take a break.

This is just one of the many wrinkles that Visual Concepts has put into WWE 2K23, which has been praised for building off