NBA 2K27 Finally Ditches PS4, Reveals PS5 Cover Athletes

Time to upgrade

by Sammy Barker
1 hour ago

NBA 2K27 Finally Ditches PS4, Reveals PS5 Cover Athletes 1

Sports games tend to support last-gen consoles longer than most, but 2K Sports has finally pulled the plug on PS4 with NBA 2K27.

This year’s game, available from 4th September, will only be available on the PS5, so if you’re a hooper who’s been holding out, it’s time to upgrade.

There’ll be a trio of cover stars this year, with San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama fronting the Standard Edition.

He’ll be flanked by the WNBA’s Caitlin Clark on the Deluxe Edition and Chicago Bulls legend Derrick Rose on the Ultra Edition.

Here’s what each version of the game includes, via a press release:

Standard Edition

Price: $69.99

Deluxe Edition

Price: $99.99
Content: 100,000 VC; MyCAREER content (25x six Types of Skill Boosts, 25x three Types of Gatorade Boosts, Victor Wembanyama Jersey, Caitlin Clark Jersey, and a 2HR 2XP Coin (MyCAREER)); and MyTEAM content (Full ’27: Series 1 Team Selection, Triple Threat Park Free Agent Pack, 5x ’27: Series 1 Packs, and a 2HR 2XP Coin (MyTEAM)). Includes Early Access starting on August 28, 2026, up to one week before worldwide release.

Ultra Edition

Price: $149.99
Content: Includes everything in the Deluxe Edition plus an additional 35,000 VC, a Season 1 Pro Pass, and the Summer Season Pass Pro Pass Bundle (Seasons 7 to 9 Pro Pass, releasing in summer 2027); the Roses Oversize Hoodie in MyCAREER; Premium SKU MyTEAM Player Cards, which includes a guaranteed 98 OVR card (December 2026) and a guaranteed Invincible card  (May 2027). NBA 2K26 players who pre-order NBA 2K27 Ultra Edition on the same platform will receive a 10 percent discount. Includes Early Access beginning August 28, 2026.

A full gameplay reveal is due next week, on 28th July, and the press release doesn’t really reveal much about what you can expect from this year’s game.

Popular modes like MyTeam and The City will return, but the details are pretty vague.

For example, here’s what the publisher’s saying about MyCareer so far: “Shatter expectations, compete against legends of the sport, and leave your mark on NBA history.” Sure, okay.

You can check out a trailer of the new athletes embedded above, with more information to follow in the days leading up to launch.

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get2sammyb
1 hour ago

I think the importance of cover athletes is fast evaporating.

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Oram77
1 hour ago

@get2sammyb What you have instead, a picture of a basketball or something? I think having Caitlin Clark on there is huge!

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get2sammyb
1 hour ago

@Oram77 Well I obviously appreciate they have to have an icon on the PS Store etc, but I think all the "prestige" around cover athletes was inherently associated with what you saw in shops.

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Oram77
1 hour ago

@get2sammyb Yeah I can see where you are coming from, but I just think it's one of those things if it went away then people would be mildly annoyed.

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Haruki_NLI
53 mins ago

The game releases on August 28 at $100 or more for the extra special edition.

Or you can wait a week for the plebian edition.

But please buy it at launch. Please. 2K needs the money this year.

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Oldstalk
51 mins ago

I don't see why we should celebrate them ditching PS4. In this economy, video game consoles are more expansive as ever, and frankly, playing a sport game on a PS4 or a PS5 makes barely a difference, as those games are so similar year to year.