Today, 2K revealed that the three-time All-Star Oklahoma City Thunder Point Guard, 2024-25 KIA Most Valuable Player, and NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will be this year’s cover athlete for the NBA® 2K26 Standard Edition. Angel Reese, Chicago Sky Forward, AT&T WNBA All-Star, 2024 All-Rookie Team, and NCAA Champion will grace the NBA® 2K26 WNBA Edition, a GameStop Exclusive Physical Edition available in the United States. The 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, 10-time NBA All-Star, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist, and member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, Carmelo Anthony, will be featured on the NBA® 2K26 Superstar Edition. Available for a limited time, Gilgeous-Alexander, Reese, and Anthony will additionally share the cover of the NBA® 2K26 Leave No Doubt Edition. NBA 2K26 will be available on September 5 Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.
In NBA 2K26, bragging rights are on the line in every mode. With all-new ProPLAY features, players on Gen 9 will experience the immersive technology like never before, as they feel connected to every dribble and crossover with revamped size-ups, and experience fast-paced dynamic movement. Fans can build a transcendent MyPLAYER as they strive to reach the pinnacle of NBA stardom in a reimagined MyCAREER journey and team up with friends to battle rival squads in a fresh and more optimized City. MyTEAM in NBA 2K26 will put past and present legends to the test in new single-player and multiplayer modes while players can lead a franchise as a General Manager in MyNBA, with 30 unique storylines to win a championship. More details on NBA 2K26 will be shared in the coming weeks.
NBA 2K26 is now available for pre-order and features four editions of the game: Standard Edition, the GameStop exclusive WNBA Edition that is available as a physical edition in the US, Superstar Edition, and the Leave No Doubt Edition:
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The Standard Edition will be available for $69.99 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X S, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch 2, and $59.99 on Nintendo Switch.
Visit the NBA 2K26 official website for a full breakdown of the SKU details, availability, and more information. Stay tuned for additional announcements about the latest on NBA 2K26.
